Fermented Food Adventures & Recipes
Ferments off the beaten path, non-fermented recipes, syrups, and more
This recipe without photos appears at the end of the recipe. This recipe first appeared in More Insane in the Brine: The Second Official Cookbook , using my homemade olives. I have recently made a few of the recipes from the book available here, as well as from the first […]
This article was adapted from Kenny Friedman’s recipe (which we collaborated on) at the Kosher Epicurian Society website. It’s a wonderful resource for Kosher cooking, dining, reviews, wine, and much more, with recipes and content being added regularly! You can find Kenny on Instagram @kosherwinetastings. Note: This is a “quick […]
Tandoori is both a cooking style and method (cooking in a tandoor). This recipe doesn’t require a tandoor, but simply your favorite medium for cooking wings, be it your grill, oven, smoker, air fryer, or what have you. Although you may be used to tandoori chicken being bright red, this […]
Oshinko, which means “fragrant dish” in Japanese, refers to a variety of pickled vegetables commonly used in Japanese cuisine. While daikon radish is one of the most popular types of oshinko, there are several other vegetables that can be pickled and enjoyed, such as cucumbers, carrots, and even cabbage. This […]
This recipe makes use of fermented pickle brine and caraway seeds to give you a classic Eastern European rye bread flavor without the need for sourdough starter. (If you want to make my classic sourdough rye bread recipe, check out my recipe here.) This bread has a wonderful consistency, including […]
What better way to bring together my roots as a Georgia boy raised by two Jewish New Yorkers? Lesser known fact that while the Kosher pickle peddlers of the Lower East Side brought a great variety of pickles to the US, including the iconic Kosher Garlic Dill, the fermented green […]
Are you ready to turn a humble can of peas into a star meal? When one of your favorite dishes from before your GERD or gastritis days is allowable (or encouraged) on your anti-inflammatory diet, you know you’re in for a treat! This is simply because these kinds of “elimination” […]
There may be nothing better for a sandwich than some hearty rye bread with plenty of caraway flavor. This recipe contains all my regular rye bread must-haves: cocoa powder, molasses, caraway and dill seed, but this recipe amps up the flavor even more with garlic powder and black pepper. The […]
Let’s state at the outset, you can use this recipe to make easy, delicious cornbread with any kind of milk (or buttermilk). When I started experimenting with milk kefir in baking for my first cookbook, I eventually hit upon the idea of kefir corn bread. To cut to the chase […]
The term “ceviche” first appeared in writing in an 1820 Peruvian song. I have always assumed the term came originally from Spanish but the more I researched, the more I found the word “ceviche” and the origins of this dish are shrouded in mystery. It’s possible the word came from […]