What is Kefir cheese? It is basically cream cheese but with all of the benefits of kefir. Making kefir cheese is the same as making yogurt cheese and whey and is really quite simple. You just need the right tools. I make this once a week because we are making so much kefir and I ... Continue Reading
Condiments and Fermented Veggies
Traditional Korean Kimchi
I fell in love with kimchi a number of years ago when I worked for a small start-up company with an office right in the middle of Korea-town in New York City. We frequented a restaurant for lunch that served the best bibimbap and little appetizers including kimchi. I just loved ... Continue Reading
Spicy Fermented Cranberry Orange Relish
My mother has made a version of this for the past few years and it is very good with our Thanksgiving turkey. I experimented fermenting it and the results were really good. The relish developed such a nice new balance of flavors after the fermentation process. Ingredients 1 ... Continue Reading
5 Ways to use Homemade Mayo
I make a 2 cup batch of homemade mayo about once a month. Because of the pastured eggs and real cold pressed olive oil, this mayonnaise has a lot of flavor already so you will find it doesn't need a lot of fancy spices to make your salads pop. I add mayo to pretty much anything I ... Continue Reading
Preserving the Garlic Harvest
I was able to pick up a large quantity of garlic at my local farmer's market a couple of weeks ago. I bought enough to fill up a quart sized container – so probably about 10-12 heads of garlic. I wanted to preserve it for later use and will also plant some in my garden to have ... Continue Reading
Real Food Fermentation Blog Tour, Q&A & Giveaway
If you follow my blog then you know I have a special affinity toward fermented foods. I did a three part series: What Are Fermented Foods? My absolute go-to source for making my own fermented vegetables has been the cookbook Real Food Fermentation by Alex Lewin. I learned better ... Continue Reading
