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    • Scary Kombucha?
    • Im a newbie to Kombucha, so what do ya'll think?http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=611006
    • Is there a way to get beans to cook uniformly?
    • I am new to eating dry beans - I have been eating a lot of kidney & adzuki beans lately but after I cook them I get a mix of either good-looking cooked beans AND smashed mushy ones. Is this normal? I am soaking them correctly & cooking them 'per instructions (I use the legumes chart in the
    • Kombucha recipe needed
    • I'm sure this question has been answered before (thanks for being patient:duck: ) but what is the exact recipe to make kombucha from bottled kombucha you get at the hfs. I don't have scobies so I want to try this process first. Also I have a suntea container. Is this ok to make the kom
    • GF girls need to hear some oppinions please
    • OK I have the all time great mental debate going. I am still pretty new at being GF. I have also switched one of my kids to GF, and we have decided that we feel so much better this way that we aren't going back. Now there is the need to stock GF stuff for us as soon as we get the chance.
    • dairy herd share & raw milk costs/experiences
    • Last night I went to a meeting about a local cow share program.:thumb I am interested but was curious to see what other MDC famililes are paying for and the benefits they are experinceing on raw milk. My family of five goes through about 4 to 5 gallons of milk a week. One gallon is local goat mi
    • Recommend some books to help me make the switch to veganism!
    • Hello mamas (and daddies)first some background info: At the age of 4, after being served some lamb, I decided to stop eating animals "because they don't eat us" My family, though not veg, was supportive. I was an ovo-lacto for about 20 years... When I got pregnant with ds, I starting cr
    • does anyone know how to make Poi
    • Does anyone know how to make Poi (hawaiian fermented taro root) and where to get the taro root?:rainbow
    • Have you seen flylady.net ?
    • www.flylady.netIt's very helpful for me...basically you can join her free email group, and (it's all free unless you buy a product), and she has a step-by-step system for getting "house organized" and also tips for getting meals,etc. together which of course you just convert to NT.Just
    • Water Kefir & RO Water
    • Just wanted to put this out there...I've been making water kefir for a little while now, and while growth was great at first, I'd noticed that it had slowed down recently. Now, my grains aren't doing much at all. A look through Dom's site says that low-mineral water is an unh
    • raw foods & flax oil for vegan one year olds?
    • I have recently started using my Champion juicer to make baby food, and my one year old triplets just had their first glass of fresh carrot juice, which they loved. I just wondered if there is anything that I shouldn't give them as far as vegetable juice goes. I also wonder about adding f
    • Veggie Burgers Recipe
    • Hey all,I want to abandon garden burgers and just make my own. Any suggestions as far as recipes go?
    • bowing out for awhile
    • Well, I'll be offline for the next several days. I'll check in sometime next week. Don't have too much fun without me!! hahaha!
    • grapeseed oil?
    • Is grapeseed oil ok? I use it a lot - I like its absence of flavour and high smoke point. I know nothing of how it's produced, although I did see a documentary on traditional production in Italy from the waste from wine-making, the results looked quite different from the stuff I get, and
    • What can I make with my raw milk?
    • I was able to unexpectedly get a gallon of raw milk. I am new to NT, but I want to do something useful with some of it other than just drinking it straight. Is there anything I can make without having to buy something else? I wanted to make kefir, but those require starter grains. Are there
    • Kombucha question
    • I recently got a kombucha "mushroom" from the farm we go to and I started a batch yesterday. Is the "mushroom" supposed to float? I thought it was and mine isn't. This also reminds me that I have to find the name of the mama that was gonna send me some. :shy I have one now! :D
    • If the NT recipes arent very good, then what instead?
    • Just wondering because I'm planning to purchase NT as a resource, but it seems many moms here agree that the recipes aren't the greatest (are any of them good?). So what do you use as an alternative? I'm planning to make an order from Amazon soon, so I'd like to hear your i
    • NT cookies anyone?
    • I am wanting to make some cookies for the kids. Does anyone have a good recipe that is NT friendly? Can you make cookies with soaked oatmeal?
    • secret to hummus?
    • I love hummus - when somebody else makes it. I do NOT love the hummus that I make. I have tried several recipes and they all taste like... well, chickpeas. I hate chickpeas. Yeah, figure that one out.:lol Is there some magical secret that I'm missing that makes hummus taste not so mu
    • Sourdough bread tips?
    • I ordered a 250 year old sourdough started from King Arthur Flour company. I've tended it and fed it a few times exactly as described and it's frothy and lovely now 4 days later. I followed instructions (I'm using a bread machine) and it was a huge flop. It barely rose at all.
    • CLO question
    • Hi everyone. I tried the Nordic Natural CLO (lemon) chewable gel-caps with my kids yesterday and today, and they are balking. "Tastes slimey" I used to just give a teaspoon followed by a swallow of oatmeal, but thought the gel caps would be easier. The kids don't like to swallow pills,
    • Sugar-free alternative to Cheerios?
    • Anybody know of a good snacky thing like Cheerios that you can toss on the floor or take in the car without worrying about a lot of sticky mess, that has NO REFINED SUGAR? Is there any brand of Cherrio-ish cereal that is made with honey or maple syrup or something other than straight-up sugar or
    • Rootamoose....?
    • My dear husband grew up with this mashed root dish (root mousse?). Turnips and, well, he doesn't know what else. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I'm guessing I didn't spell it correctly.
    • Action Alert on Raw Almonds Issue
    • From an email from the Weston A Price Foundation regarding what we can do about the raw almonds issue:Dear Members,We are joining with the Cornucopia Institute to send out this Action Alerton almonds. Time is tight and we are asking you to become an aggressiveactivist on behalf of protecting our
    • TF & the Zone
    • I saw one or two Mommas on here mentioning the Zone Diet and TF. My Mother just got the Zone and the Zone Inflammation book (she also has NT). She says when she follows it she feels excellent, no cravings. And she does a modified version, still enjoying butter, etc.I am reading the Inflammation
    • NT February Thread
    • Ok, hopefully everyone will see this and post here, as I'm no good at getting a link in my post!cobluegirl: thanks! It's been a lot of work to change my thoughts about what I'm eating. I thought I was doing really well, but I'm amazed at how much more raw and fresh I'
    • My DH is going to the Optimal Wellness Ctr!
    • :nakMy DH was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia last fall. He is at the tail end of immunosuppressive therapy and is doing well, thankfully (he was near death at Christmas). He has just started going to the Optimal Wellness Center in Chicago (Joseph Mercola's clinic) and it is fabulou
    • What to do with odd cuts of lamb?
    • Couldn't decide where to post this, if someone knows of a more appropriate place LMK. I have a whole lamb (well, cut up) in my freezer. I have plenty of things to do with lamb chops, shoulder chops, ground lamb, shanks and roasts.BUT I also have several packages labeled "lamb hocks" and "la
    • Now & Zen Unsteak
    • Has Now and Zen gone out of business? If not, where can I buy Unsteak online. If so, is there another fake-steak product out there?Thanks.
    • How To Help Someone Change Their Diet
    • Has anyone here ever helped anyone change their diet? This isn't exactly vegetarian, but my mom wants to lose weight and improve her health, she has some health problems related to her weight and nutrition.I told her that I would help her by making a diet of whole foods for her. I've d
    • Stock questions
    • OK, used a pasteured chix carcass I had in the freezer to make stock. Followed NT directions (water with vinegar and some veggies) but put it in the crockpot because I had to work today. Cooked it about 30 hrs. Just took all the bones etc out and there's not much actual liquid left (look
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