tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17576574087026307032024-09-20T10:14:14.538-05:00Why Food 911? Because food is an answer to an emergency call- a call to health and healing! When I changed my diet, and that of my family, our illness' were cured! Food is medicine, and is the answer to many a crisis we are facing today. You are what you eat. This blog will focus of family friendly recipes, mostly dairy free, many gluten free, some vegetarian and vegan. All while keepin' it real. Wishing you and YOUR family vibrant health!Natalie Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932311417014500505noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757657408702630703.post-34911812751511180272013-02-27T13:48:00.001-06:002013-03-04T13:30:09.778-06:00

Allergen free beauties! Gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and nutritious to boot! I was diagnosed with a wheat allergy, way back in 1999. At that time, I was diagnosed with 12 food allergies! My worst was milk, cheese close second, and wheat third. Boo. I was just at the cusp of my world blowing up, in regards to beginning to learn about food. REALLY learn about it. What I was about

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*Sorry, still no ability to upload pictures. Any suggestions are welcomed- to upload to a new server, or?? This is the first time I'll be making vanilla ice cream with the cashew cream... and I'm very excited about that.  For years, I made the vanilla with soy milk and creamer, but since I rarely use soy, and the cashew cream has made EXCELLENT ice cream- the time has come! Vegan

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* I have contacted bloggerspot.com, and still no ability to upload pics from my computer. I hope it will be resolved soon! Sorry, no pics today. It is 6 degrees today... Talk about a bitter cold day! We are in a couple day cold snap here in the Milwaukee area. YIKES! What's a girl to do? I have a fire going, and am making a cozy, comfort food soup.  Today I am making a sweet potato/split

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*Forgive me my people! No pics yet! For some reason, there is a glitch in the bloggerspot.com web site. Not allowing me to upload pics from my computer... Hopefully is will be resolved soon. Who doesn't love the play of all the different flavors? Sweet, salty, spicy, hot, and savory, with the rich flavor of peanut, and a hint of dark sesame oil- it is nearly perfect for the palate! I

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(Pictures to be added later. Blogger site not able to download pictures at this time!)   Garlic Aioli is one of my favorite things in life... hollandaise is right up there, as is homemade Caesar dressing! What do they all have in common? Egg yolks. Raw egg yolks. No, there isn't a need to worry- too much hoopla about getting sick from raw eggs. If you are worried, google, and find

Natalie Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932311417014500505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757657408702630703.post-90422805932789074192012-09-17T16:38:00.000-05:002012-09-17T16:38:58.853-05:00

We likey a lotta salads around here! My daughter Madeline's favorite salad, by far, is a Greek salad! She is all about the tangy kalamata olives, the salty, creamy feta cheese, and the bite of raw onions. I am trying to mix it up in regards to school lunches... My girl's bring a cold lunch, since school lunches have much to be desired. There are some rare decent choices, but&nbsp

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We are big on salads in my house... My daughter Madeline especially loves a good Greek salad- with the salty trimmings, kalamta olives, and feta cheese! She does take after her mama. Of course the Greek bottled dressings at the store, and mostly likely, at most restaurants are filled with undesirables. Like corn syrup, preservatives, and most often, cow's milk feta cheese- all no-no's. I

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It's still very warm outside... Well, it is literally summer until the 21st! So, I plan on making a side dish my family really loves. Creamy cukes it is!  This is definitely a THROW-back dish, that most of us would remember. Certainly peeps from my neck of the woods. My sweet grandma, made this dish often in the summer, due to her may cucumber plants. My grandma and grandpa didn't have

Natalie Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932311417014500505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757657408702630703.post-22673899289189415912012-08-23T12:43:00.001-05:002012-08-23T12:43:58.943-05:00

It's been a gorgeous summer... Sometimes a salad is in order as your main dish! With summer being here, my daugthers and I love to kick it to local farmer's markets! It is a win/win/win. We have fun shopping together, we support local farmers, (local economy) AND we get to eat fresh local produce! Quinoa is a fantastic, versatile product, that is used like a grain, but is really a seed! It

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If you are looking for an easy, reasonable, gluten free, and dairy free pancake recipe, look no further! I have been rotating grains for over a dozen years now... and currently rarely using grains, that are truly grains, with the exception of oats. More and more research is showing that grains are not actually healthy for us! More and more people are being diagnosed with gluten

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Nothin' says summer, like lemonade! Since I prefer to avoid refined sugars, I have been making my lemonade for years, with my FAV sweeteners... raw honey! Raw honey isn't like other sugars, as many people think. It is rich in antibiotic, antiviral, anti fungal properties, and is full of nutrients and enzymes. Raw honey is a gift to our health, from those hard working bees. Raw Honey

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Sometime back, I was at a friend's party, and tried this incredible dip... There were several of us, hovering around this dip, ooo-ing and ah-ing about how good it tasted!  I asked what it was, my friend called it "cowboy caviar", and confessed it was super easy to make. Super easy, and this good? I was hooked! Thank you Colleen for introducing me to this dip! I've now made it countless

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We are one of those families, where not all of us eat meat... It will be 3 years in March that I stopped eating meat. I had been leaning away from meat for about a decade, so it wasn't an overnight decision. However, my husband didn't join me on giving up meat! (Thinking he never will, and that's okay!) Although, since we've been married, we have always eaten vegetarian meals. We

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Quinoa is a super seed, that is used like a grain.  It is a little seed, that is similar looking to that of couscous.  This little seed is easy to cook, and so very versatile!  It cooks like rice, but in 1/3 the time! It is packed with protein, and is a seed, not a grain. So, if you are gluten free, or grain free, this is a 'grain' for you! There are a million ways to throw an easy

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Smoothies are staple breakfasts and snacks in our home!  Most experts agree, that the human diet should consist of at least 50% raw foods.  A smoothie chock full of raw fruit, is an easy delicious way to get your raw foods.  Raw foods are full of enzymes, micro and macro nutrients such as phyto- nutrients, and vitamins in tact.  Cooking foods removes some of those benefits,

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This is a dense and very rich, pound cake-like, easy bread! We've all had delicious banana bread... Perfect time, to use over ripe bananas!  Well, this is one of those times.  However, I decided to give it a whirl with pumpkin in the mix!  My thought was you can have the best of both worlds in one loaf.  Pumpkin flavored things top my list of favs.  So,

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Happy Halloween!  This is a great Autumnal dish, with it's rich orangey color! I absolutely LOVE coconut curry dishes!  I love Indian inspired, Thai inspired, or simply yellow curry style dishes!!  I've made curry many different ways- and they are ALL so good!  I think it's close to impossible to make a bad dish mixing coconut milk, and curry! Today I made a substantial

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Hi y'all! Just mixin' it up with an existing recipe I created: Oatmeal Banana Nut Muffins.  I decided to try to make them chocolate this time, to make them more "Halloweenish" as the holiday is this weekend!  However, a chocolaty treat is welcomed at my house anytime! So what we have here is a muffin, that tasted more like a cupcake, and is a healthy TREAT! Chocolate Banana Oat Nut

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This recipe could certainly be made stove top- but I LOVE the chop and dump ease of the crock pot!  If you are looking for an easy, substantial soup recipe, look no further.  As with any soup the variations are endless!  This is just one way to make an easy, nutritious, slow-cooked-all-day, super delicious soup! Easy Lentil Crock Pot Soup! 4 C water 4 C vegetable stock (or

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It's fall, and time to start the baking!  My girls love muffins... which are ultimately cupcakes without the frosting.  I try to use ingredients to make them much healthier than what you can find at the store.  As you know, baking it tricky business, as it is more science than is cooking!  I've had hits, and many misses with my trial and error "healthy" baking.  Here

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     This is my SCOBY-made it myself!  Well, today was the day!  I finally made my first batch of Kombucha tea!  I first made my very own Kombucha Mother Mushrooms, called a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) .   Follow my easy instructions on how to make a kombucha 'mother' mushroom SCOBY here!  So, you'll need a Scoby, then

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Maddy loves it spicy y'all! Mexican Inspired Soup!   4 cups of water (or use chicken or vegetable stock) 1 28 oz. can of chopped tomatoes 1 lg onion chopped 3 garlic cloves chopped 2 peppers chopped 1 C frozen corn 1 C jarred salsa 1/4 tequila (or omit) 1/4 tsp.chili powder 1/4 tsp. cumin 1 tsp Better Than Bouillon Vegetable base ( or veg bouillon cube, or omit) 2 Tbl olive oil

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Hey all my peeps!  I've been buying Kombucha tea for many years now.  Ususally waiting for it to go on sale, or buying it occasionally as a healthy treat... since a bottle can cost anywhere from $3.50- $5.00.  That's no joke on the pocket book folks.  So one day it dawned on me- I make everything else, why not make Kombucha?  I had no idea how.  I did some research

Natalie Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932311417014500505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757657408702630703.post-64305917305140892662011-09-16T19:05:00.000-05:002011-09-16T19:05:19.391-05:00

It's that time of year again... it's almost fall, the cooler weather inspired me to make a crock pot soup!  Who doesn't love the crock pot?  It's my favorite kitchen appliance bar none!  I love easy, quick prep, with the slow, all day  cooked flavor of the crock pot!  I was craving a warm, Autumnal type soup, but had to wing it with what I had on hand... starting with a

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Happy May Day friends!  What a nice way to celebrate... well, anything with this delicious ice cream!  Spring is here, and with that, soon will be berries galore... I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!  Here 's a wonderful recipe for homemade strawberry ice cream!  This one is my niece's favorite ice cream, of any sort, dairy or otherwise- so this one's for you

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