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 [...]

In My Dehydrator: Raw Vegan Zucchini Chips (OH YUM)

Once in awhile I find veggies lurking in the back of my fridge that need to be used, like, YESTERDAY.
On a recent rummage through the fridge, I came across some organic zucchini that were destined for the compost bin if I didn’t get to them soon.  Hubby had the great idea of making zucchini chips [...]

In My Dehydrator: Fruit, Fruit, and More Fruit

Hi there!
Hope you’ve had a good Monday!
We’ve been busy and productive around here and I love days like that.  Getting lots done around the house and checking things off the ever-growing To-Do List.  My dehydrator has been busy too, drying out goodies for all the snack-lovers (both big and small) in my house.
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In My Dehydrator: Candied Dried Apples, & Chocolate Ch-Ch-Chia! Oatballs

My dehydrator has been working overtime, cranking out tasty raw treats for my treat-loving brood (and their treat-loving mama!).  On Sunday while my family worked hard outside mowing the lawn, raking leaves, and tending the veggie garden, I was oh so VERY busy inside reading blogs doing laundry and loading the dehydrator with goodies for [...]

Making Raw Dehydrator Cookies From Leftover Nut Pulp

Hi, friends!  This summer, I’ve been trying to spend less time on the computer and more time with my little ones. We’ve been spending our time just relaxing and chilling out.
Turns out, I am really good at chilling out!
I’ve also been in the kitchen a lot. These 5 little punks of mine, they gotta eat [...]

Simple Dried Apples In The Dehydrator

One recent afternoon, I was cleaning out our very unorganized fridge and discovered several pounds of organic apples hiding behind the kale. These apples had seen better days and I knew they needed to be used pronto.
So, I set my many menfolk to work.
With the B-52’s blaring in the background (Love Shack, Baby!), my boys [...]

Raw Kids Breakfasts — Buffet Style!

We are big fans of groovy green smoothies for breakfast, and that’s what we have most mornings. One big, thick, loaded-with-leafy-greens smoothie is a delicious way to start our day. A big glass of goodness-greenness makes for the perfect breakfast for my raw gang.
But some days, we switch things up a bit.
We can be crazy [...]

Crispy Crunchy Raw Kale Chips

Move over, potato chips…there’s a new chip in town!
Saturday night is Family Movie Night around here. We all look forward to this, and we like to plan ahead what snacks we’ll make and what movie we’ll watch. Since we’re a TV-free family (as in, no public television viewing), the kids really look forward to kicking [...]

We’re VERY Dehydrated

It’s Snack Time!
We’re heading to an Unschoolers conference at a big waterpark resort for a few days, so we’ve been busy preparing oodles of snacks for the trip. Because when we take 5 little kids on a long car trip, we’d better have a lot of snacks ready. Snacks are the highlight of the car [...]