Fermented Food Adventures & Recipes
Because of the diverse array of its anti-inflammatory, vitamin-rich components, which are also normally easily accessible in conventional or specialty grocers and food markets, fire cider has only seen its popularity grow in both commercial production and DIY recipes in recent years. Another convenient benefit: It’s not hard at all […]
Quite a title, ay? But if we were to call it by everything it’s got, it would have a bunch of other words like “garlic,” and “cumin” and “coriander” and more! The pictures show a yellow pickle… that’s due to the fact that I used a yellow watermelon. The turmeric […]
Ever wonder how to get those perfect, effervescent half sour pickles? You can get effervescent with full sours, but you’ll often find the peak at 3-4 days of room temperature fermentation. Using organic produce is always best to achieve results like this, as it contains more carbonation-producing bacteria. Please hit […]
Young pickles are brined for 24 hours (or possibly up to 48) before fridging and eating, to give you that super crunchy texture and saltier (versus sour) flavor. It’s a real delicatessen icon. This video provides some more info and guidance. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel for notifications about […]
Welcome to the syrup that turned my picky-eater son from a grapefruit hater to a grapefruit lover. “Dad! Grapefruit is my favorite fruit of all time!” No joke. All it took was a bit of this drizzled on his grapefruit. This grapefruit syrup has a great sweet and tangy punch […]
Are you ready for the most refreshing, memorable cocktail of the summer? I recently made a super fizzy grapefruit-basil soda with my water kefir grains which I loved, and a grapefruit simple syrup. These were done with pink grapefruits, which added a nice color, but any grapefruit will do. These […]
This is a top ten list and detailed explanation for making the crunchiest garlic dill pickles. Somehow I forgot to mention (even though it’s a big one for me) that keeping the cucumbers whole (uncut) is the best practice for ferment pickles. If you like this content, please hit the […]
This is a five-minute demonstration, recipe & explanation for making classic sour garlic dill pickles. If you like these videos, please subscribe directly to the YouTube channel.
This soda is so refreshing it’s insane! It’s not grapefruit season but I just love pink grapefruit on a hot day and they have been dynamite! My son decided it’s his favorite fruit ever times a thousand, after years of me trying to convince him it was even edible. Funny […]
This video shows a simple process of separating out milk kefir whey and curds from each other, giving you kefir whey and kefir cheese. They can have certain applications on their own that is superior to them being mixed. For example, kefir cheese can be used as a spread, dip, […]