Soaked & Brined Nuts
Soaking seeds, nuts, legumes and grains neutralizes phytic acid [1], which is found in the bran of all cereal seeds grains. Phytic acid regulates the release of minerals needed by …
Fermented Hummus
Soaking, cooking, and fermenting legumes make them easier to digest, reducing or eliminating an indigestible sugar called oligosaccharide present in them. We love legumes, and this is a great way …
Sicilian Green Olives
Last autumn, I got to pick some fresh olives from a friend’s trees! (I think they were Mission and maybe Arbequina varietals.) Some were green, some were black, and others …
Kefir Sour Cream
It’s quite simple to make your own sour cream, with just two ingredients: heavy cream and milk kefir. I first made this as a way to enjoy cultured ice cream, …
Cannabis Snack Mix
Salty snack mixes are a great alternative to cloyingly sweet baked cannabis edibles. The body metabolizes THC through the gut differently (and more slowly) versus by inhaling it into the …
Cannabis Simple Syrup
Cannabis has been coming back into its rightful and honorable place as sacred plant medicine, after having been outlawed for most of the 20th century in most of the world. …
Sourdough Pie Crust or Galette Dough
Here’s a delicious way to use some of that extra sourdough starter you may have from maintaining your culture (sometimes called discard). I like galettes because they are more forgiving …
Artisan Sourdough Bread
I was skeptical that I could making artisan, professional baker quality bread, until I had a chance to learn from a few pro-amateur bakers. It was surprising to learn how …
Tortilla Chips
Feeling frustrated by the lack of snack chips fried in healthy fats (like olive oil, coconut or avocado oil, ghee, or animal fats like lard, tallow, or schmaltz), I crafted …
✌ No-Nukes ☮ 3 Pepper Cukes
Using three chile peppers in various forms, these no nukes cukes hold some heat, while simultaneously being balanced by the inherent coolness of the cucumber. Want it hotter? Leave the …
