Fermenting: Cultured/Fermented Veggies, Water Kefir Grains, Vegan Coconut Kefir, Vegan Almond Milk Kefir, Kefir “Sodas”, and Homemade Vegan Coconut Milk Yogurt

Right this minute my kitchen is FULL of bacteria.
And I couldn’t be more pleased
I’m talking about the “good bacteria”.  Cultured, probiotic-filled fermented foods that are so good for the gut.
So, it all started with an innocent batch of kimchi.  Hubby and I were wanting to dip our toes into the Land of Fermented [...]

Monthly Organic Vegan Bulk Food Orders

Once, a long time ago, our organic grocery bill used to be THROUGH THE ROOF.  We had less children than we do now, but our grocery bill was a MONSTER.
Shopping in-person at the health food store for all of our organic groceries used to result in a grocery bill so sizeable that it made my [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Sunday Morning Raw Section Plates and Raw Vegan Banana-Blueberry Ice Cream

Today I woke with a spring in my step and little boy requesting ice cream for breakfast.
And I was MORE than happy to make it for him,  because ice cream for breakfast is one of the sweet pleasures in life!
(and also because I really wanted some too)
I made the kiddos a raw vegan feast for [...]

“Layered” Green Smoothie

It’s winter, and in winter I like to dress in layers.
I also like to DRINK in layers.

Look at all the pretties in my blender!
This was the lovely layered base to one really SPECTACULAR green smoothie.
Usually I keep my green smoothies on the simpler side, but every now and then I like to jazz things up.
This [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Section Plate Snacks For 6

Sometimes we feed our friends our hippie-food, too.
They don’t mind, mostly.
My kids had a friend over after homeschool co-op last week.  The minute we got home from co-op, I headed to the kitchen, whipped out my section plates, and got busy.
These six kids were needing a snack, PRONTO!
I sent the kids to the playroom to [...]

Vegan Bulk Food Order and Bulk Kitchen Prep

Hi all!
It seems I took an impromptu little blog break, because…oh, what a month, WHAT A MONTH!
December has been one crazy month for our gang.  Crazy, I say!  We don’t celebrate Christmas at all, so there’s no Christmas Busy-ness here.  But overall it’s just a jam-packed month for our family — nearly half of our [...]

Giveaway: Two Thinksport Insulated Sports Bottles

The generous folks at Thinksport have offered up a fabulous giveaway this week!
Thinksport is giving away two (2) Thinksport Insulated 25 ounce Sports Bottles:

(Giveaway details at bottom of post).
I received a Thinksport Insulated Sports Bottle to review, and this is one fantastic reusable bottle.
Here’s my sleek stainless steel bottle.   I *heart*  it.

This bottle has some [...]

A Green & Crunchy Thanksgiving Meal

Hi all!  Hope you’re having a lovely holiday weekend.
We had a scrumptious Thanksgiving feast, full of family, food, and fun.  And dessert.  You know, all the important stuff.
We do things a little differently on Thanksgiving.  We stray from tradition and skip the usual Thanksgiving fare.  We take a family-vote about what to have for dinner, [...]

Review: Thinkbaby Feeding Set (and Pictures of It In Use)

The very generous Kevin from thinkbaby recently sent me this thinkbaby BPA-free Feeding Set, and oh my word.  This little feeding set is fantastic.  Love it!  We’ve been using it regularly, and a couple of my children even fight over who gets to use it.
Sometimes I fight them for it too.
It’s THAT cool.

I absolutely love [...]

Feeding Oodles of Vegan Kids, and A Thrift Store Score

Last week, on our way home from a busy day of homeschool classes at the rec center, I dragged my children to the thrift store with me.  (I say ‘dragged’ because only my older daughter likes going to the thrift store — I get nothing but grumbles from the rest of my brood, every last [...]

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