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How to Make Yogurt Without a Starter

January 20, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 69 Comments

How to Make Yogurt Without a Starter

Did you know you can make yogurt with milk and chili peppers? I saw this idea on the blog of fermentation expert Sandor Katz. The article, Yogurt Cultured by Chili Peppers, relays the experience of a fermentation enthusiast in Israel without access to online starter cultures. I was intrigued and set out to find out… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Gut Health, Natural Health, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: chili, chili peppers, cultured food, fermented food, milk, pepper, peppers, raw milk, Sandor Katz, starter, stems, yogurt

Best Cultured Foods and Beverages 2014

December 26, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

Best Cultured Foods and Beverages 2014

Interested in fermented food and drinks? Looking for fresh ideas as we approach the New Year? My most popular post of 2014 was How to Make a Turmeric Bug. The recipe is simple provided you have access to fresh turmeric root. Turmeric powder can be used but I have found it less dependable. Find the… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Gut Health, Natural Health, Recipes Tagged With: apple cider, cultured food, dill pickles, hummus, kombucha, lacto-fermentation, sourdough, water kefir, yogurt

Superfudge: Sugar-free Superfood

October 23, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 5 Comments

Superfudge: Sugar-free Superfood

My kids loved the book Superfudge when they were younger. Now they enjoy this creation chock full of nutrient-dense food. The ideal ingredient is cacao paste, the least processed of raw cacao products. Cacao paste is more expensive but when creating something like superfudge it can be worth it. Amazon offers a nice selection of… 

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Filed Under: Desserts, Fermented Foods, Foodie, Recipes, Snacks, Super Boosters, Uncategorized Tagged With: butter oil, coconut butter, fermented cod liver oil, nut butter, nutrient-dense, raw cacao

Gluten free Sourdough Bread

October 20, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 35 Comments

Gluten free Sourdough Bread

Who doesn’t love the smell and taste of fresh bread straight from the oven? We recently discovered this gluten-free sourdough bread that works great for our family. It’s grain-free too! We use kombucha for our sourdough starter along with quinoa flour. See DIY Gluten-free Sourdough Starter. Gluten-free Grain-free Sourdough Bread Ingredients 3 cups sourdough starter… 

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Sugar-free, Grain-free, Gluten-free Key Lime Pie

September 3, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 10 Comments

Sugar-free, Grain-free, Gluten-free Key Lime Pie

This refreshing dessert combines a simple pie crust made with almonds, dried fruit and coconut flakes with homemade ice cream. I love lime but you can easily adapt using lemons.  Of course any homemade ice cream recipe will work for the filling. Homemade coconut ice cream makes a great dairy-free version! (For more dairy-free suggestions… 

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How To Grow Your Own Kombucha SCOBY

June 7, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 47 Comments

How To Grow Your Own Kombucha SCOBY

Would you like to start making your own kombucha but want to bypass an online purchase? You can easily grow your own kombucha SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) using store-bought kombucha! For my SCOBY, I purchased kombucha commonly found in health food stores as well as popular grocery stores. I used the Original… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Recipes Tagged With: fermentation, kombucha, scoby

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MEET ANDREA

I am a certified Building Biology Advocate, a former journalist, mother of nine, and avid CrossFitter who likes to think outside the box. After our family's health crisis in 2008, I learned to ask questions about what's in our food, our water, and our air. I hope to empower you as you seek to live safely in a complex world. Thankfully, small steps lead to big changes. Let's travel this road together, one step at a time.

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7. Symptoms will instruct if we listen.
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