Around the World with Sauerkraut

You always remember your first 💚! For me, my first fermented love was sauerkraut. In fact, ten years ago this month, I experimented with my first batch of slow-fermented cabbage. …

Sourdough Dinner Rolls

Using the same recipe for our Artisan Sourdough Bread, I decided to divide up the loaf and try making dinner rolls. Technique Dividing into 12 pieces, each piece weighs roughly …

Homemade Fish Sauce

I admit that I had been reluctant to get into the world of fermented meats. After all, it just seemed more hazardous. There is an increased risk of fermenting meat …

Strawberry Country Wine

When asked to host a fermentation demo for Suzie’s Farm’s 2013 Strawberry Jam here in San Diego, I had to think about all the ways strawberries are preserved. The most obvious is, well, …

Coffee Kombucha

Kombucha is traditionally made with brewed tea (from the Camellia sinensis plant). Did you know you can also use coffee to make this probiotic elixir? I decided to start with …

Sour Cream Cake Donuts

On a recent social media post I read, someone posted an old-timey looking recipe for crullers. Naturally when I read “sour milk” I immediately thought “kefir“. Turns out it’s really …

Hoppy Hazy Kombucha

Satisfy your hop fix– Hangover-free! Eager to hop on the hops bandwagon, but not wanting to suffer the consequences of drinking beer (which my body has, in not so subtle …