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Make Your Own {Non-Processed} Stevia Extract {& Why I Do It}

May 12, 2014 By Jacqueline

I have been exploring which brand stevia to purchase. But quite honestly, I’ve never felt good about the perfectly white, flowable, processed stevia products out there.

When I was on a stock-your-pantry preparedness effort several (over 5) years ago, I bought 4 Trader Joe’s Pure Stevias. I remember thinking at the time that they were really expensive, but, hey, if things got bad and we couldn’t get things at the store, at least we had our sweetener!

What I found was that I really, really liked using it! Slowly, over time, I kept thinking about having more and MORE, and if I didn’t get to have it, I craved (felt addicted to) the stuff.

I looked for things to eat to add it to even though I wasn’t hungry! Yikes!

But here’s where the sleuth in me gets going: Our daughter started having mild migraines about this same time, and I experienced what I called ‘vertigo’, but I didn’t make the connection… and maybe there isn’t a connection.

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Versatile Two Ingredient Coconut Milk & Ways To Use It In Recipes

April 28, 2014 By Jacqueline

Versatile Two Ingredient Coconut Milk - Not From A Can, make you own coconut milk, no blender, 2 ingredients, not from a can, DIY, perfect for smoothies, milk replacement, dairy free

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Let me show you how to make your own coconut milk that is economical, easy, and delicious!

Coconut oil is one of the few foods that can be classified as a nutritional superfood. Using either economical coconut cream concentrate or coconut cream and water, it’s sooo easy to make coconut milk. You won’t even need a blender!

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Almond Flour Raisin Scone Recipe: Crispy Outside, Moist Inside

March 8, 2014 By Jacqueline

The scone is probably the easiest and quickest of breads. This delectable scone recipe was one of the first gluten-free recipes we tried. They are made with naturally gluten-free almond flour. There are not multiple flours to purchase and measure – just almond flour, so they whip up in a snap.

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Avocado Silk Chocolate Mousse: No Blender, Guilt-Free, Ketogenic Snack

February 19, 2014 By Jacqueline

Chocolate mousse and keto aficionados, rejoice! Another healthy snack you can whip up in less than 5 minutes if you are handy with a fork!

What is quick to make, and something you can eat every day without guilt?

A luxurious chocolate mousse dessert, born with a surprisingly delicious and healthy good-fat twist … avocado! With a mere 2 net carbohydrates per 100 grams, the avocado is a must on the list of acceptable foods on the keto diet.

If you have overlooked avocado thinking it was just a weird, bumpy green thing, think again! It is ranked right up there as one of the healthiest foods in the world.

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Avocados: Fast & Fabulous Recipes & 19 Healthy Reasons To Love Them

February 17, 2014 By Jacqueline

Raw avocados came onto my radar screen during our young son’s long illness after a serious mold exposure. He was struggling, among other things, with massive patches of eczema on the inner surface of both legs. It was necessary many mornings to unstick his jammies from his legs in the tub because of the seeping and weeping of the tissues. We also relied heavily on virgin coconut oil and fermented cod liver oil for internal healing (see post), but I digress.

Many nutritionists and raw foodists would say avocados are the Best Food In The Entire World, and I came to agree with them. …

What Alexa Might Say When You Ask “How Do I Boil An Egg?”

January 30, 2014 By Jacqueline

“How do you boil an egg?” Since Amazon Echo was released in 2015, this is one of the most frequent cooking-related questions people have asked Alexa.

If your goal is to get perfect, pristine hard-boiled eggs for deviled eggs,, the only sure-fire trick I know is to use old eggs. As eggs age, the pH of the whites changes, going from a low pH to a relatively high pH, which makes them adhere less strongly to the shell. Also,with time, they gradually lose moisture through the pores in their shell and the air pocket at the tip expands. Ideally, buy your eggs a week or two before you plan to boil them and let them age in the fridge. Farm-fresh eggs will always be tricky to guess the age.

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