Watermelon kombucha is the perfect flavor to second ferment for summer. Made with real fruit and full of probiotic goodness, this second fermentation is one you want to have ready for a hot summer day! Second Fermentation with Fruit Once you have a one gallon batch of kombucha made, add flavor and fizzy delight to…
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Cooking and preserving traditional food from scratch is one of my passions, and it’s even better if it includes homegrown, foraged, or fermented ingredients. I prefer to use whole foods and many of my recipes use herbs, flowers, and other fresh from the garden ingredients. Sourdough is another passion, and I also have a thing for cooking in cast iron pans!
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Lavender Kombucha: A Calming Second Ferment
Lavender kombucha made with green tea starter is a perfect light and fizzy drink for warm summer days! With a long history of use as a calming aromatic herb, lavender makes a lovely second fermentation to flavor kombucha. Edible Lavender Flowers Lavender is a wonderful spring and summer flower with amazing aromatics and tons of…
Hibiscus Kombucha: Second Fermentation
Hibiscus kombucha is a delicious tart and floral flavored brew with a beautiful bright pink color. Boasting a refreshing fizz, benefits from hibiscus tea, and healthy probiotics, this brew will be in your regular rotation! Quite Possibly The Best Kombucha Saying something is “the best” when there’s clearly so many good options is strong words,…
Green Tea Kombucha: Light and Refreshing
Make green tea kombucha for a lighter, fizzier taste than when made with black tea. This kombucha recipe is easy to make and turns out with a lovely mild flavor and is full of probiotic goodness. All About Green Tea Kombucha Kombucha can be made from almost any tea, and is most often made with…
13 Ways to Use Rhubarb
Wondering what to do with your abundant pile of rhubarb? This tart veggie isn’t just for grandma’s pie, these recipes will bring you new and exciting ways to use rhubarb! Benefits of Rhubarb Rhubarb is a tart vegetable that looks a lot like a large celery stalk, that is red or a bright and dark…
How to Make Rose Kombucha: Second Ferment
This rose kombucha recipe is a lovely second ferment, and is a wonderful way to enjoy the sweet flavor of summer. With a perfect light fizz along with rose benefits and tons of probiotics, you’ll sip this all season! Kombucha Second Fermentation Brewing kombucha at home is a delicious and fun way to add some…
Conifer Tip Syrup: Made with Spruce, Fir, Pine, or Hemlock
Conifer tip syrup is a light and bright earthy and citrus tasting syrup that is delicious all year long. This is a great way to use these edible trees in spring or summer cocktails, or freeze it to use for the holidays! Edible Tree Tips Many conifer trees are edible, and while they may give…
Lilac Syrup: Light Floral Flavor of Spring
Lilac syrup is a beautiful and lightly floral tasting spring treat. Lilac season is short, so make this delicious lilac syrup recipe to preserve the flavor of these edible flowers! Lilac Season Floral Treats While I wouldn’t call lilacs elusive since they tend to bloom in abundance with the arrival of true spring, their season…
Dandelion Syrup
This simple dandelion syrup is a perfect way to use fresh dandelion blossoms as they pop up during springtime. Made with dandelion tea, try this honey-sweet easy dandelion syrup in cocktails, on waffles, or in tea! Eating Backyard Dandelions If you have yet to try eating dandelions, it’s not too late! The season is just…
Wild Violet Jelly: A Low-Sugar Spring Treat
Make wild violet jelly with spring’s first magical blooms! Wild violets are edible and delicious, and they make a flavorful flower jelly that tastes fruity, lightly floral, and full of spring’s beginning sun. Edible Wild Violets With tiny purple blooms and heart-shaped leaves, wild violet “weeds” are often the first flowers that you’ll see in…
