Product Review: Natren Yoghurt Starter + Home-made Yoghurt
This stuff is UNREAL. It’s hardly surprising to hear that many people get confused about which yoghurt to eat and with that in mind I like to put yoghurt into 3 categories. There is supermarket yoghurt...
View ArticleInstant Raw Applesauce
Applesauce is always one of those handy ingredients to always keep in the kitchen. It’s delicious on it’s own as a raw snack and particularly indispensable for all kinds of low-fat, egg-free or vegan...
View ArticlePeppery Lacto-Fermented Radishes
I had a short but sweet list of New Year’s resolutions at the start of the year which including making and eating more fermented foods. Kombucha, milk/water kefir and home-made yoghurt have become...
View ArticleSmoothie OTW Link-Up (Week 4), December 1st, 2013
Featured Links | Guidelines | Links + Add Your Own | Ally’s Smoothie OTW It’s been very quiet in the blogging world and on social media this week, I’m guessing it’s because all my American friends have...
View ArticleSmoothie OTW Link-Up (Week 6) + Cranberry Kefir Smoothie
It’s six weeks into the Smoothie OTW Link-Up (and the last blog party before Christmas) and I couldn’t be more appreciative of all we’ve achieved so far. With both regular and new contributors each...
View ArticleWeekend Wholefood Blender Party (11) + Pomegranate & Pear Kefir Spritzer
I’m having one of those rare moments where I can’t think of much to say. I’ve got my Pomegranate & Pear Kefir Spritzer to sip on in this hot weather and a puppy at my feet soaking up some sunshine...
View ArticleRecipe Redux: Fermented Green Grape Lemonade
I’ve missed the last two Recipe Redux monthly posts due to time constraints and there was no way I was skipping the “Beverages are Hot” theme. Healthy drinks are my jam and I’d love you all the...
View ArticleWeekend Wholefood Blender Party (15) + Antiinflammatory Kiwi Juice Tonic
I’m so ready for this weekend, it’s been a terrible week for me! I’ve been running on very little sleep due to a few late night occurrences (including a snoring boyfriend, a barking dog and a car crash...
View ArticleSpicy Fermented Plum Sauce
What do you generally use to get your ferments going? Whey is one of those fermentation starters that I never seem to have on hand. I don’t tend to strain my yoghurt or milk kefir to make it thicker...
View ArticleSpicy Plum Pork Fried Rice
Yes, it’s been three months since you’ve heard from me. I can hardly believe it myself. What started as needed “a few weeks away” when my naturopathic college majorly changed my course and study...
View ArticleMaking A Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 1
If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens. – Robert Browning For me, tangy and chewy sourdough is ‘the taste of the stars and all the heavens’. For many years I...
View ArticleMaking a Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 2
Yesterday we had some fun with flour and water, and today we’re going to do it all again and build on our own baby sourdough starter! We learnt a little about the differences between sourdough versus...
View ArticleMaking a Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 3
I’m really enjoying this little sourdough journey! I wonder what other projects we could do in progressive installments? I’ve occasionally had US readers ask if I can mail them scobies (but I’m not...
View ArticleMaking A Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 4
There’s not too much change for my starter from yesterday, it seems to have become a bit sluggish. While I’ve still got no hooch to speak of, I do have some funky enormous bubbles on the surface of the...
View ArticleMaking a Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 5
So yesterday I mentioned I wasn’t going to feed my starter, as it was acting pretty sluggish in the cold weather. Well, just check it out after it hung out under my switched-on airconditioner last...
View ArticleMaking a Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 6
This starter is showing some consistent activity now. The texture is of the culture is looser and more like pancake batter and is has easily double in size after feeding last night (maybe more). I’m...
View ArticleMaking a Sourdough Starter – Day 7 + Sourdough Banana Choc Nib Waffles
By now you’re probably sick of looking at my jar of sourdough starter – and the good news is that I won’t bore you with it again today! Truth be told there isn’t much change to show off anyway; though...
View ArticleSourdough Bread for Beginners
All week I’ve been awaiting this moment. While playing with a jar of flour and water was fun and games, after seven days of feedings, stirrings, sour smells, bubbles and a batch of waffles I’m ready...
View ArticleChilli-Lime Corn Relish + Curried Red Lentil Crackers
It seems like forever ago that I promised to share some specific recipes using Home-made Fermented Pineapple Vinegar – and no wonder, the original recipe was posted eight months ago! Between taking a...
View ArticleEasy Blender Apple Cider Vinegar Aioli
What do you do when you’re making aioli at 9pm and have completely run out of lemons? Send the boyfriend to the supermarket in the middle of the night? Nah. Give up, aioli-less and go to bed? Hah –...
View ArticleHomemade Fermented Pineapple Vinegar
I have apple cider vinegar every morning in water to help with appetite and proper digestion, but it’s always a treat to make this vinegar with left-over pineapple scraps. It’s a great way to use the...
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