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Making Bread with Wild Yeast

Posted by lindsey
/ September 28, 2012 / Leave a comment

Sorry for the delay between the “Catching Wild Yeast” post and this one – I had some yeast problems. Bubbles (our yeast pet) decided to be a little temperamental. She was doing great – growing well, doubling nicely, smelling great – then one morning I went to feed her and...
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Posted in Breads, Ideas, Recipes

Tagged Thrive Whole Wheat Flour
Making Bread Without Commercial Yeast – Catch Yourself Some Wild Yeast!

Posted by lindsey
/ September 14, 2012 / Leave a comment

In our quest to live a more self-reliant life, my husband and I have an ongoing list of skills we would like to learn. I would like to become a master gardener, and learn how to can all of the vegetables that I grow. My husband wants to learn welding...
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Posted in Breads, Everything Else, Ideas, Recipes
The Season We’ve Prepared For

Posted by lindsey
/ August 1, 2012 / 6 Comments

Last Wednesday, I lost my job. Problems in my boss’ personal life have escalated, and he can no longer afford to pay me. While I’ve been suspecting for a little while that this might happen, it still came as a shock. I thought I had more time – more time...
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Bake a Better Granola Bar

Posted by lindsey
/ February 26, 2012 / Leave a comment

Ready for a challenge? Send your kids to school with healthy, homemade granola bars next week. The best part about making your own granola bars is that you can make them with exactly what you want in them – fruits, nuts, chocolate, added fiber, anything! My daughter’s school is peanut...
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Posted in Breakfast, Ideas, Side Dish

Tagged Thrive 9 Grain Cracked Cereal, Thrive Quick Oats, Thrive Whole Wheat Flour
The Ultimate Healthy Breakfast

Posted by lindsey
/ February 26, 2012 / Leave a comment

I used to be anti-breakfast. I would live on diet soda until lunch, then inhale a “number eight” at the closest drive thru. Luckily I wised up in college and realized that I couldn’t focus in class if my stomach was growling loud enough to invite stares from anyone sitting...
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Posted in Breakfast, Ideas, Recipes

Tagged Thrive 9 Grain Cracked Cereal, Thrive Quick Oats
Making Stock from Scratch

Posted by lindsey
/ February 26, 2012 / 1 Comment

Sorry, but there is not one single Thrive ingredient in this “recipe”. Okay, it isn’t even really a recipe – it’s more of a method. But I think it is really important that every cook knows how to make their own chicken stock from scratch. Sure, you can buy it...
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Posted in Everything Else, Ideas, Recipes
What Do You Do With TVP?

Posted by lindsey
/ February 14, 2012 / Leave a comment

I figured we ought to wrap up our first month of “What the Heck Wednesday” by tackling a product that just might scare the bejezus out of a few of you: TVP. You may have heard of this stuff a few decades ago, but technology has brought TVP a long,...
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Tagged Thrive Chicken TVP, Thrive FD Ground Beef, Thrive Ham TVP, Thrive Sausage TVP, Thrive Sloppy Joe TVP, Thrive Taco TVP
What Do You Do With Tomato Powder?

Posted by lindsey
/ February 13, 2012 / 3 Comments

Welcome to installment three of “What the Heck Wednesday.” Today we’re going to take a look at Thrive Tomato Powder. I have to say – this is hands down one of my all time favorite products. It is super versatile, very nutritious, and easy to use. The first thing you...
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Tagged Thrive Tomato Powder
What Do You Do With Butter Powder?

Posted by lindsey
/ February 13, 2012 / Leave a comment

Welcome to installment two of “What the Heck Wednesday.” Today we are going to take a look at what might be considered a peculiar product: Butter Powder. This stuff wasn’t quite as puzzling as the Whole Egg Powder, but it still seemed a little odd. It’s powdered, and it’s butter,...
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Tagged Thrive Butter Powder
Fruit Snacks

Posted by lindsey
/ February 13, 2012 / 2 Comments

Let’s examine some fruit snacks, shall we? On the left we have the contents of 2 bags of Sunkist snacks. These “fruit” snacks contain ingredients like corn syrup, modified corn starch, dextrose, sodium citrate, malic acid, mineral oil, carnauba wax, colors red 40, yellow 5, blue 1 and beeswax. I...
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Posted in Everything Else, Ideas

Tagged Thrive FD Banana Slices, Thrive FD Raspberries, Thrive FD Strawberries, Thrive Freeze Dried Blueberries