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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Using Ghee

March 26, 2017 by Erica 4 Comments

I started making ghee a few years back when my oldest munchies was on the GAPS diet. Even though the GAPS diet is no longer active in our home, there are many wonderful foods and recipes we have kept from that time. Ghee being one of them.

Ghee has long been used in Indian cooking and has a very distinct, pleasant flavor. It is a clarified butter, meaning that the milk solids and water have been removed leaving just the pure butter fat.

So why should someone consider incorporating it into their diet? And what are the benefits of adding ghee to your diet?…

Broth Made Easy

March 25, 2017 by Erica Leave a Comment

Soup is an easy, delicious way to add nutrient dense foods to your diet. Just start with a base of hearty, mineral rich, bone broth full of healthy fats, and gut healing gelatin. Load it up with veggies, shredded meat, and whatever else your heart desires, and you have an amazing satisfying meal.

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Egyptian Lentil Soup

March 25, 2017 by Erica 1 Comment

Egyptian Lentil Soup is a great recipe for anytime of year. It is especially enjoyable once temperatures start to dip and we all start craving those warm comfort foods. …

Biltong Spice Recipe

March 25, 2017 by Erica Leave a Comment

We often make South African Biltong “USA style” in our dehydrator at home. I say “USA style” because it is our own DIY version of biltong. The taste is similar, but the texture is definitely a little closer to American jerky….

Making South African Biltong in the Dehydrator

September 28, 2016 by Erica Leave a Comment

South African Biltong… You might ask, “What’s that?”. Well, I describe this recipe as a South African beef jerky, BUT my husband says calling it “jerky” is an offense. You see my husband is from South Africa, a transplant to America via Europe, and calling this beloved traditional food from “the motherland” jerky is, well, equivalent to calling it garbage.

So on to really answering, what is biltong? First off it is pronounced bill-tong. It is a dried meat snack, similar to jerky. It differs to jerky in that it is quite a bit thicker, but it can be sliced thin after drying, it is only air dried, never smoked, vinegar is used in the process of making it, and the spice profile is unique to South Africa. In essence, it is super yummy and a MUST TRY for jerky lovers!

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Caribbean Jerk Veggie Tacos

September 28, 2016 by Erica Leave a Comment

So I’m sure the name of this recipe has some of you saying, “What? Caribbean JerkVeggie Tacos?” When I hear myself say it I also sometimes catch myself thinking the same thing. But in all honesty I don’t have any other way to describe this dish. On occasion I have called it Jamaican Jerk Veggie Tacos but that almost sounds dishonest because I have never been to Jamaica.

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