Blessed and Then Some

Can I tell you how excited I am about this? A few weeks ago I had never even heard of Water Kefir and now it is one of my favorite things to serve my family! In our quest to return to food the way God intended it, one of the things that had to go in our house (although I still allow the kids to order it when we are out) is soda. That’s a difficult change-over when it has been given regularly as a treat. When I began to learn about Water Kefir, I was hesitantly optimistic to use it as a soda replacement. It seemed like a lot of work to do just for that though. The more I learned about it, though, I realized that it was not just a soda replacement, it had all sorts of merits by itself. Try this on for size from Yemoos … Why is kefir good for your health? It is loaded with valuable enzymes, easily digestible sugars, beneficial acids, vitamins and minerals. Water kefir is also generally suitable for some diabetics (though personal discretion is advised). It also is a nice option if you ar...

WARNING - This is a Really long post because I'm covering all I did for the last week! So I did really well for almost three weeks.  Then I just got excited :).  Last week I ended up doing both of the soaked grain baked goods lessons (making pancakes, tortillas, pasta, biscuits and muffins).  I started my water kefir, my bulgarian yogurt (using Kitchen Stewardship's method), cooked a whole chicken and made stock and got rid of my microwave and coffee pot.  So much for baby steps :).  I'm doing better this week - which allows for me to write about last week's insanity. Every time I try to do too many things, it increases my stress and things don't general turn out the way I hope they will.  I stressed over my yogurt like crazy - but it turned out to be the best yogurt I've ever made.  I was worried that I had completely destroyed my water kefir grains - but they are coming around this week.  Will I ever learn to slow down?  Probably not :...