Why Brining Pork Is Better – Tender Baby Back Ribs Recipe
Submerging meats in a salty brine was often the way we preserved meat for later use through history. Fresh meat was often a luxury reserved just for the most elite…
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Love and Rub Your BBQ – Eastern Dry Rub Blend Recipe
Are you looking to elevate your barbecue? Ask around and you will find out that a really developed spice blend is all one needs to turn something from bland into…
The Ancient Dietary Story of Corn and SH&W’s Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Corn has been a dietary staple through history, and its success has been thanks to the ancient science and practice of nixtamalization. The origin of this ancient practice is unknown…
Bromelain for Better Digestion – Easy Pineapple Salsa Recipe
Enzymes occur naturally in raw fruits and vegetables. Some of these naturally occurring enzymes can even assist in our digestive processes. Bromelain is one of the best known naturally occurring…
Buy Local Eat Good – Crispy Carnitas Recipe
At Self-Healing and Wellness, we are dedicated to supporting not only our own health but that of or community and environment, long term. By supporting local food producers with operations…
Stevia – Nature’s Sweetener and Asian Inspired Meatballs Recipe
Stevia refers to the many forms of alternative sweeteners derived from the Stevia plant. The “glycosides” contained in the stevia plant are what makes it sometimes 50 to 300 times…
The Perfect Winter Warmup Meal – Split Pea Soup with Bacon
Split pea soup is a Self-Healing and Wellness team favorite during winter months. It is a great way to highlight split peas, which have a long and nutritious history having…
Chia the Superfood – Chia Seed Banana Bread Recipe
Native to Mexico and Guatemala, “Chia” is a flowering plant in the mint family with an extensive history of use by humans. The Aztec culture featured chia seeds as a…
Lactose Toleration in Goats Milk – Roquefort Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
Lactose is a sugar found in milk and milk products and eating products that contain lactose causes many people gastrointestinal distress, called lactose intolerance. People who suffer from lactose intolerance,…
The Aphrodisiac Meal for Valentine’s Day – SH&W Nectar and Ambrosia
A variety of foods have been touted through the ages for the aphrodisiac qualities. Asparagus, oysters, strawberries, chocolate, figs, are some of the most known aphrodisiac foods and it is…