Hi, my name is Anne Elliott, and I am a certified childbirth educator with more than 25 years of teaching experience. I am also the mother of seven children, with experience in hospital birth, birth-center birth, home birth, and cesarean birth. I am now a midwifery student, using PEP to prepare to take the NARM […]
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Getting Started with Healthy Bread
With Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread over this year, I thought I'd share some information on bread making.Here are some of my favorite … [Read More...]

Your Amazing Liver
Your liver is a gland that works tirelessly to digest your food, detoxify your blood, and aid your metabolism. The liver performs over 500 separate … [Read More...]
Recipes
Pep-Up Smoothie
This smoothie was developed by our family, based on a classic recipe for “Pep Up,” written by nutritionist … [Read More...]
Homemade Breads
Over the last couple weeks, I decided to clean off all the bits and scraps stuck with magnets to the side of … [Read More...]
Preparing Grains Properly Really Is Easy!
In this video, Sarah (the "Healthy Home Economist") shows us how easy preparing grains is! You can do this! … [Read More...]
Coconut Chicken Soup
Soup tastes so good in the winter time, especially here in chilly Minnesota! However, sometimes I get a little … [Read More...]
Simple Meals for Sick Days
"Anne, I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I can't cook much because I am … [Read More...]
Easy Breakfast Ideas
Last summer, I posted an article as a guest author on another website, listing easy breakfast ideas that you … [Read More...]
Get Well Soup
A version of this recipe was made popular by doctor and author, Henry Bieler. I’ve been making it at my … [Read More...]
Classic Cheesecake
1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tbsp. sugar 3 tbsp. butter, melted 5 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, … [Read More...]
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
2 eggs, beaten 1 cup butter 1 cup "healthy" sugar (such as sucanat, Rapadura, or other unrefined … [Read More...]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 1/4 cups sprouted wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1 … [Read More...]
Peanut Chicken over Cucumber Salad
(No, this isn't the actual recipe... it's just a stock photo... looks pretty similar, though!)My … [Read More...]
Chicken Casserole
One of my visitors asked if I would adapt a chicken casserole recipe that her family loves. The original … [Read More...]
Anne’s Whole Wheat Bread
Several people have written and asked for a good whole-wheat bread recipe. I try new recipes often, but this … [Read More...]
Refreshing Spring Strawberry Slushy
image courtesy of istockphoto.comAt our house, we’ve been working on ways to make a smoothie without … [Read More...]
Links to Other Recipes
Not only will the following links take you to great recipes, but you'll discover a treasure of excellent … [Read More...]