Simple And Safe Fermentation For Beginners
Tired of following recipes and want to learn how to craft your own mind blowing kombucha? You can make sweet booch, spicy booch, savory booch, or just plain booch using different types of tea, fruit, herbs, and spices. The combinations are endless. And you don’t need no stinkin’ recipe to do it either. Just follow my guidelines to…
Avoid mushy pickles forever by following my tips for crunchy pickles. Fermenting cucumbers is very challenging compared to other vegetables, like carrots or green beans, because cucumbers contain a high amount of water making them subject to fast decomposition. Cucumbers easily become mushy when fermented, which is gross to most people, including me. So, how…
Fermented vegetables should be eaten daily to aid in digestion, heal the gut and aid in the absorption of vitamins and minerals. Making sauerkraut is one of the cheapest and easiest fermented foods you can make and it’s versatile. Sauerkraut goes well with many foods. It’s not just for bratwurst or hot dogs. I add it…
Warm spices, cinnamon, ginger, roasted chicory, cloves, and nutmeg with hints of fresh pumpkin flavor make my Sweet Harvest Pumpkin Kombucha taste like pumpkin cider or what I call, Fall in a bubbly, probiotic drink. As a kid in my hometown, Healdsburg, fall would be cool, crisp and rainy (this was way before the drought). I lived…
Warm cinnamon, fresh ginger and sweet, juicy apples are fermented for two days to make Spiced Probiotic Apples. Great as a snack for kids, added to yogurt with a light drizzle of maple syrup, or added to smoothies for a probiotic boost in the morning. I can’t believe the variety of apples available right now. Cameo,…
When mold shows up in your fermented veggies it can be really scary and gross. It happens to all of us at some point and it’s happened to me many times. I’ve learned how to prevent mold when fermenting veggies over the years and since I get this concern and question all the time, here’s…
How often should you eat fermented foods? The short answer is as much as you can. Eating fermented foods daily will strengthen your immune system, reduce bloating, control weight, and will help many digestive issues. If you are new to eating fermented foods start with 1 tablespoon of sauerkraut or 1 pickle a day. Work…