Fermented Food Adventures & Recipes
For several years – including in my first few years of writing this blog – I was an adherent of the Paleo diet, which entailed abstaining from wheat flour, among a number of other things. This is why I never added a sourdough starter recipe section, which otherwise would fit […]
In spite of my years cooking and fermenting, I’ll be honest, breadmaking has always intimidated me a bit. I went outside my comfort zone developing over many months and trials my pickle brine rye bread recipe in my cookbook, but that recipe worked off of instant yeast. Since I’ve eaten […]
With all the fermenting, pickling, and cooking I do, I’m a perfectionist when it comes to my fruits and veggies. Does Farmbox Direct make the cut? A little while back, a representative at Farmbox Direct came across my blog (that’s a good sign, right?!) and introduced herself and the company […]
This is a video I made (for a group of parents & kids) showing the process for making basic sauerkraut. Besides showing the preparation, it goes over the essential information for what size jar to use, how much salt, and other useful techniques. The airlock lid shown in the video […]
The Ultimate Pickle Jar. Aka the “Pickle Pusher.” I’ve talked about this product in some of my posts and I just wanted to take a minute and state that, for a couple bucks more than a fermentation weight, you are getting an invaluable fermentation tool. Some of my ferments, like […]
It’s my dream that one day this site can carry my own line of healthy, delicious, probiotic-rich foods. There’s a lot involved in getting there but maybe one day. In the meantime, this is a selection of highly rated fermented foods from Amazon. There’s a huge variety and I specifically […]
Introduction to Kefir Grains Let’s first clarify that milk kefir “grains” are not grains at all, though they do take on a soft, grain-like appearance and texture. It’s a bit like rice pudding in appearance and consistency. Kefir grains are probiotic colonies of yeast, lactic-acid producing bacteria, lipids, proteins, and […]
What is lacto-fermentation? Lacto-fermentation can also just be called “fermentation.” For example, we say certain foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, and sour pickles are “fermented.” The term lacto-fermentation is simply a way of specifying the type of fermentation we are talking about, because there are various types and classifications of fermentation. […]
Here’s a short video I did on Youtube about burping. And this here is a link to my ever-growing recommended equipment page.
A “ginger bug” is a natural soda “starter” you can easily make at home. In other words, like other fermented foods, it contains healthy bacteria and wild yeasts which convert sugars into things like acids, CO2, and alcohol. In fact, alcohol in ginger bug sodas is negligible because of the […]