Archive for January 2016
Building Your Plant Based Kitchen – A Spiralizer
Ready to take your plant based kitchen to the next level? Consider a spiralizer. In this final post to my Building Your Plant Based Kitchen series, we take a close look at spiralizers. After a month of tool talk that included insight into owning a Vitamix, an immersion blender, a pressure cooker, and the right…
Read MoreYour Home Guide to Gemmotherapy III: Digestion Woes
In this continuing series on home use of Gemmotherapy, I’d like to offer a very simple alternative to antacids or any home-cure for indigestion. It’s important to remember this protocol, and all protocols in this series, are for acute, occasional symptoms- not for ongoing chronic symptoms. Chronic digestive symptoms need to be brought to the…
Read MoreBuilding Your Plant Based Kitchen – A Vitamix
Yes, you can run a highly efficient plant based kitchen without a Vitamix but having one does make the prep of everything from smoothies to sauces to soups just that much easier. It was our commitment to morning smoothies that pushed the decision to purchase one and we have literally used it every morning that…
Read MoreYour Home Guide to Gemmotherapy II: Acute Coughs
Today, as part of my series on home care with Gemmotherapy, I’d like to share some useful and timely information regarding care for acute coughs in either children or adults. Gemmotherapy actually provides several answers, depending on the type of cough experienced, which I will explain further on. What should make Gemmotherapy extracts your first…
Read MoreBuilding Your Plant Based Kitchen – Pressure Cooker
I’ve been cooking family dinners a long time, like since I was ten years old and until a year ago pressure cookers were a mystical tool that definitely seemed out of my league. Because I now know that we need to get curious and comfortable with what scares us, especially regarding our passions, I took…
Read MoreYour Home Guide to Gemmotherapy I: Seasonal Allergies or Sinus Congestion
Today kicks off the first post in my new series on Gemmotherapy for home users. I am super excited to share with you simple, focused protocols that each and every one of you can use at home for everything from headaches to seasonal allergies. The beauty of Gemmotherapy extracts is that they lend themselves to…
Read MoreBuilding Your Plant Based Kitchen – Immersion Blender
There are a handful of tools I put to work everyday in my kitchen. While my Vitamix is put to test for every morning meal, the immersion blender rules each evening. I use it for every salad dressing, soup, and most sauces I make. It’s a brilliant tool, cleans in seconds, stows away easily in…
Read MoreWelcoming 2016: Be Fearless
The past four weeks leading into 2016, I shared my thoughts and suggestions on intentions that could serve the body, mind, and soul in order to tap into your true self. The reward in discovering your true self is the ability to live out your destiny, who you were born to be, and deliver the…
Read MoreLauren’s Kitchen: Building your Plant Based Kitchen for 2016
Cleaning out and organizing my kitchen is a task I take on each New Year and again when I return from my summer weeks in Europe. Both times present an opportunity for a fresh look at what fills my shelves and drawers. In addition to cleaning through my pantry staples, I assess the tools I…
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