Today I’m going to share another live cultured food that I’ve been making for the past couple years, milk kefir. It is similar in taste and consistency to drinkable yogurt, but a bit stronger flavor and has different bacterial strains. It is made with kefir grains that are added to milk and contain…
Peanut Butter Blosoms- Sheley’s Day
I love having special one on one times with my girls. Every time is a little different. We have a special lunch of their choice and then we do whatever they want. Sometimes we make cookies, take a walk to pick oranges, take a hike, play a game…. This tme when one of my eleven…
How to Make Your Own Vanilla Extract
Have you ever thought of making your own vanilla extract? I would never have guessed how easy it is! All you need is two ingredients, vanilla beans and alcohol. Yup, that’s it. Who would have thought it could be as simple as that? Last Christmas I gave little bottles of vanilla to some of my…
Buckwheat Zucchini Muffins
Who doesn’t love muffins? Sadly many people who have celiac or a gluten intolerance don’t get to enjoy them very often. A couple ladies in my Bible Study have to avoid gluten and basically everything refined so I made these buckwheat muffins with them mind. Buckwheat is actually a seed not a grain despite it’s…
Tacos de Carne Asada Guadelupe Style
The smell of carne asada cooking over hot grill at a taco stand is intoxicating. It’s the essence of street food in Mexico. I was never a huge fan of beef until went to Mexico and had a bite of my first taco. Mumm, I can just taste it now. When my friends and I…