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Says a South American proverb and if you've had a soothing cup of homemade bone broth while fighting a bout of the flu or other illness, I bet you would agree. It goes down pretty darn easy. Bone broth, or stock, is simply broth made from animal bones and has been an important traditional food that’s been in the kitchen of cultures around the world for hundreds of years. It has become a lost art for the past few decades with the convenience of canned and boxed broths but it is now, thankfully, making a comeback. While still tucked away,...
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I'm not really a cheesecake person, which is kind of perplexing since I LOVE cream cheese. I think it's just a bit much, like one bite and I'm done. With that being said, I may have just been swayed by the Classic Cheesecake with Wheatless Crust recipe from Wheat Belly by William Davis, MD. I'm always on the hunt for healthy recipes that I can fool my very set-in-their-ways (oh great, what's she making now?) family with and this one is a winner. It's not overly sweet and as William Davis says "so healthy you can eat it for breakfast." This...
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Thanks to Diane over at Balanced Bites for this tasty recipe. I did a few of my own tweaks as I always do. As we are not grain-free in our house, and I didn't want to shock the family too terribly much, I went gluten-free rather than grain-free and added a brown rice pecan bread that worked out really well with all of the wonderful flavors in this dressing. I also added some parmesan cheese for a little bit of a binder, and pretty much just because I love cheese, along with some mushrooms. I'm not one to actually stuff...
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Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known winery, secreted amid dozens of prehistoric graves in a cavern in Armenia, an international research team said Tuesday. A Prehistory of Wine No one knows who first made wine or domesticated wild grapes, but vintners today produce about 6.6 billion gallons of wine every year. Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that the art of fermenting wine is a biotechnology breakthrough as old as civilization itself. 9,000 years ago – World's oldest known fermented beverage, a rice wine made with honey and fruit, from traces on pottery shards found in the village of Jiahu in northern...
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Zing Salad
Beet Blast Salad 2 raw beets, grated 1/4 - 1/2 head of cabbage, grated 1 tsp fresh dill Juice of 1 lemon 2 Tb whey Sea salt to flavor Mix everything together in bowl until you get some nice juice action going. I get my hands in there and give it a nice massage. Warning - beets stain. If you have plans later, you may want to wear plastic gloves. Pack into a jar and put it in a cupboard out of direct sunlight for 3-5 days, keep tasting until you have sourness to your liking. I'm more of a 5 day kinda girl. Refrigerate and enjoy! A great...
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