Roast 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.

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Best LifeintheGreen.House Posts of 2023

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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.

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How 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…

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Best Ranch Dressing

dressing poured into a vintage stack of dishes

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.

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Top 6 Plants to Grow for Chickens and Humans

barred rock chicken

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.

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Nutritious Bubblegum Smoothie

smoothie with toppings ginger berries

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.

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Growing a Cherry Tree from Seed

cherry seedling with fence around it

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)…

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Healthy Wheat Flour or Gluten-Free Flour?

man hands brushing flour on bread

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…

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