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Gluten-free, Grain-free Sourdough Bread

December 6, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 37 Comments

Gluten-free, Grain-free Sourdough Bread

Who doesn’t love the smell and taste of fresh bread straight from the oven? Enjoy this gluten-free, grain-free sourdough bread! This recipe uses a combination of quinoa and chickpea (garbanzo) flour. Kombucha is used to ferment the quinoa flour and create a sourdough starter. (See this recipe for brewing your own kombucha.) Once the quinoa… 

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Filed Under: Breads, Fermented Foods, Foodie, Main Dishes, Natural Living, Recipes, Side Dishes, Snacks Tagged With: bread, chickpea, flour, GAPS, gluten-free, gluten-free bread, grain-free, kombucha, paleo, quinoa, quinoa flour, real, Real food, sourdough, starter

Grain-free Pancakes

April 7, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 21 Comments

Grain-free Pancakes

These melt-in-your-mouth, fluffy pancakes not only taste delightful, they’re grain-free and gluten-free! Our teenage son Brandon has tried repeatedly to create pancakes with just the right texture. He found it with this combination of coconut flour, tapioca flour, and yogurt. (Almond flour never quite worked for him.) Tapioca flour is the purified starch of the… 

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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Recipes Tagged With: coconut, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, pancakes, real, Real food, skillet, tapioca, yogurt

Sour Cream and Onion Veggie Chips

September 18, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 20 Comments

Sour Cream and Onion Veggie Chips

This natural version of Lays Sour Cream and Onion Chips consists of summer squash, onion, chives and apple cider vinegar. Ideal for picnics, family gatherings and on-the-go snacking! Sour Cream and Onion Veggie Chips Our recipe “stems” from our abundant summer squash harvest and can be adapted to suit your dietary and personal preferences. Summer… 

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Filed Under: Foodie, Side Dishes, Snacks Tagged With: chips, chive/flax, dehydrator, onion, real, Real food, salt, sea salt, seaweed, sour, squash, summer squash, veggie, zucchini

Red Potato French Fries

May 14, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 20 Comments

Red Potato French Fries

We used to make homemade french fries in the oven. Brandon came up with this method because he says the pan-fried version tastes like “real” french fries. We all agree! While we prefer red potatoes, this recipe can be adapted to suit regular Idaho potatoes. (Feel free to leave the skins on as they offer… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Foodie, Recipes, Side Dishes Tagged With: butter, Coconut oil, food, french, french fries, fries, ghee, lard, oil, pan, potato, potatoes, real, Real food, red potatoes

The GAPS Diet – Our Story

February 9, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 7 Comments

The GAPS Diet – Our Story

(This post was first published August 30, 2010.) The GAPS Diet- Our Story We have been conducting a family experiment this month. It’s a dietary trial. The experiment involves a no grain/no fruit eating plan drawing on such diets as GAPS, SCD, BED, Paleo, Phase 1 Antifungal, and Bee’s, as well as other candida diets…. 

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Filed Under: Foodie, Gut Health, Type 1 Diabetes Tagged With: Die-off, diet, family, GAPS, gut health, insulin, real, Real food, soup, sugar

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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