Food Fun!

Picture by Suat Eman

For the last couple of years I have begun a journey of learning more about foods and how to properly prepare them. Traditional healthy food, that usually requires some time...not time making it, but time to let it sit.  Fermenting (culturing), soaking, and sprouting all take time.

 My lastest venture is making water kefir!  We all love it!  It's a sort of bubbly sweet water that is filled with probiotics, great for digestion and a healthy gut!  You can add whatever flavor juice you want as well, to make it a treat.  I usually just add a little lemon and it's wonderful, like lemonade!  Here is a site to show how EASY it is to make! http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2011/04/how-to-make-water-kefir.html

As I type, I have buttermilk culturing, lentils sprouting, water kefir fermenting, and just made some yogurt (in the crockpot) that turned out perfect!

I took out a couple of big scoops, and you can see how firm it is!

Sprouted lentils for a salad I'm making for dinner, tonight. :)

All of this learning, doing, and actually having it work is another pleasure God has given me.  There is something to making food from "as close to the ground" as you can.  As a homemaker, I want to prepare the most nourishing food I can for our family.  We still go out once in a while, but this what I'm trying to implement for most of our  meals. There are some wonderful resources if any of you would like to learn more.  Two of my favorite blogsites are http://www.keeperofthehome.org/  and  http://gnowfglins.com/ . They both have great information and pictures...I like pictures! :) 

I have to say that learning and trying these new things are teaching me some important lessons. Patience and thankfulness for my food have probably been the most upfront things.  The Lord is so good to give us all the food we need daily...and how He created everything to work a certain way.  Watching how seeds sprout, to grow into more plants. How precious water is for cooking and drinking.  (Thank you Lord for the rain!) How living organisms (probiotics - good bacteria) is good for our digestive system.  The more I learn, the more I see how the Lord has made food to sustain and be used by and for our body.  From the largest things like our galaxies to the smallest things like bacteria, He is the Creator of them all and He made them work just the right way to reveal how brilliant He is!

"Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD from the heavens;

Praise Him in the heights!

Praise Him all His angels;

Praise Him, all His hosts!

Praise Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, all starts of light!

Praise Him, highest heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens! 

 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created." Psalm 148:1-5