I’ve always been curious about straining regular yogurt to make my own Greek yogurt. I prefer Greek yogurt to regular yogurt these days – it’s thicker, it’s creamier. It’s got more protein and fewer carbs compared to regular yogurt. It’s a great sub for sour cream too. (Hello, homemade burrito bowls!) Plain and simple – I …
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Straining Yogurt to Make Your Own Greek Yogurt (but is it worth it?)
January 21st, 2013 | Posted by in Healthy Habits - (15 Comments)Fermenting stuff is one of my new favorite things to do. I’ve recently started fermenting milk to make kefir because it’s cheap, easy and good for you. You had me at “cheap and easy”. (I’ve been fermenting tea too – brewing my own Kombucha WORD UP! More on that in a future post.) The First …
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Lose Weight Without Counting Calories
September 16th, 2011 | Posted by in Weight Loss - (1 Comments)This is the third post in a three part series about measuring the various aspects related to weight loss to more effectively achieve weight loss success. This series began with the line “what gets measured gets managed“. Part 1 was about counting calories. Part 2 was about keeping track of your work out stats. Part …
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The Easiest Way to Teach Your Kid to Ride a Bike
September 12th, 2011 | Posted by in Parenting - (8 Comments)Last summer I wrote about Ava learning to ride a bike with the “balance bike” approach. I’m here now to sing the praises of this method once again. It’s worked just as well for Thing 2 – but this time two years sooner! The balance bike approach is exactly that; no training wheels. It’s about …
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Do you remember when flax seed was suddenly the new and hip seed to eat? Flax seems like old news to most of us now, and it’s a kitchen staple among many health conscious foodies. But for me, this seed has been nothing but a giant pain in the flax. It seems well known that …
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Once upon a time I always ate processed, snacky type foods like Kashi crackers, pretzels or frozen, baked french fries as my “side” at lunch. While those are certainly better than some foods and are of course OK once in a while – one of the best habits I ever created for myself was learning …
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Have you ever run your finger along the side of the near empty Sabra container and wondered: “how the heck do they make hummus so dang smooth?” Have you then stuck that hummus covered finger in your mouth and wondered: “how the heck do they make it so dang creamy?” Well wonder no more. I’ve …
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This is the only time you are ever going to see a recipe here with corn syrup – so this is serious business. It’s time to sit up straight and pay attention. (aren’t I bossy?) Actually, if you don’t have kids – never mind. Skip this post. On second thought – wait. Don’t go just …
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(with some behind-the-scenes extras.) Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls. Tonight we’ve got quite the performance lined up! Allow me to present to you the summer time rendition of: The Homemade Vegetable Pizza Party Show! (this is where you cup your hands around your mouth and do that faux screaming/crowd-goes-wild thing.) The Yeasty Boys are …
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I love pressed tofu for a myriad of reasons. It has a different texture than its non-pressed counter part. It soaks up marinade better and holds together nicely in stir fries. I’ve heard too that squirrels do not like pressed tofu, but that may just be a rumor. Squirrels are also supposed to hate marigolds, …
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