How to Make Your Own Homemade Nut Milk

I’ve been making my own nut milks for years, but it wasn’t until recently (as soon as I let go of my raw cow milk share) that I needed a healthy, sustainable solution for my daily green smoothies. Sure, I can buy nut milks in those asceptic containers from the alternative milk aisle, but I [...]

Coo Coo for Coconuts

How to Open a Coconut and Coconut recipes below! Somewhere in the 50′s, coconut oil got a bad rap due to its high levels of saturated fats. Coconut oil does indeed have the highest content of saturated fat of all the vegetable oils. With fat phobia prevalent in the West, it’s not surprising that coconuts [...]

Fish Schooling – How to Cook a Whole Fish

Although there might be something intimidating for you about cooking a fish whole — head, tail, skin and all — I assure you that the process is easy. It’s actually hard to flub up, as the delicate meat is enveloped in a protective layer of skin. And… if you’re up to the gills with the [...]

Egg Nutrition – Laying the Foundation for Good Health

Unlike the human egg, which relies solely on the nutrition filtering into the womb from its mother, a chicken egg holds within it everything it needs to develop into a budding spring chick. It does this all on its own, inside the walls of a thin, porous shell. Ode to this wondrous marvel of nature, [...]

Cooking with Tea – Tea Recipes

Even a novice cook will have some herbs and spices lying around her pantry. She might also have some tea. Just as thyme and oregano are added on the fly during cooking, tea leaves can double as flavor enhancers to offer dimension and distinction to any sweet or savory dish. But do you have to [...]

Electrolytes for Energy and Endurance

Just as a battery needs a charge to run a machine, muscles need an electrical charge to make our machines run. This surge is produced by electrolytes, special minerals that create polarity for the cells. When electrolytes are depleted, the body may feel like it’s running on half-power: muscles will respond sluggishly, and an overall [...]

Seared Steak with Red Wine Reduction — VIDEO!

Searing is a method of cooking where just the surface layers of the food are cooked, leaving the center rare to medium rare. Nutritionally speaking, this keep vitamins, healthy fats and the protein itself intact to insure you are getting the right nutrients with your meal. Video – Seared Steak Sign up for Alison’s Natural [...]

Healthy Kids – Farm to School Program

I thought I’d post this blog, after hearing yesterday about the recall of 143 million pounds of beef from the California slaughterhouse being investigated for animal abuse. Cows too sick to walk were filmed being shoveled up with fork lifts and dragged across floors with metal chains. Sad to say it, but I believe that [...]

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