Going Gluten-Free: Fad or Necessity?
I went gluten-free a little over a year ago. More than one person thought I was crazy, but since then I no longer have brain fog (that feeling of rusty steel wool scratching around my head while I'm...
View ArticleGoing Gluten-Free: Fad or Necessity?
I went gluten-free a little over a year ago. More than one person thought I was crazy, but since then I no longer have brain fog (that feeling of rusty steel wool scratching around my head while I’m...
View ArticleSprouting Beans: Lentils, Mung Beans, and Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas)
Beans are among the easiest of foods to sprout, and doing so helps to pre-digest them. Some (like lentils) can be eaten raw, though most people will digest beans best they’re lightly steamed or...
View ArticleSprout Log and Sprout Pricing
Many of you know that we have been growing and eating a significant amount of sprouts. Except for shredded carrots, shredded goat cheese, and rice cake crumbles (used as croutons), our salads for the...
View ArticleSprouting v. Hydroponics and Other Questions
Update (4/17/09) — Please see my comment below for further clarification of my thoughts on hydroponics. The book I got yesterday is called “Sprouts: The Miracle Food” by Steve Meyerowitz. It is...
View ArticleMore Sprouting
In my Azure order that came Monday, I received another set of 3 Sproutmaster trays. Now I have 7 trays. Plus I have one sprout screen that I interchange on about 3 different jars, using it to rinsing...
View ArticleSuccessful Sprouted Buckwheat Breakfast-
4 out 5 members of the family loved breakfast this morning! I’d say that is a success. The person who didn’t care for it reported a willingness to have it again, though. After rinsing the buckwheat...
View ArticleSprouting Hulled Buckwheat for Breakfast
Sprouting Hulled Buckwheat A man at the Farmer’s Market yesterday told me about sprouting buckwheat. It sprouts quickly (1-2 days) and makes a great breakfast. We do eat buckwheat now and then,...
View ArticleMicrogreens Progress… and a Bit About Sprouts
I wrote on August 25, 2007 that I was going to try to grow microgreens. I royally messed up that first set of microgreens — buckwheat, sunflower and flax. According to Jeff, I sterilized them. 😀 That’s...
View ArticleAlfalfa Sprouts
This is my second batch of alfalfa sprouts using the Sproutmaster Sprouting Tray. It is turning out much better than the first. The difference is that I used too many seeds the first time around. I...
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