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Ingredients & How-To's

Get back to the basics and learn how to cook with simple ingredients in a way that enhances their flavor and texture.

Our "how-to" articles will help you know how to properly prepare harvest-fresh vegetables like radishes or beets, where to boost the flavor of your meals with herbs like sage, or even use more unusual foods like burdock root. Many of these recipes use traditional methods like cooking with cast iron so we'll show you how to care for cookware that will last a lifetime.

You'll also find simple food preservation methods as well as learn how to make starters for fermentations such as a turmeric bug for your naturally fermented soda creations!

How to Cook Beets and Beet Greens

Beets are not always a well loved vegetable, but when prepared correctly they are delicious! Beets with their greens are two for one deal as they can both be used. I’ll show you how to cook beets and beet greens with a recipe for roasted beets and sauteed beet greens! Beets: Two Vegetables in One…

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How to Make Yogurt in a Dehydrator

Did you know that all you need to make yogurt is yogurt? And milk, of course. That’s why fermenting is so cool! You’re basically transporting a bit of the beneficial bacteria to a new medium so that it will continue to multiply and turn into something even more awesome. It’s actually almost like pre-digestion in…

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How to Grow Sprouts

When there’s not a lot of fresh produce coming out of your garden in these colder months, it’s time to grow right in your own kitchen! Today I’m going to show you how to grow sprouts, the ultimate hippie food for good reason with their extremely high nutritional content. I am seriously excited about this…

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