Whole grain pizza party!

Stacked fresh, homemade whole-grain pizza crusts

We love pizza, it’s as simple as that. Many different kinds of pizzas, lots of variations, but we prefer our pizzas healthy (and cost-saving doesn’t hurt either!) The way we get to meet both requirements is to make our pizzas at home with 100% whole grain crusts and healthy toppings. I like to schedule a [...]

Luscious Homemade Almond-Chia Milk recipe

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Luscious, thick, smooth homemade non-dairy almond milk that is health-supporting AND frugal, has no waste and is easy on the calorie-budget as  well?! Sounds too good to be true? Follow me and I’ll show you.  First, PLEASE  read the Tips for making my Almond-Chia Milk and the instructions for making the chia gel, which is [...]

Homemade Chia Gel

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Want a smooth, thick, nutritious food to boost your nutrient intake for pennies? Try homemade chia gel! That’s right, the “Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia” seeds are good Omega-3 fatty acid and nutrition-packed foods! You can grind chia seeds into flour, add the tiny seeds whole and raw into foods for crunch and fiber, but my favorite way to [...]

Vickilynn back on the radio

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Tune in Monday March 7, 2011 from 8-9 PM CST for the popular “Dr Prepper Show“, when James Talmage Stevens will interview Vickilynn Haycraft of Real Food Living. They will talk about the vision for Vickilynn’s upcoming weekly radio show on PRN, entitled “Get Real – Get Prepared“! Catch Vickilynn on Monday nights (starting March [...]

Grain Mills Overview

Whole wheat bread from freshly ground grain

Whole grain baked goods! If you turn on the TV  you will hear how the medical establishment has awakened to the fact that whole (intact nutrients) grains are better for you than the “white” flour offerings that are no more nutritious than school paste. If you open a newspaper or read news online and you’ll [...]

Extra Oven This Holiday

Give yourself another oven this holiday!

Holiday cooking can be fun and fabulous AND sometimes frantic. The menu is planned, the guests are on the way. The ingredients for the meal are prepped, the table set and excitement fills the air. Now it’s time to roast a turkey or beef for the holiday. Oh no! The oven is chock full of [...]

Doughnuts? No. Muffins? No. Dough-fins!! Yes!!

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Shalom dear readers! Thank you for hanging in with me even though my blogging has been sporadic. I hope to update more often. Because of my physical limitations, I am always looking for ways to make my batch-cooking techniques work for many things so that I don’t cook or bake every day. This week I [...]

Check out my new syndicated column!

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I am so excited to be writing 3-4 times per week for the syndicated outlet Examiner.com! My new assignment is as the “Housewares Examiner” for the Charlotte area and I will be writing articles on my Product Reviews. My column addresses Tools of the Trade for homemakers worldwide. For example, my first 2 articles are [...]

Happy Passover and Homemade Matzah

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Shalom Y’all, Tonight at sundown, we will welcome the Biblical Feast of Passover (Pesach). This is such a rich commemoration of G-d’s faithfulness. For Jew and Christian, Passover is an essential reminder of the sacrifice of the Lamb. Exodus 12 For further reading, I recommend this wonderful site and has excellent homeschooling resources for teaching [...]

Braiding the Challah

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Shalom Y’all, I love making bread. It feels delicious! Does that make sense? I think all you bread bakers out there will understand the pleasurable sensory experience of working bread dough in your hands. I particularly enjoy working with my homemade 100% whole wheat and honey Challah dough and braiding it. What fun to see [...]