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Home Grain Milling 101: Baking With Fresh-Ground Flour #AskWardee 099

Home Grain Milling 101: Baking With Fresh-Ground Flour #AskWardee 099

If milling your own fresh-ground flour isn't exciting enough, let's explore other things your grain mill can do! From cracked grains for delicious breakfast porridge and bean flour to spices and powdered sugar, watch, listen, or read to discover how easy and fun it is to use your grain mill for more than just flour!

Home Grain Milling 101: More Things Your Grain Mill Can Do! #AskWardee 100

Conventional scented candles and air fresheners are full of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and are as toxic as second-hand smoke! But, what if you want to fill your home with holiday ambiance and smells? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to create delicious-smelling Christmas and wintertime essential oil diffuser blends that boast health benefits, too!

14 Christmas & Wintertime Essential Oil Diffuser Blends #AskWardee 101

The holidays roll around... and it's so hard to resist those sweets and treats! Is it possible to stick to your healthy eating plan and still enjoy your food? Be encouraged! Not only is it possible to enjoy Trim Healthy holidays, it might be more doable than you think! Watch, listen, or read for my tips to help you stay on Trim Healthy Mama... yes, even during the holidays!

5 Tips To Help You Stay On Trim Healthy Mama… Even During The Holidays! #AskWardee 102

Did you know... Kombucha rarely grows mold? The SCOBY (mother culture) is quite hardy and balanced. Yet, mold does happen sometimes. Watch, listen, or read to learn how to tell if your Kombucha is moldy, plus what to do about it and how to prevent mold in future batches!

How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy (And What To Do About It!) #AskWardee 103

What's the best way to get your Kombucha from the big fermenting vessel into swing-top bottles? Pouring straight from the jar is messy, and Kombucha spills everywhere! Watch, listen, or read to learn how to decant Kombucha into bottles using food grade tubing and an inexpensive auto bottling siphon.

How To Decant Kombucha Into Bottles… Fast & Easy! #AskWardee 104

Does dry winter skin keep you scratching or in pain? Do you feel like you can't get enough lotion to heal your dry, cracking, or bleeding skin? Watch, listen, or read for my 16 tips to prevent and heal dry winter skin naturally, plus learn the BEST things to put on your skin to keep it moisturized (hint: it's NOT lotion!).

16 Tips To Prevent & Heal Dry Winter Skin… Naturally! #AskWardee 105

Stevia: the sweet-tasting herb with no sugar or calories! Sounds like the perfect option for sweetening desserts when you're avoiding sugar, right? Well, yes and no... Watch, listen, or read to learn how to sweeten desserts using only stevia, plus how to sub stevia for sugar and still get great results!

How To Sweeten Desserts Using *Only* Stevia #AskWardee 106

You want to cut back on sugar so you decide to switch to stevia, the sweet-tasting herb with no calories and no glycemic impact. But, which stevia is best? Should you use liquid or powder? And what brand? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to choose the least processed, best-tasting stevia!

Which Stevia Is Best — Brand? Liquid v. Powder? #AskWardee 107

Just a drop or less of an essential oil can add tons of flavor (and health benefits) to your raw or cooked dishes! Which oils should you start with? And, how do you use them? Watch, listen, or read to learn the top 5 essential oils for cooking, plus how to use them!

Top 5 Essential Oils For Cooking (+ how to use them!) #AskWardee 108

sauerkraut in dark bowl on wooden table

Can You Flavor Ferments With Essential Oils? #AskWardee 109

slices of bread with spots of mold

Does Sourdough Bread Get Moldy? +Troubleshooting Dense Sourdough Bread #AskWardee 110

bowl of yogurt with blueberries and raspberries on top and scattered around

What To Do With Over-Fermented Kefir? #AskWardee 111

fresh-baked bread rolls on blue check towel

Is The New Ultragrain White Whole Wheat Healthy? #AskWardee 112

overhead view of jar of sourdough starter

Really??? Discard Half My Starter At Each Feeding? #AskWardee 113

half gallon of cream next to gallon of milk

How To Skim Cream… The Best Way! #AskWardee 114

divided glass container with slaw and sliced chicken

5 Tips — Traditional Cooking For One (Or Two!) #AskWardee 115

wooden crates of organic farmers market produce

Should I Buy Local Or Organic Produce?