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Brilliant purple butterfly pea flower tea is becoming a common ingredient in many brews these days and is renowned for it’s high levels of antioxidants. While many natural food stores or tea shops do carry butterfly pea flower tea, you can also easily purchase high quality, butterfly pea flower tea online. When we can’t find it … Continued

Just the smell of this Blueberry Basil combination will have you salivating before it even touches your tongue! BLUEBERRY BASIL WATER KEFIR SODA Make the first ferment and leave the jar in a warm place for 24-48 hours. Strain the grains and add the following to your second ferment. 1/2 Cup Blueberries lightly squeezed 5 leaves pinched fresh basil  … Continued

Here are some tips to keep your summer fermentation of water kefir from washing your kitchen ceiling 😉 With the warm weather approaching you are going to see a sudden change in the volatility of your second ferment. Water kefir ferments significantly quicker in the summer months then in the winter. You need to take … Continued

Did you know that water kefir goes through changes with the seasons? If you look outside your window right now you will be able to notice how the different seasons affect all living organisms. Water kefir is no exception. During the summer water kefir ferments rapidly with the warmer temperatures. These are the months where … Continued

There are so many combinations of fizzy, probiotic rich water kefir that you can make with strawberries. They are such a delight! Here is some ways that they can also boost your heart health with this strawberry rhubarb combination. Strawberries are an easy one to identify for heart health, as they already look like little versions … Continued

It’s a beautiful spring day at the Happy Gut Farm today! I’m busy packing my suitcase as I head out to Toronto tomorrow to tape my Dragon’s Den episode at the CBC studios. Life is pretty exciting these days at Happy Gut! This week’s recipe is an ultra simple one. Throw some fresh or frozen … Continued

It’s patio season and this Mojito recipe is awesome with a shot of rum! Make sure you give your berries a little squeeze before you put them into your second ferment so the water kefir can penetrate the entire berry and make sure you eat the probiotic rich berries after you strain the soda. Your … Continued

The background story on this recipe is ironic. I had a photo shoot scheduled with my photographer Annika and when she showed up, she walked in the door and I had absolutely nothing ready and no inspiration for how we were going to do our shoot. I just got home from a finance meeting and … Continued

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Water kefir is made from kefir grains, also known as sugar grains, tibicos, tibi, or Japanese water crystals. Different countries call them by different names. In Germany they may be called Piltz; in Italy, Kefir di Frutta; and in France, Graines Vivantes. They have absolutely no connection to grain used for flour. The grains are made up … Continued