How To Make Your Own Home-Made Vanilla Extract Please Share This Page: Google + stumbleupon tumblr reddit If you are a first-time visitor, please be sure to like us on Facebook and receive our exciting and innovative tutorials on herbs and natural health topics! Today’s post is a super-easy and fun way to make a vanilla extract. You will need – 8oz vodka 6 vanilla pods (organic is best of course) Put the pods in the vodka and leave in a closed, labeled bottle / jar for six weeks. That’s it! Notes – 1) Making this extract should of course be done by an adult or with adult supervision as there is alcohol involved. 2) Important – this is not “Vanilla Vodka”. 3) To make sure no-one else attempts to take a swig, please don’t use the original vodka bottle for your extract! 4) As this is a natural home-made herbal product, the final strength will not be “standardized” and so the amount needed may be different from that called for by recipes.
Herbal Kombucha: Why You Need to Try It {Recipe} Kombucha is kind of a favorite around our home. When the kids see it in the fridge, they flip out and beg to have some. But herbal kombucha is another animal entirely…and an exciting one (at least to me!). By the way, if you’re not familiar, check out the Kombucha FAQ, or my kombucha video. Herbal Kombucha: Why You Need to Try It { Recipe} So, herbal kombucha. I’ve been pregnant and/or nursing for about the last 10 years straight. One of the ways that I protect my health is through drinking an herbal infusion of red raspberry leaf, nettle leaf, and dandelion leaf. But, I have so many things I was wanting to drink daily. Then I thought…what if I could combine the herbal infusion and the kombucha…and make kombucha out of those herbs?! A quick internet searched confirmed it was possible because those particular herbs ( dandelion, raspberry, and nettle) are high in the tannins needed for kombucha, but low in volatile oils (which can harm the SCOBY used to brew). Well. Why Herbal Kombucha? So!
How to Make Homemade Mayonnaise and 30 Ways to Use it Mayo is one of those condiments in my house that we can never run out of. If we do it's an emergency. My boys and my husband love the stuff. My kids however.... they like mayonnaise sandwiches.... The mayo sandwich started about 4 years ago when my oldest was a picky toddler. As he got older he started to request them. Now that Owen and Chase are a bit older they do eat their Mayo sandwiches with turkey, ham and cheese. I never realized how easy it was to make mayonnaise at home. The thing that makes most people nervous about making it, is the fact that you use raw egg yolks. Cumin and Lime Mayonnaise Ingredients: 3 raw Safest Choice egg yolks 1 tbs vinegar (I used white wine) 1 pint of your favorite oil (I used vegetable) 3 tbs lime juice (fresh squeezed) 1 ts lime zest 1/2 tsp smoked cumin Salt to taste Directions: In the bowl of an electric mixer whisk egg yolks on high speed until whipped and combined. Turn mixer back to high and add about 1/4 of a cup of your oil one drop at a time.
Why I Never Drink Green Smoothies & What To Drink Instead - Cheeseslave I never drink green smoothies. If you drink green smoothies, it might be time to step away from the kale. Those green smoothies could be causing your hypothyroidism, kidney stones, acne, or migraine headaches. Disclosure: I include affiliate links in many of my posts. Note: There are affiliate links in this post. Seems like everyone these days is drinking green smoothies. Green smoothies made with raw green vegetables are actually not very good for you and I'll explain why below. What's Wrong With Green Smoothies? Green cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and kale are good for you, but they are not good for you when they are raw. Vegetables like are broccoli and cauliflower are goitrogenic. Raw kale and spinach also contain a lot of oxalic acid, which binds with minerals such as calcium and magnesium in the body. Raw Vegetables That Contain Goitrogens and Oxalic Acid The following vegetables contains goitrogens and oxalic acid: Don't eat any of these foods raw! Makes 1 serving Save Google+
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Bowls The kitchen is a place where you can surprise even yourself, not only guests at your dinner party. What in the world is this about? Thinking out of the box for a change! It’s important to be creative when making meals and improving recipes. This article will point out that you can use and ordinary muffin pan to bake some Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Bowls. Yes, that’s no mistake in writing – bowls. • non-stick muffin pan; • dough; • chocolate chips; • ice cream; Maybe you’ve seen those mini-tarts at a baker’s window-shop and drooled a bit, before being struck by the thought you could do that at home.
How To Make A Milkshake Without Ice Cream 6 Ways My children love milkshakes and are quite picky about them. There is nothing wrong with that, except I often find myself trying to figure out how to make a milkshake without ice cream as we don’t normally have a container of vanilla ice cream sitting in our freezer. I would typically go and buy ice cream when I know I would be making milkshakes. I suspect this is the case with many people. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say. For quick and easy milkshakes without ice cream you need the following three basic ingredients: ice cubesmilksugar This is what the majority of no ice cream milkshake recipes you will find use as a base. Tools And if you are also into smoothies, this blender can’t be beat. That said, any inexpensive blender or even a Stick Hand Blender will suffice. I think the statements above are a little bit of an exaggeration, though. Basic Milkshakes The basic milkshake without ice cream requires milk, sugar and ice cubes. Basic Milkshake Without Ice Cream Prep time:
.facebook_-452876612 Recipe Collection: Electrolyte Drink (Sports Drink Replacement) This is a recipe for electrolyte drink that I posted quite awhile back, in the middle of another post. It’s hard for people to find, yet so commonly requested! I decided it needs its own post. Gatorade and other “sports drinks” are not so healthy at all. I keep the ingredients for this on hand basically all the time, and I mix up a batch if I’m ever feeling thirsty and water isn’t cutting it, or if anyone is sick, or for lots of reasons! Electrolyte Drink Recipe Ingredients: 3 – 4 slices fresh ginger (needs to be fresh; dried does not have the same potency)1 c. water + extraJuice of 1/2 lemon1/4 tsp. sea salt1 – 2 tbsp. raw honey Directions: Slice the ginger and put it in a small saucepan with water. Put it on the stove and boil for about 5 minutes, then let it sit and steep for an additional 5. Meanwhile, juice your 1/2 lemon. Pour the hot ginger tea into a glass jar. Add the lemon juice. Add the sea salt. Put a lid on it and shake it up to dissolve the honey and sea salt. That’s it! Success!
Amish Breakfast Casserole Recipe This is not your typical breakfast casserole, it’s the type that will earn you RAVE reviews! Simple, easy, and a great way to start your day! I don’t even know where to start with this breakfast casserole. For starters, this is NOT your typical breakfast casserole. It’s the type that will earn you rave reviews! It’s simple, easy, and a great way to start your day. The breakfast casseroles that I’m familiar with typically have cubed bread that tends to get soggy as it cooks. Here’s what I love: It’s versatile: you can include any ingredients you’d like. Now, some people might look at the list of ingredients and say “only 6 eggs for the whole casserole!” Lastly, let’s talk about the onions and cottage cheese you’ll find in this casserole. Prep Time: 15mn Cook Time: 35mn Total Time: 1hr 10mn Begin by cooking the bacon and sausage.
Hot Chocolate/ Chocolate Milk Ideas How to Make Stromboli Now, do you know what Stromboli is? I was first introduced to this magnificent appetizer when I worked as a server at Boston Pizza. They had these on the menu {along with these} and I became obsessed with them. SO yummy and one of the most popular items on the menu. In a nutshell, stromboli is basically a pizza roll. Start out by spreading your pizza dough out into a rectangle on a baking sheet. Spread pizza sauce over most of the dough, leaving a 3 inch border. Grate some cheese please! And sprinkle half over top of the sauce. Now fish around your fridge for some meat. Lay those slices out over the cheese. And because you can, lay some ham over that wham bam slam…..ma’am. Jam. I can’t stop. Sprinkle the last of the cheese over top of the meat and that’s the filling! Crack an egg into a bowl and whisk it up. Now brush that edge with it. Fold up the two shorter sides about an inch and brush these little flaps with egg too. Now roll that baby up as tight as you can! Brush this fat baby with egg,