Posted in food on May 4, 2012
When you make it yourself, taco seasoning is full of anti-oxidants and immune boosting spices without preservatives or other added ingredients for flavor or coloring. This is not the case when you buy it in a store. Pre-packaged taco seasonings often contain completely unnecessary ingredients, some of which can be harmful to your health. Luckily, [...]
Ingredients: 6 bell peppers, tops cut off and seeded 1 lbs. ground beef or venison 1 cup cooked brown rice (I use basmati rice. It cooks in just 15-20 minutes) 14oz can of diced tomatoes, drained 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 4.5oz fresh spinach 1/4 cup taco seasoning (click here for taco [...]
Sometimes great recipes are found in unexpected places. Anyone who knows me well, knows that one of my favorite places to shop for food is Aldi. This recipe is based on one from the back of a bag of Clancy’s Organic Blue Corn Chips by ALDI Inc. This is a great recipe to make early [...]
Recently, Jeremy took a trip with my cousin Josh, who he works for, to southern Missouri. They went to the Beyond Organic Ranch for Josh to be interviewed for a TV show (coming this fall on TBN), film some videos for their website, and learn about the products being developed.
Posted in food on June 12, 2011
Wasabi is another in the long line of products that proclaim to be something very specific that just ARE NOT! Seriously, how can anybody think that is ok in any way to call something wasabi that is actually green colored horseradish? Why is this tolerated? Whatever happened to truth in advertising? What is Wasabi? Wasabi [...]
Posted in food, gluten free, recipe on May 24, 2011
Ingredients: 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup strawberries quartered 1/4 lb venison steak or beef steak medallions 1/4 cup crumbled feta 1/4 cup chopped or slivered almonds 1/4 cup sliced green onions 1 cup spinach whole or chopped Homemade raspberry vinaigrette (click here for dressing recipe) Directions: Prep all ingredients according to ingredient list. Sear steak [...]
Posted in food, recipe, venerable vinegar on May 17, 2011
This is from “The Real Food Diet Cookbook” by Dr. Josh Axe. It is a great cookbook that I would highly recommend. (click here to watch video of this recipe) Ingredients: 3/4 cup Olive Oil 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. sea salt 2 tbsp. honey 1 tsp. dried basil 1/2 cup fresh or [...]
Posted in food, gluten free, recipe on May 13, 2011
The credit for this recipe goes to Everyday Food a magazine created by Martha Stewart. I only received this magazine subscription for one year, but it was well worth it. I kept the magazines and now years later I still flip through them and pick new things I haven’t tried before. One of my favorite [...]
“Since September 1, 2007, raw untreated California almonds have technically not been available in the United States. Controversially, California almonds labeled as “raw” are required to be steam-pasteurized or chemically treated with propylene oxide.” – source So this one is really upsetting to me if only because they are using a word to describe a [...]
Brought to you by the same people who manufacture Dr. Pepper and Snapple products, ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate tries to portray itself as a real, “natural” product, but is it really? No! If you’re like me, when I think about putting lemon juice into my smoothie or on a tilapia fillet, I certainly don’t [...]
