fermentation

Did you grow up drinking ginger ale when you were sick? When I was growing up, drinking Canada Dry Ginger Ale was a staple in our family when we were sick. Turns out it was pretty much a placebo effect. 🙁 Last year, someone sued Canada Dry for negligible and false promotion as part of a marketing … Continued

The immune booster powerhouse ELDERBERRY is known as one of the top antiviral herbs on the planet. Historians typically trace its healing abilities back to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek known as the “father of medicine,” who described the plant as his “medicine chest” because of the wide array of health concerns it seemed to cure. Health benefits of the elder plant include naturally … Continued

February flus and colds are pretty much a given in Canada. I have some great water kefir elixir recipes to share with you this month to help relieve and shorten the duration of your symptoms and build your immunity. This week I want to share with you what my counter looks like in February. Inevitably … Continued

This recipe winds up our month of January Citrus Water Kefir Soda Recipes and this Vitamin C boosting Lemon Strawberry Mint combination is so tasty. Citrus and water kefir really do go hand in hand. The zing of flavour and the extra boost of vitamin C from the citrus and the boost of LIVE probiotics, … Continued

Welcome to the miraculous world of fermentation! When I embarked on the adventure of making water kefir, I was gifted some grains and sent on my way with a few notes. I began doing research online and I couldn’t find anything definitive to go on. Through trial and error and numerous fails, I finally came … Continued

Let’s take the confusion out of this one once and for all! Water kefir grains need minerals to survive and thrive and benefit from water sources with higher mineral content. With that said, if the mineral content is too high, the grains can begin to disintegrate. Some water sources such as well water or spring … Continued

Two of 2019’s health crazes, water kefir and matcha, combine forces in this ultra good-for-you soda. Balanced with fresh mint and lime juice, this drink has the zing of ginger and reminds you of sitting on a bright and breezy patio. Ahhh… Living in Canada has it’s challenges with the gloomy weather often wreaking havoc on your psyche. If sitting on … Continued

Can you see them? They are ALIVE! Time and time again I get emails telling me that people have killed their grains or that they are no good, based on their own assumptions, and then they proceed to throw them away! Yikes! If you can see the grains then they are JUST FINE. The problem … Continued

In my world, January means citrus season and our fruit bowl is always brimming with giant juicy oranges and grapefruits. It was an interesting photo shoot this week when two distinct worlds collided.  A beautiful snowy Canadian day with juicy Californian sunshine pink grapefruit. The best of both worlds. (The white spots on the leaves are … Continued

Who knew that a  cute little gingerbread man could do so much for your health???!!! This week I wanted to feature an ingredient used at Christmas that helps our well being and boy did I hit the JACKPOT! Honestly, I remember my mother telling me that molasses was good for me when I was growing … Continued