If you're looking for a fun family dinner, I'd highly recommend making sushi! We enjoy this meal at least once a week, and not only is it incredibly easy, a ton of fun and freaking delicious, but we let our kids make their own rolls, which they love. Here are a couple of things to note... We use Organic White Sushi Rice, but I know that other people have made this using cauliflower rice to make it a grain-free version. Also, I ...
Soaked Black Beans Recipe
Do you soak your beans before cooking them? Traditionally, people did because when they're soaked for long periods of time, it helps to neutralize the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors, as well as, break down the "difficult-to-digest complex sugars." Then, the beans are more easily digested and all of the nutrients are more easily absorbed. As you'll see in the recipe below, it's actually quite easy to do. It just involves the extra ...
How to Make Coconut Milk
Every week I meal prep! I chop up raw veggies for snacks, make my sourdough bread, whip up a batch of my ranch dressing and make the below coconut milk recipe. Then, as we jump into our filled and committed weeks, we're still ready...even when this mama is tired. This coconut milk is literally the easiest thing to make, and it's perfect for those that cannot handle dairy, or even raw milk. We especially love it with my grain-free ...
Spring into Cleaning – Your Complete Non-Toxic Guide to Cleaning and Decluttering Your Home
Over the last few weeks of being homebound, I've found myself spring cleaning. I don't know about you, but I just love the feeling of an organized and freshly cleaned house with less clutter and dust-free baseboards. I've previously shared that the average home contains between 500 - 1000 chemicals, which is very disturbing, especially because those toxins have a negative impact on your liver, kidneys and immune system. So, when I ...
Chicken Enchilada Casserole with Red Enchilada Sauce
Our family LOVES Mexican food...like, it's our most favorite food group! However, most Mexican food is loaded with genetically modified corn, which wreaks havoc on your health. Plus, the sauces are usually loaded with sugar and sodium. So, I recreated a traditional enchilada meal with this healthier version...hope you enjoy it as much as we do! PrintChicken Enchilada Casserole with Red Enchilada Sauce This recipe is a family ...
11 Tips to Support Your Immune System During an Environmental Crisis
Over the past month, I’ve spent hours on the phone and in conversations answering questions, speaking truth, encouraging those who are struggling and providing loads of tips and resources in responses to the environmental crisis happening right now. We're definitely in some interesting times! If there’s anything I could say to YOU face-to-face, it would be this…you have the tools you need, and do not let fear creep in! I remember ...
Superfoods Your Doctor Doesn’t Talk About: The Liver, Heart & Kidney
Let me ask you… If your car was running low on fuel, you’d go to the gas station to fill it up, right? What if you needed more Vitamin D...you’d spend more time in the sun or take a Vitamin D supplement, right? If you were tired or exhausted, you’d get rest, right? Or if you were hungry, you’d eat something, right? So, what would you do if someone told you that your liver wasn’t healthy? Or that your heart needed some ...