Grow Naturally
Healthy Onion Cracker Bread
Healthy Onion Cracker Bread Back in the day, I used to make a healthy onion cracker bread recipe found in the book RAWvolution, by Matt Amsden. He calls it his famous onion bread. It really didn’t feel like a “bread” to me. In any case, the recipe was amazing and super versatile. Although I do…
Read MoreHow to Make the Best Chicken Dust Bath
Chickens learn instinctively how to clean themselves… but not with water!
Read MoreHow to Make Cream of Asparagus Soup
Who doesn’t love a good creamy soup recipe – with any vegetable? I happen to be creating this “how to make cream of asparagus soup” recipe during asparagus season…when it almost feels like a fall recipe. But, don’t let that fool you- it’s delicious any time of the year!
Read MoreRecipe for Easy-To-Make Basil Pesto
Sometimes the best ingredients we can add to our food are the simplest – such is the case for this recipe for easy-to-make basil pesto.
Read MoreRoast Cacao Beans for Best Chocolate Taste
According to FoodforLive.com, organic Cacao Beans are quite bitter, which is an authentic flavor of dark chocolate. Roasted Cocoa beans taste a lot milder than cacao beans but retain only a small fraction of flavonoids that cacao beans ahve, which are antioxidants that make cacao so great for nutrition.
Read MoreBest LifeintheGreen.House Posts of 2023
This past year marks the first full year of LifeintheGreen.House, so it seemed appropriate to capture the best posts of 2023! There is so much to capture in living, growing and eating naturally. Hopefully this past was a great start.
Read MoreReal Benefits to Eating Greens
God, in all of His awesomeness, designed greens to do so much more than just look pretty on a plate or be environmentally friendly…there are real benefits to eating greens.
Read MoreHow to Make Homemade Elderberry Syrup
How to Make Homemade Elderberry Syrup One wonderful way to celebrate fall is to make homemade elderberry syrup! The delicious taste of this recipe has some amazing nutritional properties. In addition, elderberries contain an abundance of vitamin C and antioxidents, and are considered helpful for a healthy immune system. Other benefits include easing a sore…
Read MoreFermenting Cherry Tomatoes for Gut Health
Cherry tomatoes are a fun way to promote health in your gut, if you ferment them! Fermenting is also a healthy way to use up all of those wonderful vegetables in the garden.
Read MoreBest Ranch Dressing
Recently I posted a best ranch dressing without dairy. This version will have dairy but a homemade version that is healthier than the dressings you’d buy in a grocery store.
Read MoreTop 6 Plants to Grow for Chickens and Humans
There are a variety of plants to grow for chickens and humans, however, these are my chicken’s top favorites that I like too! Ever since my chickens were babies, I experimented with different types of greens to see what they like the best. Now that they are older, they still seem to gravitate towards some of the same foods.
Read MoreNutritious Bubblegum Smoothie
Looking for that special fun smoothie, that you know is nutritious but also makes you happy? What could make you happier than bubblegum flavor? This nutritious bubblegum smoothie checks all of the boxes. Most importantly, it doesn’t form an undigestible lump in your stomach like bubblegum does when you swallow it! You not only will not have to worry about swallowing this! Your body will love you for it.
Read MoreGrowing a Cherry Tree from Seed
Did you ever bite into a delicious cherry and wonder how you could be growing a cherry tree (from seed) yourself? If you have ever wondered what or how, you’ve come to the right place. The process (from the first sprouting of the seed to the finding a piece of fruit hanging on the branch)…
Read MoreHealthy Wheat Flour or Gluten-Free Flour?
Healthy Wheat Flours or Gluten-Free Flour? Many years ago, I started exploring the idea of going gluten-free. The reason for it stemmed from a food intolerance test that seemed to reflect that I had an sensitivity to wheat. I talked a little bit about that here. Ultimately, all of this information led to the same…
Read MoreConnection Between Houseplants and Natural Health
A person doesn’t have to look hard to find a connection between houseplants and natural health! So many beautiful varieties are available to us and you don’t need a lot of them to benefit from their natural health properties.
Read MoreHow to Improve your Garden Soil for Spring
Thinking about how to improve your garden soil for spring? Everything from garden location planning to storing up compost can give you a good head start to growing your best crops. Good soil is most important when planning to garden organically. Most gardens are not automatically rich in organic matter. Amendments are needed to be added every year to replenish what last year’s crop used.
Read MoreMake Kale Chips 2 ways
Admittedly, kale is very earthy and “green” tasting. This type of taste doesn’t always go over well with kids or adults, so often people try to hide it in soups and cooked dishes. For the most part, this isn’t the worst idea but it really doesn’t capitalize on the best parts of kale… the nutrition!
Read MoreEasy Sauerkraut Recipe
Most of the enzymes are lost during the canning process. Even though some of the nutrition may still be somewhat in the canned foods, it isn’t necessarily as nutritious in that it isn’t as usable in the body as a fermented food. This sauerkraut recipe maintains the enzymes and nutritional benefits to benefit our bodies!
Read MoreHow to Grow Microgreens (or sprouts) Without a Kit
When you grow and eat microgreens, you could increase your nutrition intake. These greens are 4 to 40 times as much nutrition per volume as their mature counterpart, depending on the crop. From broccoli to kohlrabi, there are several varieties of microgreens to grow!
Read MoreMake Plantable Seed Paper
The process to make plantable seed paper isn’t glamorous, but it is kind of fun! Without a doubt, it is much more fun when creating it with a friend! I’m sure kids would love it as well.
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