If you’re like many gardeners, you just might have zucchini coming out of your ears during harvest season. I’ve been there before, and I’m all about new ways to preserve zucchini! I especially love it when I can use my dehydrator for preserving because it’s simple to use and a great way to store food….
Snacks
Herbal Popsicles with Lavender and Lemon Balm
Sipping a cup of herbal tea is something I like to do throughout the year, but when it’s hot outside I want something cool and refreshing. Of course, I can always make an iced herbal tea like my wildflower infusion or white clover tea, but sometimes a frozen treat is the only thing that sounds…
Traditional Hummus Recipe: How to Make the Best Hummus Ever!
I know a thing or two about hummus. I got turned onto the store bought version long before it was popular, and shortly thereafter starting making my own. At first I would use canned chickpeas, then I got fancy and started cooking them from scratch. My homemade hummus was really good, but never quite as…
Pumpkin Coconut Almond Granola and Granola Bars
It seems that as soon as October is upon us, most of us go crazy for pumpkin everything. I am no exception to this rule, as I could probably eat pumpkin food year round! Seriously, pumpkin pie has always been my favorite, long before it was cool to like pumpkin. I do prefer to keep…
Fermented Cherry Tomato Bombs
We have so many cherry tomatoes in the garden this year, it’s ridiculous. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as they are super sweet and delicious, but it’s becoming hard for us to consume them all! What makes it even more difficult is that cherry tomatoes aren’t usually preserved in the same manner as larger…
How to Make Refrigerator Pickles
While fermenting is my usual form of preserving foods, every once in a while I crave that vinegary taste of home canned pickles. But, sometimes you don’t have the quantity of veggies to justify hauling out the canner and going through that whole process. This is where refrigerator pickles, also sometimes called quick pickles, come…
Fermented Cucumber Pickles
How have I been blogging this long and not written a post on one of the easiest and most popular vegetable ferments? I absolutely love fermented cucumber pickles, they were probably what originally got me into fermenting to begin with. I’ve been a pickle lover ever since I was a kid, and love all varieties,…
Simple Rennet Cheese Recipe
Well, I’ve finally done what I used to think was impossible. I made homemade cheese! I’ve been making milk kefir cheese for a while now, and I think it’s great, but I’ve always wanted to make a harder, more sliceable cheese. I tried several years ago, but it went all wrong, and I’ve been too…
How to Make Milk Kefir Cheese
I have an exciting post for you guys today! Have you ever wanted to make cheese but were too intimidated by the complicated process? I have totally been there, and while I fully intend on conquering it someday (you know I will!), in the meantime this has become my saving grace in the homemade cheese…
Lacto Fermented Dilly Beans
I love all kinds of pickles, always have. I was one of those kids who would eat dill pickles and briny olives straight out of the jar. Dilly beans, however, are somewhat new to me. My Mom has been growing green beans for the past few years in her garden and making dilly beans out…
