Kat Morocza

Feeling Summer

Happy Summer Solstice We enter summer around June 21st with the summer solstice, when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky and is the day with the longest period of daylight. But this solstice day also marks the beginning of the cycle of growing darkness which will peak six months later at the …

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Why I love Ghee

What is Ghee? I am a big fan of ghee and saturated fats that come from happy, healthy animals, raised on their natural diet. I believe these are the only fats safe for cooking with high temperatures. As my dear friend explains on her website: “Ghee is an extra clarified butter, rendered through the long, slow application …

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The Art of Chewing

Chewing Eating begins with the simple art of chewing. Chewing leads to smooth digestion and greater assimilation of nutrients because it initiates the release of digestive enzymes and breaks down food. Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth. Chewing turns grains and other complex carbohydrates into satisfying sugars and makes oils, proteins and minerals available for …

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Dandelion Pesto

Dandelion Pesto Recipe April is the time when dandelions are in full force flowering all over. Choose young leaves when collecting dandelion leaves, the older ones tend to be too bitter. Dandelions are high in inulin, which is a starchy carbohydrate that provides food to our got flora. Regularly eating foods high in inulin can …

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Stinging Nettles

Nettles, Your Spring Friend One of the first signs of spring is when nettles appear. They are full of vitamins and minerals, help detoxify the body, and protect the liver against damage by toxins, heavy metals and inflammation. People have been gathering and eating stinging nettles for generations upon generations. Instead of shopping for spring …

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