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All About Kefir + A Recipe for Homemade Organic Kefir with Lemon Zest & Raspberries

What Is Kefir? Kefired milk (or Kefir; said as ke-fear), is the fermented dairy* product made from adding Kefir grains** (which are also known as Kefir; see picture above which shows kefir’s cauliflower-like appearance) into milk to ferment. The Kefir grains are a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast which exist on a structure of polysaccharide, protein, amino […]

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Why Animals To Be Eaten Must Be Killed: An Excerpt From The Colonial Cook Book, The First Published Australian Cookbook

In my new blog Creative Vintage Lover*, I spoke about my favourite vintage cookbook (currently anyway), which is The Colonial Cook Book: The Recipes Of a By-Gone Australia By Paul Hamlyn. It is a reprint (from 1970) of the “first published Australian cookÂ book”, originally published in 1864. As you can imagine it has a lot […]

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Recipe: Zucchini Pad Thai

Recipe: Chicken & Zucchini Pad Thai Lately I’ve been loving zucchini pasta in place of the standard wheat-flour pasta. And I’ve got to say, It is delicious! Last time I shared a recipe for ZucchiniÂ Fettucine andÂ now here is a recipe for Zucchini Pad Thai and this recipe is definitely a keeper.Â I hope you think so […]

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Recipe: Green Spinach Pancakes!

I know sometimesÂ it can be hard to getÂ greens in your diet, but here is another way to inspire you: Green Spinach Pancakes! These were bornÂ simply fromÂ my idea of wanting to makeÂ a green smoothie into a pancake! Oh, and for those spinach-haters, here is some good news: these pancakes don’t taste like spinach,Â they just tasteÂ like banana […]

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Giveaway Winner: Lifestyle Bakery Breads

Thank you to everyone who entered into the Lifestyle Bakery Bread Competition! You all has some great entries. The winner has now been chosen by the random generator on random.org and the winner is comment #9:Â LighteningÂ from LighteningOnline! Congratulations! Can you please email me at michelle@healthfoodlover.com within 24 hours to organize where your prize should be […]

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Recipe: Mocha Brownie Cake with Caramel Date Sauce (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

Want something a little bit special but can’t eat gluten or dairy? WantÂ a dessertÂ that’s decadent but still healthy? Then you will love this recipe for Mocha Brownie Cake with Caramel Date Sauce! This dessert was made in mind forÂ those who are intolerant to dairy and gluten, but still want something delicious and a great treat. […]

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Guest Post: It’s Not Me, It’s My Adrenals: Are You Stressed Out? By Dr. Sara Gottfried

It’s Not Me, It’s My Adrenals: Are You Stressed Out? This is a guest post by Dr. Sara Gottfried. For more about Sara read her bio at the end of the post. Thanks Sara! -Michelle. Do you wilt in the face of stress? Feel more anxious when you have to step up your game? Think […]

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Eat Real Food (It’s What Our Ancestors Did)

These days there seems to be plenty of food around, but it isn’t what I’d call real food, nor even food for that matter. The kind of food I’m talking about, which is most often found on our supermarkets & junk food “restaurants” can be thought of “edible food-like substances”, to quote Michael Pollan. Edible […]

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Recipe: Zucchini “Fettuccine” with Mushrooms and Prosciutto Bacon

It’s always fun to find new ways to cook veggies, especially when they taste delicious and can be a change or alternativeÂ to food that isn’t too good forÂ us (i.e.Â spaghetti made with refined white wheatÂ flour). You may remember I posted about using veggies as pasta before. In that past post, I shared a few “topping” recipes […]

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Recipe: Healthy Macadamia Milk Hot Chocolate

This hot chocolate is a great alternative to those drinksÂ made with dairy, which some may have trouble digesting. It is also refined-sugar free if you use dates to sweeten it.Â Besides that, this drink is really delicious! Macadamia nuts make a very creamy nut milk, which is dairy-free so it isÂ casein-free and lactose-free. If you don’t […]