You might have heard of kombucha, the lightly fermented tea that has achieved considerable popularity among the healthy-eating crowd. Traditionally associated with Asia, Russia, and Germany, kombucha became a popular drink globally by the late 1990s. Advocates claim it enhances cognition, stimulates immune function, supports weight loss, can be applied as a therapy for almost any…
We can harness probiotic bacteria to make many wonderful things, but crème fraîche is by far the easiest. This nutty, buttery, soured cream can be frustratingly hard to find in prepared form and—if you do happen to find it—can cost you as much as a dollar an ounce. Crème fraîche can be sweetened and whipped…
All the flavors you crave with your holiday turkey, but packed full of probiotic goodness – With just one week until Thanksgiving, you have plenty of time to make up a batch of my delicious Fermented Cranberry Orange Relish! For those of you who are new to fermenting, this is the prefect recipe for you! There’s…
Even Kombucha can get into the holiday spirit with the delicious flavors of Pumpkin Pie! When you are done brewing kombucha (first fermentation), it’s time to bottle your brew and reap its rewards. Bottling is often referred to as “the second fermentation” because this is when kombucha gets its well-known fizz that’s similar to soda. The…
Even though I’m fasting, our garden homegrown deliciousness still needs attention! Yesterday we harvested 20 pounds of tomatoes and today I’m making another batch of my Roasted Tomato Meat Sauce — and I’m going to walk you though it step by step! I’ll be providing you with the rough estimates of the ingredients that I used…
Whey is often called for as a culture starter in foods like lacto-fermented vegetables, beverages, and grains and flours. It can be obtained from yogurt, kefir, cultured buttermilk, clabbered milk, and some cheeses. Whey is full of the beneficial bacteria and enzymes found in these cultured dairy products. By using whey, the ferment is inoculated…
I can’t even begin to explain what a fun time I’m having working on my 2nd published cookbook, Fermented Foods at Every Meal. Although I’ve been fermenting for the past 10 years, this project really gotten my creative juices flowing when it comes to fermentation. This Fermented Pineapple Salsa can be served fresh and it’s…
My fall favorite Apple Pie Kombucha was inspired by Jill of First Comes Health. Her amazing book Fermented opened my eyes to more flavoring options for my home-brewed kombucha. I encourage all of you to purchase her book!!
This is what I call a “stupid-simple” canning recipe. Anyone can make these…And they are a much healthier alternative to the artificially (toxic) bright yellow colored stuff at the store! However, if you don’t want to go through the canning process you can simple store your completed jars in the refrigerator… it will take a…
This is one of the first recipes I created solely on my own, one that I took the time to measure out, write down and follow precisely… after several failed attempts when trying to perfect the ratios, this is pure perfection!! And to be completely honest, it’s maybe the hardest recipe for me to share…
Chicken stock, beef stock, pork stock.. it all is the same when it comes to canning….. This is such a quick and easy recipe 🙂 I would rather “can” my stock instead of storing it in the freezer… why waste the space and electricity??? And it’s so easy to pull out a jar of…
Up until last year (2012) I swore I’d never can meat. My hubby even teased me about “raw packing meat” since I was so strongly opinionated against it… (just an FYI the raw meat you start with is cooked while being canned so it’s not raw when you’re done) Growing up I have fond memories…