Foods High In Iron

Beet Kvass is a popular fermented beet drink that is a  blood purifier, liver cleanser, probiotic  and a nutrition booster that can be made rather easily on your kitchen countertop in a 1/2 gallon Mason jar! Although it's becoming popular now, I recently found out that my Eastern European grandparents thrived on this drink! My paternal grandmother from Russia lived to be a healthy 107. You use 3 simple ingredients: beets, sea salt, and whey  ( vegans can omit and follow the recommended substitution suggested in the ingredients )  You simply soak cut of raw beets, some sea salt and some whey-let it sit to ferment for 2 days and then refrigerate. A half gallon of kvass lasts a long time (at least 2 weeks )  in the refrigerator. What is whey ? Whey is the clear liquid that you can separates in the yogurt and you can make your own whey very easily. Don't leave me yet, read the rest- you will be glad you did! If nothing else, everyone needs a good source of probi...

Got cauliflower? Make my homemade skinny potato salad alternative.  Homemade potato salad is a special treat that most everyone loves, but despite how good it tastes some of us don't love eating all those carbs from the potatoes! With my skinnier version, you can cut the carbs way down by omitting the potatoes and substituting cooked cauliflower for the potatoes! It's genius! The recipe tastes great,  satisfies you yearning for potato-like salad, but is made with the great low carb impostor ( cauliflower) . Yes, once again cauliflower instead of starch like in my cauliflower crusted pizza, cauliflower breadsticks, cauliflower fried rice. ! This recipe can be ( and should be) made in advance, so it is a perfect to serve or bring to a BBQ. As with all of my recipes, it is gluten free and depending on the type of mayo you use, it can be vegan or vegetarian. I love this recipe because it is packed with fiber from the diced raw veggies, packed a rainbow of health giving antioxidant...

Father's Day is a time to acknowledge dad and celebrate his awesomeness! On Father's day in our family, our traditional family celebration is to bring all of the fathers and their families together for a BBQ.  Over the past few years, my daughter in law Wendy has been hosting! The list includes, my husband, my brother in laws,  and my sons, Wendy's father and step father and uncles as well as everyones spouses and children of course. Despite the happy occasion, it still reminds us that some of our fathers are not with us; that includes my father. My dad has been gone for 29 years, but I still remember his devotion to our family and the many sacrifices he made for us! He was fun to be around, and he liked to cook. When I was little, he owned a deli where he made homemade potato salad to sell every day ! I don't have his recipe, but at the end of the post I linked some of my favorite potato salad recipes. My dad was called Al ( a more secular name than his birth name of A...

This recipe makes a fast and easy homemade pizza crust that you can make from start to finish in 25 minutes. The secret is a little known savory" fruit" called a plantain. Plantains are in the banana family, but when they are green, they are much starchier and not at all sweet. They are rich in vitamins A and C and low in calories ( 90 calories /cup) and low in fat. In their starchy state ( when they are green),plantains are perfect for making gluten free crusts, crackers, flatbreads, etc. Plantains that are still green enough to make pizza crust A few months ago, my friend Laura introduced me to a delicious gluten free flatbread that she had made using plantains. Up until that point, I really didn't know what to do with a plantain. I barely even knew what they were. Today, I made my first gluten free pizza crust using a single green plantain that cost me 50 cents. The pizza crust was so easy to make, it bordered on ridiculous. I just peeled and cut one plantain into...

Flat breadsticks are all the rage and this quinoa flat breadstick recipe is healthy, crunchy, easy, and delicious. Quinoa is versatile and  there are quite a few ways to work with this tasty seed. We normally eat our quinoa as side dish, like one would eat rice. In it's own right, it is delicious. However, for this recipe I toasted the dry uncooked quinoa seed in a skillet and mixed it with toasted sesame seeds. I then used it as the base of this crunchy flat breadstick . It was fast and easy and very tasty. Toasting dry seeds really brings out a nutty flavor and completely changes the original taste. My husband loves crunchy snacks like these! Baked in the oven at a high temperature, these flat breadsticks become crispy. The quinoa, eggs, and cheese are rich in protein, making them a good choice for kids too. To add to the flavor, you can experiment with different seasonings to enhance to the taste: italian seasonings, cajun seasonings, garlic salt, lemon zest? It...

Sometimes you just need a simple recipe to bring to a family gathering or pot luck dinner. It doesn't get much easier or economical than this delicious Mexican Bean Bake. All you have to do is assemble the ingredients, bake, and bring. It serves at least 8 decent size portions and is very tasty and satisfying. It's a meal in itself and can be served with gluten free chips, sour cream or Greek yogurt, and cut up veggies. I'm on my way to a pot luck dinner right now  at the farm for my CSA. I've never attended one before, but I'm guessing it's a nice way to meet other like minded people who want to eat organic and healthy meals. The weather is beautiful, so we are looking forward to eating outside in the country. Even though the farm is just 20 minutes from our house, my husband says the air just smells better on the farm. I actually posted a similar version of this recipe when I first started blogging, but it didn't get a lot of visibility, so I decided to s...

I just finished eating this fabulous bowl of zucchini zoodles that I drenched in a creamy vegan kale/basil avocado pesto sauce and topped with some halved cherry tomatoes! So simple and so delicious! Took 10 minutes to make! ( The avocado puts this pesto over the edge) What are zoodles? Zoodles are made from a raw zucchini, are low in calories, and are fast and easy to make using a little tool called a  spiralizer .  It is the biggest rage and you can make so many amazing recipes with it. Some of my readers may remember my post a week ago for curly baked sweet potato fries easily made with my spiralizer. I'm at it again using my spiralizer; however,  instead of using a sweet potato, I used raw zucchini!  The spiralizer is a kitchen gadget that is relatively inexpensive ( $15-$30 ) and enables you to take ordinary vegetables like beets, zucchini, sweet potatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, carrots etc. and turn them into spaghetti like strands that resemble noodle...