Comments on: The Living Kitchen

By: Kaylin

Kaylin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:21:29 +0000

@donielle, Thank you! I'll definitely be looking for them!

By: donielle

donielle — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:38:04 +0000

@Kaylin, I found them in the canning section of our local supermarket. I believe they are Ball brand lids.

By: Kaylin

Kaylin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:12:39 +0000

Where did you get your white lids? I have one that was on a jar of honey I bought locally and I love that lid! I hate using canning jar lids as they get rusty and you have to find both pieces. I’d love to have more of those white ones!

By: donielle

donielle — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:16:52 +0000

@Kelli,

Yes you can dehydrate the nuts in the oven, you may just want to open the door occasionally to try and keep it from getting to hot.

The grains -yes, you can grind after soaking. If you’re soaking whole grains though, it’d be best to sprout them! Just place them in water and rinse out with fresh water a few times a day until they grow teeny little tails. Then dehydrate and grind. I have heard though that you have to make sure the tails don’t get to long and you don’t dehydrate them at to warm a temp or it’ll turn to ‘malt’. So maybe your oven was a bit to warm.

Otherwise, for just soaking, you just soak the already ground flour.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:05:14 +0000

Can I dehydrate the nuts in the oven at low temp? Can I grind the grains to bake after soaking? I’m going to get Nourishing Traditions from the library soon(it’s on hold) so should I just wait and read it….THANK you for your help!!!:)
I tried grinding sprouted grains but had issues with them being too light, and also my oven was a little warm I think. It’s low temp is like 170F

By: donielle

donielle — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:32:03 +0000

@Kelli, The legumes are soaked in a water/whey solution and then cooked. Same for the grains. You can leave them out for about 24 hours though. For nuts, you soak and then dehydrate. Once they are dehydrated they can sit out like normal. (though some people keep cold for long term storage) So you could make a trail mix and it'd be perfectly fine for a few days.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:26:09 +0000

So, do you keep the legumes and grains in the water or are they good for a while if soaked for an evening. My next venture is to begin soaking. However, my husband is a pilot and loves his trail mix but is gone for a few days at a time.

By: donielle

donielle — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:40:42 +0000

@Paula, I forgot I hadn't posted it yet! Oops! I even took pictures.....doh! And the beans are soaking in a water with a few Tbsps of whey to help break down the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors. It is in NT. You soak for 12-24 hours, drain, rinse, and cook like normal!

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:36:29 +0000

is there a recipe for the grape kefir soda? you ferment your kidney beans? Is that in the NT book how to ferment beans? Then you just cook them like normal? THANKS!!!

By: Upstatemomof3

Upstatemomof3 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:21:32 +0000

Very neat!! I wish I knew how to do cool stuff like that.