I bought a pressure canner in 2020 but I only used it once to can some salmon I was given. I grew up with a mom who did water bath canning so I learned how to can tomatoes and peaches and other acidic foods. But I had never done pressure canning and I have found it rather intimidating. So I … [Read more...]
Best of Purposeful Nutrition 2014
It is that time of year, looking back to the past year and forward to the next one. I can't believe 2014 is really almost over already. It has been a good year in many ways and I am grateful to be finishing another year in which I was able to blog all year long. I want to remember some of my favorite and … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Sourdough Company Review
(This post contains affiliate links from which I will benefit. I did receive 2 bread mixes for this review but with no obligations to publish a positive review of any kind.) In early March I had the opportunity to receive 2 wonderful sourdough bread mixes from The Gluten Free Sourdough Company. … [Read more...]
Making (or Getting) Your Own Sourdough Starter
(This post may contain affiliate links from which I will benefit. I only promote products I fully believe in.) Let me start this post by saying that I have never had to make a sourdough starter. I have had people in my life from whom I have been able to get some sourdough starter and then care for that. I … [Read more...]
Why I Love Sourdough So Much
I really do love sourdough, true sourdough, the kind that is fermented in my kitchen for 24 plus hours before baking, the kind that does not have any baker's yeast in it, only wild yeasts caught in my kitchen. I love the sour taste but even more I love the health benefits and the ease of preparation. When … [Read more...]
How to Make a Gluten Free Quinoa Sourdough Starter
I have to confess right off that I have not made this sourdough starter. I have had the good fortune of knowing someone else, my sister-in-law, Denise, who has given me both the starters I have. She started my quinoa sourdough starter In December and shared it with me at Christmas time. I have carefully … [Read more...]