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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.
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…
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