From the category archives:

cultured foods and drinks

When Life Gives You Meyer Lemons Part 1

February 20, 2010

The winner of the Garden of Life Giveaway, chosen at random, was Heather. Thank you all for sharing your amazing smoothie ideas; I truly enjoyed reading through each and every comment.
Guess what? I won an online giveaway recently too, and a five pound box of Meyer lemons landed on my doorstep as a result. Thanks [...]

12 comments Read more →

Yogurt Making

October 25, 2009

Yogurt made with live cultures is great for you- it’s high in protein, calcium and probiotics that aid the digestive system.
I’m a big fan of “low-tech” yogurt making- you don’t need any fancy equipment to make wholesome plain yogurt and once you have plain homemade yogurt, making delicious thick Greek yogurt is also a [...]

3 comments Read more →

Brown Sugar Buttermilk Ice Cream

October 2, 2009

Day 2 of my alphabet recipe challenge…on to the letter “B” and Brown Sugar Buttermilk Ice Cream.

One of my husband’s favorite desserts growing up was blueberries topped with sour cream. I did not get the appeal of this at all…until I tried it. Now I really like combining sweet foods with tangy ones, and [...]

0 comments Read more →

More Ways To Preserve Fruit

September 24, 2009

In just a few short months, the weather in New York will chilly. Maybe even snowy. The fresh fruits I’ve been enjoying from local farms will be long gone.

Because I don’t look forward to this aspect of winter, I am taking time now to ensure I’ll still be able to taste a bit of [...]

7 comments Read more →

Kimchi

September 12, 2009

If you’ve been reading this blog for a little while or if you are familiar with my website, you know that I am fascinated with and love to make lacto-fermented/cultured foods. Lacto-fermenting is a great natural preservation technique that also happens to confer numerous health benefits.
One of my favorite cultured foods to make is Kimchi [...]

4 comments Read more →

Lemon Cucumber Pickles

August 15, 2009

Having a great harvest of cucumbers this summer means I’m getting creative with the pickle recipes. These feature the lovely little lemon cucumbers, and they have wonderful spicy flavor from the chili pepper and ginger.
According to The Cook’s Thesaurus, the lemon cucumber is “sweet and flavorful”, basically lacking in “the chemical that makes [...]

3 comments Read more →

Pickled Cukes and Garlic Scapes

July 16, 2009

Here is a super easy pickles recipe featuring organic seasonal ingredients.

The cucumbers and the dill in this pickled cukes and garlic scapes recipe came from my garden, and I picked up the garlic scapes at my local farmer’s market (next year I’ll grow my own).

If you aren’t already acquainted with garlic scapes, they are [...]

2 comments Read more →

Making Sauerkraut

June 29, 2009

Traditional sauerkraut is a lacto-fermented/cultured food that is absolutely fabulous for your health. A few of its many healthy attributes: it is high in probiotics that aid the digestive and immune systems, it contains all the enzymes inherent in raw foods, and it has lots of vitamin C. (To learn more about cultured foods and [...]

3 comments Read more →

Healthy Fruit Soda

May 20, 2009

This healthy fruit soda is a homemade treat that’s not very hard to make…patience is the only skill that is required, as you’ll have to wait a little while to enjoy it.

There is nothing like a cold and bubbly drink to quench your thirst, but sodas are generally terrible for you. High in corn syrup [...]

0 comments Read more →