Bread and Fermentation Class Open Enrollment

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Come and learn about the significance of the gut microbiome and how to care for it with the skill of preserving through fermentation of veggies, salsa, fruit and bread. The workshop is $15. You’ll get to taste lots of delicious fermented foods and take home your own sourdough starter.  Class will be held August 1st at 1 PM. Deadline to sign up is July 25th.

Did you know that what you eat and how you live directly impacts your health and how you feel? For every cell we have in our body there are 10x more bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa that are all talking to our mitochondria, coordinating repair and growth. We are only 1% human… the rest of us is an ecosystem that works harmoniously with our body if we are treating them right. Those little critters are the control center of the body, regulating hormones, inflammation, brain chemistry and what we do or don’t absorb. We know that 70% of our immune system is in the gut, where health begins. Our gut health even impacts our brain activity because more gaba and serotonin are produced in the gut than the brain. For every 1 message our brain sends to our gut, our gut sends 9. These messages include the activation of our immune system, the growth of new brain cells and the adaptability of these new cells to learn. More science is finding that our gut microbiome is critical to whether or not we experience chronic illness and impacts the health of our future. Come and learn what foods trigger inflammation and which foods to eat more of. We will learn the simple skill of fermenting vegetables like kimchi and salsa, fruit chutneys and even fermented bread which lowers the gluten content significantly. Seating maximum for this class is 25. No refunds available after the deadline. Cost goes to food purchased for the class.

Class Price – $15

Sign up here.

Women’s Health Herb Walk

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Women’s Health Herb Walk

I will be holding an herb walk on Saturday May 23rd at 10 AM in West Jordan. The cost is $10. We will be focusing on women’s health specifically. Please reach out through my contact page if you are interested in joining us. Spots are limited to maintain social distancing.

Picture is Chaste berry or Vitex agnus-castus

 

Feel Good Soup

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I got this recipe out of the book, Made Whole by Cristina Curp and made it my own with a few adjustments. I love her cookbook, it’s full of yummy paleo friendly recipes. When I tried it I was surprised at how good it was and how fast it came together. It tastes like stroganoff in a lot of ways. Yum!

Recipe

1 tablespoon avocado or coconut oil

1 pound ground turkey

2 cups chopped cremini mushrooms

6 cloves of garlic chopped

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon black ground pepper

pinch of nutmeg

2 tablespoons coconut vinegar

1 quart bone broth

1 can coconut cream or milk

2 cups riced cauliflower

3-4 cups baby spinach

3 tablespoons collagen peptides

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Heat a large dutch oven pot over medium high and cook the turkey with the avocado oil. Add the mushrooms, garlic, thyme, nutmeg, salt and pepper and saute for a few minutes. Add the vinegar and scrape any brown bits. Add the broth and bring to a simmer. Add the coconut milk, cauliflower rice, spinach, collagen peptides and nutritional yeast and heat through. Serve warm.

Blueberry Cardamom Creamy Buckwheat Cereal

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I love eating this warming and nourishing cereal occasionally. It’s great for mornings that require a little more energy. You could also use steel cut oats too.

Recipe

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 1/2 cups buckwheat groats pulsed in a blender

1/2 teaspoon cardamon

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

3 cups coconut milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 1/2 cups blueberries

Place all ingredients together in a large sauce pan or crock pot. Cook over the stove top on medium low heat until the groats are soft and cooked through. About 15-20 minutes. If cooking in a crock pot cook on high for 1 hour. You can top with more coconut milk, hemp seeds, chia seeds, chopped almonds and a little coconut sugar. Serves 3-4.

Paleo Chocolate Cake

Paleo Chcoclate Cake

This chocolate cake is amazing! My mom shared it with me and I have been making it ever since. I have served it to the greatest skeptics and have fooled them all! It is so rich and delicious. You won’t believe there is no dairy or gluten in it!

Recipe

3 cup almond flour

1 cup tapioca flour

1/4 cup coconut flour

2 cups coconut sugar

1 1/2 cups raw cacao powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon sea salt

4 large eggs

1 1/2 cups coconut milk

1 cup water

1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 8 inch round cake pans. In a large bowl add all dry ingredients together and whisk until blended. Whisk the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl and then add to the dry ingredients. Pour the batter evenly between the two pans and bake for 30 -35 minutes until a knife or toothpick comes out clean after inserting into the middle of the cake. Allow the cake to cool and make the frosting. Once completely cooled frost the cake and chill for up to a day before serving.

Frosting

8 cups organic powdered sugar or powdered coconut sugar

1 cup raw cacao powder

1 cup palm shortening

1/2 -1/3 cup coconut milk

2 teaspoon vanilla

Whip the palm shortening first to break up any clumps, add the powdered sugar and raw cacao and 1/2 cup coconut milk and vanilla. Whip until thick and creamy. Frost the cake and chill or serve with coconut ice cream.

Microbiome, Fermentation and Bread Making Class – April 4th, 2020

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Come and learn about the significance of the gut microbiome and how to care for it with the skill of preserving through fermentation of veggies, salsa, fruit and bread. The workshop is $10. You’ll get to taste lots of delicious fermented foods and take home your own sourdough starter.  Deadline to sign up is March 28th.

Did you know that what you eat and how you live directly impacts your health and how you feel? For every cell we have in our body there are 10x more bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa that are all talking to our mitochondria, coordinating repair and growth. We are only 1% human… the rest of us is an ecosystem that works harmoniously with our body if we are treating them right. Those little critters are the control center of the body, regulating hormones, inflammation, brain chemistry and what we do or don’t absorb. We know that 70% of our immune system is in the gut, where health begins. Our gut health even impacts our brain activity because more gaba and serotonin are produced in the gut than the brain. For every 1 message our brain sends to our gut, our gut sends 9. These messages include the activation of our immune system, the growth of new brain cells and the adaptability of these new cells to learn. More science is finding that our gut microbiome is critical to whether or not we experience chronic illness and impacts the health of our future.

Come and learn what foods trigger inflammation and which foods to eat more of. We will learn the simple skill of fermenting vegetables like kimchi and salsa, fruit chutneys and even fermented bread which lowers the gluten content significantly. Contact me for more info. Seating maximum for this class is 25. Class will begin at 1 pm. Please visit my events page to sign up for the class.

Pruning Class and Successful Organic Gardening Tips – March 7th, 2020

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Learn how to prune ornamental trees and shrubs, including roses, as well as fruiting trees, brambles and vines. We will also discuss ways to successfully grow organically, including ways to create beautiful soil and weed less. Cost of the class is $5 to secure your place. Deadline to sign up for the class is March 6th. Class capacity is 25 and will begin at 1 pm on the 29th.  Please visit my events page to sign up for the class.

Seed Starting Class Feb 1st, 2020

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Come and learn how to start and care for your own seedlings indoors! Starting your own seeds is simple and rewarding. We will talk about what to do and what not to do for transplanting outside. You will get to take home your own soil blocker that will last forever and save a lot of money long term on pots, as well as 1 tray with dome lid of 28 small 2 x 2 inch planted soil blocks in each tray, totaling 28 plants. You also have the option of just purchasing a planted tray for $15. There will be options to plant veggies, culinary herbs and medicinal plants.  Cost for the class is $50 with a soil blocker or $15 for just a planted tray.  Class capacity – 25. Deadline to sign up is Jan 18th 2020. Please sign up under my events page.

Women’s Healing Herbal Retreat May 2020

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Join me for our first annual women’s herbal healing retreat located in Springville, Utah. The home we will be staying in is nestled close to the mountains where we can hike up Spring Canyon and Hobble Creek Canyon. It has an outdoor pool, large patio and indoor basketball court, giving us plenty of room to practice yoga inside or out! Here is a link of pictures of the house we will be staying in.
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Included in the retreat are 2 nights of lodging, nutritious meals we will get to make together, yoga and meditation, herb walk/hiking, a medicine making workshop specifically for women’s needs and plenty of relaxation time to unwind and decompress!  There are queen size beds and bunk beds. Some will need to share a large bed. Check in is at 4 pm on the 28th and check out is 11 am on the 30th. The total cost is $295 for the weekend if you pay through Venmo, or $305 if you pay through my website under my events page because of Pay Pal charges.  Contact me for my Venmo information. There are 6 spots open for the class as of Oct 30, 2019 (14 total). Refunds are available until May 7th, 2020 except for $62 for the house rental if we cannot find a replacement to come in your place. Once the class is full please contact me about being placed on a waiting list through my contact page. I will email you all the info needed for the retreat.

Note there will be an additional herb walk at my home on May 23rd the Saturday before the retreat to identify other plants that we will not find in the mountains. Please see the events page for more details. Let me know if you would like to attend the additional herb walk at no extra cost if you are already signed up for the retreat.

Looking forward to a wonderful weekend get away with you!

Medicinal Her – California Poppy

California Poppy

Medicinal Herb Post #18 written on June 21, 2018

California Poppy – Eschscholizia californica

This sun loving annual holds some great pain relieving and relaxation benefits. It is a very safe and effective nervine. You can use it for children if they’ll take it… but it’s very bitter. There are no addictive side effects or highs that come with it at all. Harvest the flowers as they open after the sun is up in the late morning or early afternoon. I also let some blooms go to seed so they come back every year. The flowers don’t last longer than a year so use them right after you dry them in a tincture or save to use in a tea. I’ve read that it can be used as a poultice to dry up milk in a mother who no longer breastfeeds. The root can be used for toothaches and treating lice.

Here is a formula that can be used for pain, headaches, anxiety and even sleep – use equal parts valerian root, skullcap, lemon balm, and CA poppy flowers. Make a tincture, tea or capsules. 1 tsp for adults or 1/2 tsp for children every 2-3 hours or as needed.

Because this herb is very effective it shouldn’t be used with other prescription drugs without first consulting with your medical provider. I just recently learned that it is illegal to pick the flowers outside of your own yard in California.