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oil pulling with organic coconut oil

A Quick Guide to Oil Pulling (Using Coconut Oil)

Oil pulling is a hot all natural health and beauty trend right now and there are many benefits to adding this little routine to your daily r...

Chickpea Baby Food Recipe 6 Months & up

Chickpea Baby Food Recipe 6 Months & up
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Recipe type: Baby Food
Prep time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 1
 
Trial size chickpea garbanzo bean recipe.
Ingredients
  • 5 chickpeas AKA garbanzo beans (from a can is fine)
  • rice cereal and breast milk/water/formula to desired textured
Instructions
  1. OK, so I know the ingredients are a little vague, but that's the glory of making your own baby food. You don't have to be precise in measurements.
  2. Start with the chickpeas...If you're using canned all you have to do is strain about 5 or 6 chickpeas and then soak in hot water.
  3. I allowed mine to soak for about 2-3 minutes.
  4. Strain.
  5. Mash with a fork to a fine texture.
  6. Add the rice cereal and mash more.
  7. Add breast milk or water (baby safe) to desired creamy texture.
  8. Remember when introducing your baby to new foods (like this) that you'll need to allow a few days between the next "new food" for signs of allergies (although uncommon in garbanzo beans).

Now that we have a 6 month old in the house, we’ve started to experiment with making our own baby food! Here’s how you too can sample a chickpea baby food recipe without making an entire batch. see recipe

A Quick Guide to Oil Pulling (Using Coconut Oil)

Oil pulling is a hot all natural health and beauty trend right now and there are many benefits to adding this little routine to your daily regimen and here’s the short list:

Whitens teeth, helps fight bad breath and gingivitis, pulls toxins and bacteria from your saliva/mouth. Some people say it helps clear skin and acne problems. Fights cavities? OK, now I haven’t found research done on the cavity thing, but some say it does! Others have said it helps with headaches and hangovers, liver problems, asthma, hormone imbalances, skin conditions…One of the benefits that I’m really enjoying is the inst-lip moisturizer that accompanies the coconut oil. Also, the coconut leaves a light pleasant aftertaste.

My husband and I recently started doing this in the morning after coffee. The key is to take about a teaspoon or more of coconut or sesame oil and (if you’re using coconut oil let it”melt” in your mouth without swallowing). Swish it around like you would do with mouth wash, but do it for 20 minutes. Here’s a tip! Do it while you shower or while you check your morning emails/read the news/etc.

Warning! Out of habit, your first instinct will be to spit out in sink. Do not, I repeat, do not spit out into the sink or toilet! Oils thicken up and can cause clogging of pipes/drain. rinse your mouth with warm water afterwards to clean out any lingering toxins.

 

 

 

Mini Gruyère Scones

mini gruyere sconesTry these incredibly appealing, savory and easy to prepare scones from our Featured Foodie, Lisa, with foodandspice.blogspot.com!

Mini Gruyère Scones
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Serves: 12-16
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup spelt flour or unbleached white flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter
  • ⅔ cup Gruyère cheese, grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • ½ cup plain yogurt or milk
Instructions
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat an oven to 425°.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter using a pastry cutter or a knife and fork until the butter is reduced to small crumbs. Add the cheese and parsley, and stir to combine. Mix in the milk or yogurt and stir until a soft dough forms.
  3. Lightly flour a large cutting board, turn the dough out and divide in half. Lightly knead each half a few times and then flour your hands and pat each portion of the dough into a small round that is roughly ¾-inch thick. Cut each round into 6 to 8 wedges and transfer to the prepared baking sheet, leaving about an inch between each wedge.
  4. Bake in the oven until the tops turn a light golden brown — about 10 to 12 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. They can be reheated in foil in the oven at a low heat before serving if desired.

 

 

 

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crockpot lasagna
Because “no one wants to bake lasagna in the oven in the middle of the summer”. What a terrific idea, thanks to realmomkitchen.com! see recipe

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Sushi Rice & Spicy Tuna Sushi

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limoncello
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cheddar, jalepeno, and dill-scones
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Fuss-Free Egg Salad
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spicy vine tomato relish
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no-bake nutella and pretzel cookies
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golden squash biscuits
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greek omelette
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spicy shrimp with rice noodles
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pork carnitas
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hot pepper salad
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see recipe

How to Roast Garlic

how to roast garlic
Our Featured Foodie, Savour the Senses, offers this easy method for roasting garlic in olive oil. Not only does it give you roasted garlic, but you’re left with garlic oil as well!

see recipe

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smoked pork butt

smoked pork butt

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Sparkling Lemon and Blueberry Terrine

Sparkling Lemon and Blueberry Terrine

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holiday cheese ball

holiday cheese ball

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shrimp cakes

shrimp cakes

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iced sugar cookies

iced sugar cookies

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Parmesan Cheese Crisps
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green bean casserole

green bean casserole

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chikfila style nuggets

chikfila style nuggets

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pumpkin dip

pumpkin dip

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ginger tea pumpkin custard

ginger tea pumpkin custard

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see recipe

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doritos locos taco bake

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