Alexander V Martin

Water Kefir: How To Make It At Home

Water kefir is an increasingly popular probiotic drink that you can make fairly easily and inexpensively at home. It is a simple combination of "water kefir grains," sugar, and water. In the instructions below, note how you add flavor with dried fruit and... Read >

Cleaning Your Showerhead

If your showerhead spurts and sprays unpredictably and unevenly, it likely needs to be cleaned. It can build up mineral deposits and other build up that keeps it from working at its optimum. In some cases you might find replacing the showerhead for about ... Read >

Unclog Your Shower Drain Easily

On occasion, you will find that your shower drains slowly. If left unattended, soon your shower will drain more and more slowly until it does not drain at all. When you first notice the problem, your shower drain is likely clogged and these simple steps c... Read >

Kitchen Drain Clog: Quick Steps to Unclog It

Bits of food, small kitchen items, grease, and soap can clog a kitchen drain over time. Residue lines the inside of your pipes and becomes a magnet to small bits of food. If you notice your kitchen sink draining slowly, get the clog taken care of before i... Read >

Homemade Milk Kefir: How To

Kefir is a great cultured dairy product. It is easier to make than yogurt, particularly because you do not have to heat the milk first. If you are a raw milk drinker, then you preserve the enzymes in that milk by not heating it. There are actually kefir ... Read >

Freezing Pipes: How to Avoid a Winter Plumbing Disaster

If you live in a cold climate you already know that extreme cold can wreak havoc on your plumbing. When water freezes in the pipes, the water expands and the joints of the pipes (and even the pipes themselves) expand and break apart. When the water defros... Read >

Amaranth: Soak It For Maximum Nutrition

Amaranth is nutritious and high in zinc, iron, and calcium. Amaranth has a nutty flavor and serves as a good complement to many bean dishes but it also makes a good main dish when combined with tasty vegetables as does the grain bulghur when turned into t... Read >

Day Trips from Delano California

Delano families are always looking for new and different things to do. Heading west to the beach or north to the Bay Area are popular options. However, within two hours east of us lay many interesting locations that showcase the beauty of the Sierra. Whil... Read >

Clovis Family Day Trip: Sequoia National Park

Clovis families are on the look-out for new family-friendly activities. Luckily Clovis is less than two hours from the Bay Area, Central Coast, Yosemite, and the Sequoia National Park. The closest, family friendly day trip is just east of Clovis in the Si... Read >

Tulare California Day Trip to Sequoia

Tulare California lies at the gate of the Sequoia National Park, the home to the world's largest living thing. The Giant Sequoia trees are as tall as a 25-story building and would fill a city street with their large bases. A day trip to see these giants i... Read >

Quinoa: Tips and Tricks to Prepare It

Quinoa is a nutritious grain high in iron, zinc, and calcium. It has a wonderful, nutty flavor and serves as a great side dish or as the basis of a main dish, such as a grain salad like tabouli. Technically quinoa is not a grain but a seed, but it is enjo... Read >

Omega 3 Foods: Four Great Recipes

Omega 3 fatty acids are critical to brain health. Our brains are made up primarily of fat and much of that fat is of the Omega 3 variety. Omega 3 fatty acids are critical to health health as well and help us fight inflammation. We should incorporate these... Read >

Quick and Impressive Moroccan Beef

This Moroccan beef dish is impressive to serve and yet simple to make. If you expect guests and yet feel that you have no time for a home cooked meal, this may be a good bet. This dish comes from the North Africa tradition where most meat dishes are cooke... Read >

Travel Food - Seafood Dip and Vegetables

Even under the best of circumstances, eating a healthy meal on the road can be a challenge. Grocery stores increasingly carry healthy prepared foods like salads which are always an option. What is another option widely available at grocery stores that wil... Read >

Calcium Rich Foods for Children

Calcium is critical across the life cycle, from your time in utero, as an infant and a toddler, through life changes such as pregnancy and then, finally, in the older years. Young people need calcium to help build their growing bones. Older people need ca... Read >