It’s a beautiful day here, and somehow I’ve been caught up in a cooking extravaganza. I started the morning by mixing up a loaf of sourdough (Parmesan-black pepper), and then started a pot of soup (carrot-tomato bisque because my mom saw it in AARP magazine!). …
The fig tree is having a banner year, but I’m the only one who eats figs by the handful. I needed a quick way to use a pint or so, and came up with… fig vodka! After being infused for a week, I’ll decant into …
Country style sliced and a first attempt at a green onion/ radish kimchi. Vegan as always, to protect the allergic. The produce looked so good today, I can’t wait to taste how this all turns out. Would you like a pint too? Let me know …
It’s been fun getting back into my fermenting. In the last two weeks I’ve put up a crock of country-style kimchi, a kimchi variation with red cabbage, a red cabbage sauerkraut with cranberries and ginger (autumn surprise!), cocktail carrots, brussels sprouts, and two different styles …
Summer breakfast: savory grains (steel cut oats and millet today); fermented kohlrabi; fermented cabbage flavored with ginger; fresh tomato; and hard-boiled eggs. I could go on about probiotics and gut health and whatnot, but the important part is that this tastes good 😋 #fermented #fermentedfoods …
It’s been stressful around here for a minute, but there’s a little breathing room for creativity again. I’m putting up a batch of country-style kimchi, anticipating that we’ll use it for delicious recipes, garnishes, and little snacks. We have enough to share, would you like …
Had a wonderful date with the wife on Sunday where we headed to Harpers Ferry WVa and enjoyed three hours of kayaking on the Potomac followed by a workshop on Kimchi making at an outdoor Pavillion! River and Trail Outfitters runs a host of fun …
When you think of pickles I know you think of the taste, that luscious combination of flavors that goes with everything. May be you enjoy a nice pickle based cocktail? But what you didn’t know is that pickles can very well save your life. This …