Just a little update here on Day 8 and it looks like I am not completely inept at fermentation. You may be wondering why I was so worried, apart from not having tried this before. I have to admit I am not very good at growing things in general (aside from mold) and my mother…
Tag: whole foods
Pumpkin (Spice) Bandwagon
Well, here I am jumping on! It’s that time of year when all thoughts turn to hiking in a sea of reds, oranges and yellows. And football (Go Hawks!), new crop apples and all things pumpkin. I am not immune, especially when you can find a pumpkin-this and pumpkin-that around every corner. On sale…
Do you Kombucha?
I have been into kombucha for a little while now as a way to add probiotics in my diet, because it is a healthy alternative to soda and sometimes I just need a beverage other than water. Kombucha is basically fermented sweet tea that is served straight up or with flavors added like ginger or fruit. It has…
Pumpkin Curry Sauce
Jump to the recipe for Pumpkin Curry Sauce… As much as I love fall, it is a really hard time of year. I go from a very active summer, hiking 10-20 (or more) miles a day, sometimes 4-5 days a week to sitting at a desk job. No amount of morning situps, lunch time walks…
Pumpkin Spice Granola
Jump to the recipe… My Pumpkin Spice Granola is not only gluten and dairy free, it has a LOT more nutrition than your average package of instant oatmeal and will keep you full all morning long. As promised, here is part two of my pumpkin spice porridge and granola redux with the granola version of…
Pumpkin Spice Porridge
Jump to the recipe… One of my first recipes published here was for my very favorite breakfast on the trail, Grain Free Pumpkin Spice Granola. That recipe had two parts, a pumpkin spice porridge and dehydrating it to make a granola. The problem is, when I started this blog I wasn’t using the custom recipe…