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 […]
Infusing your vodka or other spirits with fruit, veggie, and/or herbal flavors is about as easy as placing it in your vodka for a week. Just make sure to strain it after. Each summer, I’m on a mission to make as many cucumber pickles as I can from my garden […]
My brother's smoked turkey, juicy & full of flavor. Happy Thanksgiving!
Palak Paneer (Indian cottage cheese in spicy spinach green sauce). Can also sub with tofu. I have two new posts up on the blog. The first, how to make paneer from scratch (easiest cheese ever!). The second is my recipe & process for Palak Paneer (link in bio). But once you can make the paneer, there's so many other great dishes it goes with and I hope to share more down the line!
Yellow Curry-Spiced Cauliflower. I really enjoy these. A pickled recipe rather than fermented in order to give it just hint a of sweetness that won't be fleeting. You can find this recipe and over 120 others in my new cookbook! Link in bio. My pink pickled cauliflower recipe is always available for free at insaneinthebrine.com.
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Milk kefir biscuits are the best! Thick, fluffy and full of flavor. Also no more intense effort making buttermilk or buying it. My new #insaneinthebrinecookbook (linked in bio) has detailed guidance for making & using milk kefir as well as my biscuit recipe (which can be made with just buttermilk or even milk if you don't have or want kefir grains). Numerous other recipes included for using kefir grains, milk kefir, kefir cheese and whey, in new ways.
Pastured eggs from @risenshineorganicfarm
🥬🥕🧄🌶️🔥SLAW-CHI!! (Kimchi Cole slaw)
I've shown this before and sung its praises but now I finally have my recipe up! The link is in my bio (Linktree)!
If you love slaw and/or kimchi, you're in for an addictive treat… Bold flavor that's a little bit spicy, little sweet, crunchy and creamy! I loved everything I put this on, especially the sammie in the next pic with the homemade hoagie roll and the homemade bulgogi. My bulgogi recipe is in my new cookbook which is in the Linktree. AND lastly you'll find this sammie and many more creations in my Facebook group "Rate My Sandwich" also linked in my Linktree, would love to see your sandwich creations there.
Finished garlic dill pickles made two weeks ago with my 5th grade gardening class at @templesinaiatlanta (posted 10/24). They loved em and most of the students even asked for cups to drink brine after. "Ideal students" 😂
🍆🌶️🔥"Kimchi Babaganoush" final product with my organic homegrown ichiban eggplant. Recipe below.
If you love kimchi and babaganoush, I'd say very good chance you'll be into this. If you like babaganoush but have never had kimchi, I could see it going one way or the other, just because kimchi is a pretty unique flavor for the uninitiated, and it definitely changes up the flavor here. Strong discernable flavors of both babaganoush and kimchi but melded nicely. Here's my recipe:
2.75 lbs hot smoked eggplant (weight before smoking and scooping out flesh) cooled then blended with 6 large garlic cloves (~35-40g), 1 habanero seeded (optional), 1 finger ginger (~10g), 12-13g pickling salt (or 2 tsp), 1/4 cup gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes), and 2 TBSP soy sauce. I tried a batch with soy sauce and one with fish sauce and thought the soy sauce was better in this case. Ferment this blended paste in a quart jar for 10-14 days. Can also add a splash of old kimchi brine to jumpstart fermentation (I did this), especially since the hot smoking will kill most or all of the healthy bacteria on the eggplant you'll need for fermentation (of course, these should normally still be enough on the garlic, ginger and any pepper used).
After the allotted time fermenting, blend this paste for a couple minutes with 1/4 cup room temp tahini, 2 TBSP EVOO, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp black pepper, and 1 TBSP lemon juice (optional, you may find it already sour to your liking). I garnished with sesame seeds and green onion.
If you make it, would.love to hear your thoughts either way!
🥚🧅🌶️🔥Blackening-seasoning pickled eggs. Spicy, full of flavor and oh so satisfying. One of the 120+ recipes in my new e-cookbook for only $9.99, link in bio.
