Summer Bounty…Fresh Tomatoes !
Stephanie Kelley Sweet, fresh and juicy home grown tomatoes are among my very most favourite food. Our growing season is so brief, we only get to enjoy them for a short time each summer, and that time is now! Garden tomatoes are delicious just as they are, but last...
Almost Foolproof Sponge Method Whole Spelt Bread
Stephanie Kelley As I have learned about their dangers, I’ve made it a point and a mission to steer clear of genetically modified produce and products containing GMOs. Wheat is not a GMO grain, yet, but it turns out that the wheat we eat today is not the wheat...
Pro-Biotic Beverages: Water Kefir
Stephanie Kelley Recently, I’ve been on natural pro-biotic food odyssey, exploring and experimenting with lacto-fermented vegetables. I was therefore quite excited to learn about a fermented pro-biotic beverage I had never heard of called water kefir. Both milk and water kefir are pro-biotic beverages made with kefir grains,...
Turmeric Tea or Smoothie for Health
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food… Stephanie Kelley Who needs medication when Mother Nature gave us turmeric.? Take a look at the incredible health benefits of this plant: Digestive Aid Blood Purifier Anti-inflammatory Wound Healer Skin Tonic Analgesic Anti-viral Anti-bacterial Ant-Fungal Antiseptic Anti-carcinogenic Fat Metabolizer...
Lacto-Fermented Vegetables
Stephanie Kelley In the last issue of the Blackfly I described some of my culinary adventures with fermented vegetables. I had made a batch of kimchi, which was by that time ripe enough to eat, and I had just started a batch of traditional sauerkraut. (recipes are in issue...
Naturally Fermented Foods
Easy & Delicious! Stephanie Kelley Live culture foods are both delicious and nutritious and because fermented foods are loaded with natural pro-biotics and good bacteria, making them part of our regular diet helps to keep our digestive systems healthy and regular. We especially need to eat more live...
Closest to Human Milk – Or is it?
The Truth Behind Infant Formula By Liza Davenport Let me ask you something : Do you think Infant Formula companies would lie about the ‘health’ of their product for the almighty dollar? Most everyone would answer “No”. Think about that, while you read this article…. In 1865 Chemist...
Adventures with Beans & Brownies
During a recent visit to the Arts and Crafts Centre in Perth I got to chatting about food with Terrie. We were discussing desserts and she asked me if I knew of a good recipe for Black Bean Brownies. Now, this is a dainty I’d heard and read...
Craft Beer
All About The Beer & Our Local Economy By Mitch Biggar Craft beer – it’s good for the local economy, it has flavor, it’s nutritious and healthier than corn laden macro beer and let’s not forget the environment – local craft brewers pollute less making our future cleaner and...
How to Taste Beer
All About The Beer with Mitch Biggar Here are some simple ways to enhance your beer loving palate. This will enable you to become a better taster and in turn wow and amaze your friends with your beer geek knowledge. Hops Defined Hops are the flowers of the Humulus...