How to Make and Maintain a Buckwheat Sourdough Starter (Gluten-free)
This Buckwheat Sourdough starter is a gluten-free sourdough starter that tastes just as great as its wheat-containing brethren! Using a buckwheat sourdough starter gives you a nutritious as well as tasty way to make gluten-free breads, pancakes, crepes, cornbread,...
Perfect Instant Pot Pinto Beans (Soaked or Unsoaked)
Perfect Instant Pot pinto beans are a snap to make with the Instant Pot! These beans are excellent in tacos, on nachos, in a taco bowl, or anywhere else you would use beans with a Mexican flavor. I love beans, but they used to require quite a bit of time. I would make...
Instant Pot Bone Broth: Reap the benefits of homemade bone broth in a fraction of the time.
If you make bone broth at home regularly, or if you have wanted to make bone broth, but it seemed too time consuming, I have great news. The days of bone broth simmering all day are over. Instant Pot bone broth is delightfully gelatinous and can be ready in just a few...
Instant Pot: Perfect Hard boiled Eggs (even farm-fresh!)
The Instant Pot is my new favorite kitchen tool. I wrote about why here if you are interested. One of my favorite applications of said Instant Pot is making hard boiled eggs! If you have ever hard boiled a farm-fresh egg, you know that you lose a ton of egg while...
Instant Pot: Do you really need one?
The Instant Pot has been all the rage this past couple of years. Although intrigued, I held off for a while because of three main concerns. Maybe you are holding off for some of the same reasons. Let me share what I found out. My concerns about the Instant Pot...
Kombucha-Champagne Cocktail: Imbibe while avoiding a hangover
I love to bring in the new year with a glass or two of bubbly. This year is no exception, but my champagne glass this year will also contain Kombucha in the form of this Kombucha-Champagne Cocktail. Not only is kombucha delicious, but it serves two important purposes....
Fermented Horseradish
Fermented horseradish is the perfect condiment to serve with your prime rib (or steaks) this Christmas or New Year's! The enzymes created during fermentation of this tasty condiment help your body digest the meat and the other rich items that will accompany your meal....
Cranberry Kraut: Lower inflammation and Feed your Microbiome.
For a delicious holiday twist on an old favorite that also feeds your microbiome, try this tasty and nutritious Cranberry Kraut recipe. If you love kraut and you love cranberries, this recipe is for you! Also try my Fermented Cranberry Sauce recipe, Lacto-fermented...
Fermented Cranberry Sauce
One of my favorite holiday foods is cranberry sauce. A few years ago, when I was first getting in to fermenting, I knew I need to come up with a fermented cranberry sauce. Like most of you, what graced our table when I was growing up was the the gelatinous version...
Fermented Garlic: Win the fight against sickness this winter!
Ok. I truly hate to be the one to bring this up while we are all enjoying a beautiful summer, but...Winter Is Coming! We need a stockpile of "dragon glass" (aka fermented garlic) to win the war against colds, sinus infections, flus, bronchitis, and stomach bugs this...
Probiotic Potato Salad (with Instant Pot Option)
This nutrient dense, delicious recipe for probiotic potato salad gets its probiotics from the lacto-fermented mayonnaise, the raw apple cider vinegar, and the lacto-fermented pickles. Also, the cooked and cooled potatoes are full of resistant starch to feed your...
Perfect Instant Pot Pinto Beans (Soaked or Unsoaked)
Perfect Instant Pot pinto beans are a snap to make with the Instant Pot! These beans are excellent in tacos, on nachos, in a taco bowl, or anywhere else you would use beans with a Mexican flavor. I love beans, but they used to require quite a bit of time. I would make...
Instant Pot Bone Broth: Reap the benefits of homemade bone broth in a fraction of the time.
If you make bone broth at home regularly, or if you have wanted to make bone broth, but it seemed too time consuming, I have great news. The days of bone broth simmering all day are over. Instant Pot bone broth is delightfully gelatinous and can be ready in just a few...
Instant Pot: Perfect Hard boiled Eggs (even farm-fresh!)
The Instant Pot is my new favorite kitchen tool. I wrote about why here if you are interested. One of my favorite applications of said Instant Pot is making hard boiled eggs! If you have ever hard boiled a farm-fresh egg, you know that you lose a ton of egg while...
Instant Pot: Do you really need one?
The Instant Pot has been all the rage this past couple of years. Although intrigued, I held off for a while because of three main concerns. Maybe you are holding off for some of the same reasons. Let me share what I found out. My concerns about the Instant Pot...
Kombucha-Champagne Cocktail: Imbibe while avoiding a hangover
I love to bring in the new year with a glass or two of bubbly. This year is no exception, but my champagne glass this year will also contain Kombucha in the form of this Kombucha-Champagne Cocktail. Not only is kombucha delicious, but it serves two important purposes....
Fermented Horseradish
Fermented horseradish is the perfect condiment to serve with your prime rib (or steaks) this Christmas or New Year's! The enzymes created during fermentation of this tasty condiment help your body digest the meat and the other rich items that will accompany your meal....
Cranberry Kraut: Lower inflammation and Feed your Microbiome.
For a delicious holiday twist on an old favorite that also feeds your microbiome, try this tasty and nutritious Cranberry Kraut recipe. If you love kraut and you love cranberries, this recipe is for you! Also try my Fermented Cranberry Sauce recipe, Lacto-fermented...
Fermented Cranberry Sauce
One of my favorite holiday foods is cranberry sauce. A few years ago, when I was first getting in to fermenting, I knew I need to come up with a fermented cranberry sauce. Like most of you, what graced our table when I was growing up was the the gelatinous version...
Fermented Garlic: Win the fight against sickness this winter!
Ok. I truly hate to be the one to bring this up while we are all enjoying a beautiful summer, but...Winter Is Coming! We need a stockpile of "dragon glass" (aka fermented garlic) to win the war against colds, sinus infections, flus, bronchitis, and stomach bugs this...
Probiotic Potato Salad (with Instant Pot Option)
This nutrient dense, delicious recipe for probiotic potato salad gets its probiotics from the lacto-fermented mayonnaise, the raw apple cider vinegar, and the lacto-fermented pickles. Also, the cooked and cooled potatoes are full of resistant starch to feed your...
Tiger Nut “Corn” bread (Gluten-free, Grain-free, Corn-free)
Although there is no corn or gluten in this cornbread-like tiger nut bread, you won't notice. It is so tasty, plus it is loaded with resistant starch from the tiger nut flour and buckwheat! If you haven't yet heard of the importance of resistant starch, go here....
Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
What's in your salad dressing? Have you looked at the label lately? You might be surprised to see that it contains some appalling ingredients, even in the organic versions! Some common ingredients are inflammation promoting oils such as soy or canola and emulsifiers...
Quick, Easy, and Nourishing Chicken and Rice Soup
This chicken and rice soup is so quick and easy to make. Actually, one of the beautiful things about making soups in general is that they are all so quick and easy. Once you have homemade bone broth, you have such a flavorful base that it is hard to go wrong. Add...
How to Make Homemade Yogurt (pastuerized or raw)
Why make homemade yogurt? In short, homemade yogurt is better, both for you and in taste! If you have been reading my blog, you know I harp on quality. When you make your own yogurt, you control the quality of the milk, which is the most important part, as well as the...
