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Kaptain Kombucha’s furry friend is crazy about nuts. He can’t get enough of their crunchy goodness.        Nuts are a little used ingredient in traditional British cooking, mainly having been afforded the status of pre-drink nibbles or the mainstay of home-baked vegetarian nut roasts. But the humble nut has so much more to offer. These nutrient dense morsels are full of natural oils, protein, vitamins & minerals.   Here’s a quick “ABC” of some of the amazing properties of the most common nuts:   Almond – vitamin E & calcium Brazil – selenium Cashew – magnesium, zinc &...

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Do try this at home!    The benefits of consuming traditionally fermented foods are well documented. However, as they are not mass-produced, or available in mainstream stores, they can be hard to come by. Also the cost of buying a lovingly crafted, artisan product can be prohibitive if you are on a limited budget. Fermentation is a very forgiving process so, provided you follow a few basic guidelines, you can make your own supply of deliciously nutritional fermented fruits & vegetables. The only equipment required are glass jars, a mixing bowl & a couple of plastic bags. Pretty much...

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Kombucha, living food, nutrition, Recipes -

A new twist on an old favourite     Fans of champagne jelly will love this ambrosial treat. Indulge yourself with a layer of invigorating Kombucha, its tiny bubbles suspended in a quivering jelly, topped with home made probiotic ‘ice cream’. It will leave you palate tingling, & your stomach ready for action.   Acetic acid forming bacteria in the kombucha help raise stomach acidity, aiding digestion & killing pathogenic bacteria. Gelatine is high in protein, contains numerous essential amino acids, attracts water to its molecules helping food move through the digestive tract, & has an incredibly healing effect on...

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breakfast, Kombucha, nutrition -

I was feeling kind of inspired last night. Those grey, rainy evenings leave me craving an injection of sunshine. Hmmm, so how about planning a kombucha themed breakfast to kick start the day?   Whoa..............succulent kombucha fruit loaf!     Equinox ginger kombucha poured over a bowl of dried fruits & seeds exploded in a sizzling cauldron of effervescence. By morning the kombucha steeped fruits were nicely plumped, tender, juicy & beautifully fragrant with a gingery sweetness & a hint of yeast.   Added to my favourite gluten & sugar free loaf recipe those kombucha laden nuggets made a wicked...

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Kefir, living food, nutrition -

Mention you have a "gut feeling" about something, & everybody will know what you mean.  For centuries language has honoured the role of the gut in processing feelings & "intuition". "Butterflies in the stomach", "stomach churning" & "gut instinct" are all familiar phrases.   In the chakra system the solar plexus chakra relates to the gut & is the energy centre of feelings, processing raw emotions.  Stress, unhappiness, anger & fear all go straight to the gut.  No wonder the gut in now being referred to as the "second brain".   The vagus nerve connects the brain stem directly to...

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