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Month: September 2015

Cake pops! They’re charming. They’re super kid-friendly. This version is both grain-free and refined sugar-free... AND good enough to serve at a kids' birthday party! With a secret ingredient that makes them cakey and moist, they're also easy-to-digest and nutrient-dense... enjoy!

Grain-Free, Refined-Sugar-Free CAKE POPS! {Maple-Pumpkin and Chocolate-Dipped}

Your family just. doesn't. like. them. Like what? Fermented foods. I know... shocking. ;) Yet, actually, this is very common! So I'm bound and determined to help you succeed! Let's continue on our ever-important quest to add more beneficial bacteria to our guts, this time with 43 probiotic-filled, fermented condiments! Because, for real, who doesn't like ketchup?

43 Fermented & Probiotic-Filled Condiments

4 Things I'm Loving This Fall | Dishcloths, a Dazey butter churn, no-knead einkorn bread, and a mulberry silk eye mask... what do these all have in common? They're the things I'm loving this Fall! Find out why in today's podcast -- plus for more info, check out the links and photos. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/129

4 Things I’m Loving This Fall (KYF129)

My husband's absolute favorite dessert is... coconut cream pie. For his birthday, I considered overnighting his favorite from Tina's in New Mexico. I snapped back to reality and made one instead. THIS coconut cream pie has nothing to hide -- no white flour, refined sugar, boxed pudding, or margarine.

Southern Coconut Cream Pie

You've decided to change your diet to traditionally prepared foods. Where do you begin? You need a plan -- and here are 10 steps that teach you how to transition to a Real Food traditional diet.

How to Transition to a Real Food, Traditionally Prepared Diet

It's just a fact of life... Odds and ends, junk piles, dirt piles, you name it. Any homesteader would agree, because gardening, caring for livestock, and living on a shoestring doesn't always allow for the minimalist approach! Here are 14 inexpensive (or free) items I always keep around...

Don’t Throw That Away! 14 Useful Items to Repurpose or Purchase Inexpensively

It's time to do another round of listener questions! Please keep them coming... I love to answer and help you! Today's questions: Kombucha and candida, sourdough in a hot climate, subbing natural sweeteners, sprouting einkorn, Vitamix alternatives, which ferments have the most probiotics, and more! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/128

Listener Questions (KYF128)

As soon as the cool weather begins to set in, my husband and I immediately begin to talk about fall. I really look forward to the fall flavors, particularly apples. A neighbor recently brought me a huge grocery sack full of them, and inspired this dish!

Super Simple Pork Chop, Sweet Potato, and Apple Skillet

It isn't herbal supplements, it isn't vitamins, it isn't magic. At its simplest, homeopathy stimulates the body's innate healing ability. What it is, how it works, and your other burning questions about homeopathy... answered.

Homeopathy On Your Homestead

With autumn in the breeze, winter soon to follow, and many of our kids back to school, virus season is just around the corner. Oregano oil, or oregano essential oil, is often in the spotlight as an excellent herbal remedy. Here's how to choose and use oregano oil wisely.

How to Use Oregano Oil Safely

Grilled Pizza! {sourdough einkorn} plus a QUICK video, too!

Grilled Pizza! {sourdough einkorn} plus a QUICK video, too!

Raw Cacao Mint Shake with Avocado, Collagen, & Fresh Mint

Raw Cacao Mint Shake with Avocado, Collagen, & Fresh Mint

Mint is easy to grow and hard to kill -- which makes it one of the best plants for a beginning gardener! You can buy a plant at the store or grow your own from cuttings. Here are two methods for growing your own mint from cuttings.

How to Grow Mint from Cuttings {2 Methods}

Our Birth Stories | Our children are precious and we’re thankful for each one and each birth. God gave us wonderful births and healthy children, in spite of my poor diet (back then). I hope that today's podcast encourages you that every day presents an opportunity to get on the right path and it’s never too late! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/127

Our Birth Stories (KYF127)

How Do I Know If My Ferment Is Done? | Over the years, I've received lots of questions about fermenting. Today's question in my Lacto-Fermentation 101 series is... how do I know my ferment is done? The answer is... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com/LF101

How Do I Know If My Ferment Is Done? {Video}

Sprouted Hummus in 3 Delicious Flavors | Hummus is one of my favorite snacks -- and it makes great lunch box food, too! We love to eat it with veggies or crackers, spread on a sandwich, or even right off the spoon! I prefer to sprout my garbanzo beans to improve their digestibility. Here's our delicious, basic, creamy, sprouted hummus recipe, plus 3 of our favorite hummus flavor variations. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sprouted Hummus in 3 Delicious Flavors

We purchased our home thrilled with everything about it -- except the busy road on which it is situated. Instead of bemoaning our problem, we've been thinking of ways to turn the lemon of traffic into lemonade. ;) This is the story of how our family's entrepreneurial spirit is blooming.

A Family Entrepreneurial Spirit