It's Alive!

It's Alive!

For reals! On my counter for heaven sakes. It's a grain. But... not a cereal grain. Rather, a symbiotic culture of acids & friendly bacteria that resembles... well... a grain of sorts that kinda looks like small cauliflower florets. It's origins are over 1000 years old! A little older than this cottage woman. Born in the Caucasus mountain range of Southern Russia. Sweet ya'll.

Yay, your still with me! Okay. Dom, who I will get to later calls Kefir a "probiotic Gem" . Okay. It's a powerful good for you food staple I use in my cottage kitchen in many recipes, and goes right along with my other alive food, sourdough starter. A healthy food source capitalized already ( I love America) and can be found on your favorite food mart shelves. However I live on the cheap ( I love America) and can make this powerful beverage right at home. Whoeee ya'll. And ifin' I don't know that homemade is best! I like a good cupful of the stuff first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. It's tangy smoothness makes me go "ahhhhhh..." and gives my gut a jumpstart for the day. And who knows what this cottage woman might ingest. The list is as the day is long partner.

Homemade kefir in all your cake and bread recipes will yeild a far superior product with a healthful boost. I use kefir instead of buttermilk in my pancake recipe and the grandkids love them. Try my Kefir Cakes and if you like quirky, check out Doms. You like quirky? I do ya'll.

And Kefir smoothies.

Bottoms Up!

Comfort & Joy

About the Comfort & Joy I mentioned in my last post. When Christmas and New Years are over and all the hustle and bustle subsides, it is a bit of relief. And it's weird, but the long awaited Tidings of Comfort & Joy finally arrive for me in the ensuing quietness of the new year, in my little cottage kitchen, over a kettle of simmering soup, homemade bread, good coffee. And the good tidings of great joy which will be to all people?, is at once made real in my heart. Comfort & Joy and homemade bread. They just go together some how. There's the tangy sourdough, all bubbly and ready to go. Then there's the old cast iron pot, to bake the bread, that brings the comfort, and.... Joy Serene produces Comfort & Joy on a much grander scale. She makes a large quantity of sourdough bread regularly to feed her family. You can learn about the healthy benefits of sour cultured breads, right here as she whips up a batch. Of course most folks have their own tried and true ways of bread baking, including me, but there's always room for some healthy improvements ya'll. Tidings of Comfort & Joy bfitz

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - Untitled Comment

Posted by HopefulHeart77 (68.207.166.139)

Wow! I can't wait to check out all the links in this post. Sounds great. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. Yes. I do grind all my grains. The mill that I use and Have used for many years is a ktech. It works great and is a little less expensive than some of the other brands. It is also made in the USA which is very important to me. Here is a link . I do not remember where I bought mine but this is the one I have. http://www.harvestessentials.com/kteckitmil.html Many, Many blessings to you and yours.