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Black Bean and Quinoa Salad

John MacDowall April 9, 2020 February 22, 2023Uncategorized grain-free, healthy, healthy eating, quinoa recipes, side-dish, tex-mex, vegetarian 4
Quinoa Salad

This is a nice, grain-free side to go with your Tex-Mex meal or really whatever. Pairs nicely with a grilled salmon filet or a rib-eye. You can decide what you want to serve it with–just make sure you serve it! Get the staples from Amazon and add some fresh vegetables!…

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Fermented Celeriac and Apple Slaw

John MacDowall May 21, 2018 May 21, 2018Fermented Foods celeriac, fermentation, fermented foods, healthy, salads 6

Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), also called turnip-rooted celery, celery root, or knob celery, is a variety of celery cultivated for its edible roots, hypocotyl, and shoots.  Wait!  It’s a hypocotyl? 

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How to Make Oatmeal Bread

John MacDowall July 24, 2014 January 20, 2022BREAD baking, healthy, homemade, yeast 0
Oatmeal Bread

This is an oatmeal bread recipe that I found on the King Arthur Flour website. I’ve tinkered with the ingredients because that’s what I do AND because we weigh everything that gets baked in our house. It’s more efficient and it’s more accurate. I just put the mixing bowl on…

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Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe

John MacDowall July 21, 2014 April 9, 2020DRINKS blender, cold soup, fruit, healthy, recipe, soup, summer 1
Watermelon Gazpacho

Here’s a recipe for a nice, cool, refreshing Watermelon Gazpacho. I’ve updated the recipe and left out the tomatoes and the oil. Watermelon Gazpacho is delicious on a hot night as a refreshing drink, in shot glasses with a bit of crab meat, or as a side to some grilled…

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Cool Cucumber Soup Recipe

John MacDowall July 11, 2014 January 20, 2022DRINKS blender, cold soup, fruit, healthy, recipe, soup, summer, vegetarian, yogurt 0
Cool Cucumber Soup

Cool Cucumber Soup Recipe This is a cool, refreshing soup for a hot day.  Cucumber Soup is a Mediterranean favorite!   I’ve updated my recipe to be less spicy and more healthful.  A lot of other recipes call for olive oil, avocados, buttermilk, hot cayenne powder, etc.  With this recipe,…

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Kombucha Reload or How to restock your fermenter

John MacDowall June 30, 2014 April 26, 2018DRINKS, Fermented Foods fermenting, healthy, how to make 24
Homemade bottled kombucha

Time for a Kombucha Reload.  I’ve got a pretty good routine for keeping myself in kombucha.  I managed to generate a gallon-sized SCOBY and I’ve worked up to a good mash to make to feed the SCOBY.  Here’s my recipe for kombucha. 1 gallon water 1 cup cane sugar 8…

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Real Food Fermentation by Alex Lewin

John MacDowall April 1, 2014 January 17, 2022COOKBOOK REVIEWS fermenting, fruit, healthy, yogurt 5
Lewin

Real Food Fermentation is a great book for anyone interested in the preservation of food at home. Sure you can throw your groceries in the fridge when you get home from the store, but why not take it a step further? Mr. Lewin runs the gauntlet in this book, helping…

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0% Fat Homemade Yogurt Works!

John MacDowall April 29, 2012 April 29, 2012Fermented Foods healthy, homemade, recipe, technique, yogurt 0

As I mentioned in my post last week, I wanted to try making low-fat yogurt. I’m happy to report that it worked.  I followed the same procedures, but this time using 0% milk.  The results were terrific.  I started with 1/2 gallon of commercial 0% milk and a couple of…

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Shrimp Stir-fry

John MacDowall April 25, 2012 April 25, 2012ETHNIC healthy, homemade, recipe, technique, vegetables 2
Quick Shrimp Stir-Fry

How about an easy / delicious recipe that you can whip up in less than half an hour?  This is a shrimp stir-fry recipe from the “America’s Test Kitchen” show on PBS. MARINADE: 1 pound shrimp, peeled 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 clove Garlic, sliced SAUCE: 3…

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