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Quinoa Salad

January 13, 2017 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

Quinoa Salad

Quinoa is a grain-like seed, one of the few vegetarian foods that contains a complete protein (all of the essential amino acids). It lends itself well to a quinoa salad! When sprouted or fermented, quinoa is often tolerated well by those who follow a grain-free or gluten-free protocol. (I buy Thrive Market’s organic sprouted quinoa.)… 

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Filed Under: Foodie, Main Dishes, Side Dishes Tagged With: cookbook, GAPS, paleo, quinoa, quinoa salad, Real food

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 Sourdough Pizza Crust

May 7, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 5 Comments

Grain-Free Sourdough Pizza Crust

This gluten-free and grain-free sourdough pizza crust is sure to be a family favorite! Quinoa flour is fermented with kombucha (or other fermented liquid) and transformed into a delicious flatbread or pizza crust! While almond flour or other grain-free flour makes a nice pizza crust, this quinoa flour combination makes an ideal sourdough crust! (Find… 

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Grain-free Sourdough Stuffing Recipe

December 9, 2015 by Andrea Fabry Leave a Comment

Grain-free Sourdough Stuffing Recipe

This gluten-free & grain-free sourdough stuffing recipe is ideal for family gatherings – especially for those with special dietary needs! Grain-free Sourdough Stuffing Recipe This recipe relies on our family’s tried and true sourdough bread recipe using quinoa flour and a combination of almond meal and flax meal. Kombucha offers a nice starter for the… 

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Grain-free Sourdough Cereal

November 5, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 9 Comments

Grain-free Sourdough Cereal

Are you following a grain-free diet? Do you miss cold cereal? Try this sugar-free, Paleo, and GAPS-friendly sourdough cereal! Since we discovered Julian Bakery’s Paleo Coconut Flakes Cereal I’ve been trying to come up with a homemade alternative. Our family loves the Coconut Flakes, but it’s expensive. (The best price can be found at Thrive… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: almond, cereal, dehydrator, GAPS, gluten-free, grain-free, Julian Bakery, krispies, paleo, pumpkin, quinoa, sourdough, sweetener, thrive, Thrive Market

Grain-free, Nut-free PB and J Sandwich

July 8, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

Grain-free, Nut-free PB and J Sandwich

Since the beginning of our grain-free journey in 2010, our family has missed the old-fashioned PB and J sandwich.  Recently we enjoyed our own version with homemade sourdough bread, sunflower nut butter, and homemade cranberry jelly! This recipe takes some advance preparation, but once everything is ready it’s a snap to assemble! Sourdough Bread I… 

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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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10. The next step is enough.

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