Category: Recipes
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Grain Free Pancakes with Lavendered Berries

Due to my thyroid that has decided to slack on the job an day close family history of diabetes, my functional medicine doctor put me on a grain free, refined sugar free, dairy free food plan. No wheat, rye, rice, etc, etc, etc. Not just gluten free – that’s different issue – grain free. I…
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Weekend Sangria

Looking for the best pitcher of drinks for relaxing with your friends this weekend? This is it. Elderflower & Jasmine Rose’ Sangria. Yes I did. With the official start of Summer this weekend- this is summer in a glass. This is light and floral and subtly sweet and herby and a little tart. Perfect for…
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Salted Caramel Cashew Butter

Snack game en pointe. (Yes, it’s “en pointe” because I come from a ballet background.) Anyway, this Salted Caramel Cashew Butter is 5 ingredients, whips up in about 2 minutes and is so lush and creamy and salty and sweet, it’s the perfect accessory to fresh fruit. Or just off the spoon is good too.…
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Ever Elderberry…

I’ve written, posted, spoken, taught classes… about Elderberry and the benefits of making your own Elderberry Syrup many times. As a proponent of this industrious berry and with the spread of influenza currently, I wanted to make sure to touch base on it again. Of course, then I realized that in all the places I’ve…
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Make your own jam.

Make your own jam at some point in your life. It’s so easy, trust me. No, not like “It’s so easy here’s a million steps to do it”, it’s like 4 ingredients and a pot.
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All Natural Cough Syrup

I hear you. Why would you make your own cough syrup when you can easily just buy a bottle? Because, why do I make all the other stuff that I make? Because I want to know exactly what’s in it and I don’t want a bunch of extra junk that in unnecessary…i.e. food dyes, added…
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Fire Cider or “How to kick a cold in the a**”

Next up: Fire Cider. “Um, what?”, you say? Fire Cider. And no, it’s not some Harry Potter drink. Although…. it could be… it’s pretty magical. In this next installment of Cold & Flu busting herbal remedies is: Fire Cider. Apple cider vinegar steeped with a plethora of foods and herbs that all have crazy amounts of…
