Maybe you’ve heard of mead before or maybe you haven’t, but one image that always seems to come to mind when mead is mentioned is Vikings drinking their grog. I don’t know a whole lot about Vikings, but I do know a bit about mead! Mead is a fermented honey and water mixture, some call…
Ferment
Fermenting is a traditional way of preserving foods that creates a delicious and gut healthy end product. Making lacto-fermented veggies (like fermented asparagus) is a great way to use up excess veggies from your garden. Fermented honey garlic can help keep you healthy!
I’m also big on making fermented drinks such as kombucha, water kefir, and natural sodas. And of course there’s mead (honey wine) and other homebrews, like apple ginger beer, that bring us happiness and joy!
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…
How to Bottle Hard Cider
This is Part 2 in my How to Make Hard Cider series, how to bottle hard cider. Check out How to Brew Hard Cider if you still need to brew up a batch. We’ve waited patiently for 2-4 weeks while our cider has been bubbling away, and now it’s time to bottle it. Look at…
The Easiest No Knead Sourdough Bread
You must have known this was coming after my homemade sourdough starter post last week, and I hope you’re happy about it because this bread is amazing! Not only is it wonderfully tasty and sour, but it is really easy to make. I’m sure you’ve heard of the no knead bread craze, but it has changed…
How to Make Sourdough Starter
This post is an important beginning for your health. While I realize that there are some people who genuinely need to avoid gluten completely (celiacs, mainly), for the rest of us it makes sense to ferment the wheat (or other grains) before eating. It’s true that grain in its natural form really isn’t great food…
How to Make Hard Cider Part 1: Brew it!
This is Part 1 in my How to Make Hard Cider Series, check out Part 2: How to Bottle Hard Cider if you’re in bottling mode. This, right here, will change your world. No, not in the “this is the best hard cider I’ve ever had, I should sell this stuff and make a bunch…
How to Make Sauerkraut
Disclaimer: No cabbages were harmed in the making of this post. Just transformed into something tastier! Today I’m going to show you how to make sauerkraut! I don’t know about you, but I hated sauerkraut when I was a kid. The stuff that came off the grocery store shelf smelled funny and was mushy and…
