Homemade BBQ Sauce
BBQ sauces are loaded with junky ingredients - sugar, vegetable oils, weird texturizers/emulsifiers etc. - which is why I like to make my own. To be fair, homemade BBQ sauces are definitely more work than buying one at the health food store (which are often cleaner than the regular grocery ...
Homemade Salad Dressings – a DIY Tutorial and a Recipe Round Up!
One of the processed foods I really caution my clients against is pre-made salad dressings. The reason for this is multi-factorial: The oil is always a vegetable oil. Even if it says "made with olive oil". Check the ingredients list, olive oil will be listed after an industrial seed oil ...
Mayo
Mayonnaise has a very bad reputation, and honestly, that's probably for good reason. At least that's the case for the junk sold at the grocery store! Do you know what actually goes into real mayo? It's simple: raw egg, oil and lemon or vinegar. Simple, straight forward and depending on ...
Bone Broth
Let's try and think about the perfect food for supporting your joints. It would have to contain the exact nutrients that your body needs to build your joint tissue, right? So it would need to contain protein, but not just any protein. The exact ratio of amino acids (protein building ...
Sauerkraut
Recently I have had a lot of questions on my Instagram account about sauerkraut. What it is, how I use it, where I find it and why I'm so obsessed with it. So let's chat about it! Sauerkraut is fermented cabbage. I know, that doesn't sound so awesome, but trust ...
Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter
Nut and seed butters are a key pantry staple for quick grab and go snacks. While I absolutely love peanut butter, I'm careful with how much I eat because I have a sensitivity to legumes and recently I've noticed that it kind of makes my mouth tingle. That's clearly not ...