Dehydrated Apple and Banana Chips (with Cinnamon & Coconut Oil of course!)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in Recipes | Leave a comment

I’ve gone dehydrator crazy which explains why I’ve got some dehydrated apple and banana chips coming your way! That thing has been working overtime and I have Vivica from The Nourished Caveman to thank. You see, I’m bunking at her place for a wee bit and ever since we made her Golden Flax Crackers in the dehydrator (recipe video coming soon!), I’ve been having a wild time. Like a real hoot. All the ducks are going quackers with me. Maybe the solitude is starting to get me? I do have only the company of animals right now. The crazy cat lady inside me is being exposed. Wow. I never thought I’d see the day.

Paleo Banana Cake with Chai Spice and a Coconut Cinnamon Frosting

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in Recipes | 3 Comments

An impromptu visit from a dear old friend left me in quite the quandary. With her arrival set for the 2 hour mark, it was only at this point in time that I remembered (thanks to Facebook) her looming birthday. Seriously, what kind of friend was I? A forgetful one at that. So here I was. In a panicky rush, trying to muster up the brainpower and creative prowess to come up with a birthday cake recipe. An easy task? THINK AGAIN. I had limited ingredients and ducking down the supermarket was a half hour drive. Not happening. It was like Iron Chef, except the amateur was pitted against only what her creativity and pantry limited her too.

Why You May Not Want a Side of Glyphosate On Your Plate and How to Avoid it

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in EcoLiving | 1 Comment

Why You May Not Want a Side of Glyphosate On Your Plate and how to avoid it - The Urban Ecolife

We’ve all heard the age old arguments pinning organic vs conventionally grown food. Studies, or bias journalism at its best, have left a very carefully marked trail of evidence proclaiming that there is in fact, no difference in nutritional quality when compared side by side. This pins you with the question, why on earth would anyone bother paying the exorbitant prices for organic food then?

Goodbye World Movie (Survivalists and Off The Grid Homesteaders… Your Time Has Come)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in EcoLiving | 4 Comments

Brace yourselves you survivalists and self-sufficient alike. The movie we’ve all been waiting for is finally set to hit the silver screen on April 4th. Ok, so maybe you’re not all hardcore Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian wanderlust dreamers and movie fanatics like me, but with Adam Grenier and Ben McKenzie starring side by side, I’m sure you can make an exception for this one. That is of course, if you still watch movies or have access to a movie theater.

Minty Morning Green Smoothie (Paleo, Dairy-free, Nut-free)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in Recipes | 11 Comments

I’ve recently had to get over this weird thought of smoothies not being a proper ‘meal’. I think it’s because I really enjoy the process of chewing my food that it predisposes me to not enjoying the process of drinking my meals. Strange? Maybe. Please tell me I’m not alone.

Whilst I may have a slight addiction to my morning eggs, I put the challenge to myself to give this smoothie thing a proper go. Especially since this whole smoothie craze seems to be sweeping the planet from under it’s rooted tree trunks.

For the love of Dehydration! WIN an Excalibur Dehydrator!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in Giveaways | 89 Comments

Enter to win you own 5 tray Excalibur Dehydrator!

How to be a Badass Citizen… and not get arrested

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in EcoLiving | Leave a comment

Ever have one of those days when you wake up and feel like you just want to do something BADASS?

Where you feel like the little kid inside of you with the slingshot who’s been grounded ever since your grade 2 teacher grilled you for leaving the dead toad on her chair, is just itching to get a chance to come out and play again? Read more ..

Paleo Matcha Green Tea Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Emily Uebergang Posted in Recipes | 2 Comments

I have fond memories of my trip through Japan 2 years ago. A big fat, ginormous part of this was eating up all things flavoured with Green Tea. I’m not talking just ordinary, your old run of the mill green tea either. The real Matcha Powder kind. I have a fascination with this peculiar Matcha powder. Is it its wicked green colour? The unusual flavour? Its supposed nutritional benefits? Or its multipurpose ability to be added to basically anything you fancy baking or making? What’s not to adore about it really?