How to Store Sourdough Starter (short and long term)
Traditional foodies know that feeding sourdough starter regularly is necessary to keep it active, bubbly and healthy. What if you are going on …
Whole Grains and Cereals
How to Spot Fake Sourdough at the Store (Panera too!)
Tips for spotting fake sourdough bread at the store so you don’t waste your money on a phony product that is an unhealthy choice. As awareness …
Sourdough Bread Myths
Yeast was first introduced as a substitute for homemade sourdough starter in breadmaking at the court of Louis XIV of France in March 1668. Scientists …
Paleo Oatmeal (it’s not what you think)
It seems that the eating habits of ancient hunter-gatherers living in Europe prior to the advent of farming was far more sophisticated than previously …
Heirloom Wheat: Hybridized or Not?
Whether wheat is healthy or not seems to confusing a lot of people these days! A common question is, “What about heirloom wheat varieties …
3 Types of Farro. Should You be Eating this Ancient Grain?
Farro is an ancient grain that is rapidly growing in popularity as more people discover that modern wheat varieties extremely high in gluten are …
The 5 Reasons Why Grains Are The Hardest Food to Digest
If you’ve heard of the GAPS Diet, Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), or the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), you know that elimination of grains is a …
Tiny Teff Grains Deliver Big on Nutrition
I first tasted the delicious, gluten free grain known as teff shortly after my husband and I were married. We met after work at an Ethiopian …
How to Enjoy the Benefits of Soaked Oatmeal Without the Soaking
Those of us with grandparents born prior to World War II may well remember that they made a practice of soaking oats in a pot of warm water overnight …
Soaked Oatmeal: How to Quickly Adjust to the Taste + Video
One of the trickiest aspects of implementing the traditional method of soaked oatmeal in order to maximize nutrition, eliminate anti-nutrients, and …
4 Reasons Why I Switched to Einkorn Wheat
Einkorn is the only form of wheat on Earth that is completely unhybridized, containing the good gluten that even sensitive individuals can usually …
Hybrid Wheat Not the Same as GMO Wheat
Is wheat good or bad? The recently published book Wheat Belly has caused a number of folks to mistakenly believe that genetically modified wheat has …