How to Make Homemade Koji
Koji is a cereal grain (like rice or barley) that has been inoculated with the mold Aspergillus oryzae. As this mold (whose family members include molds that form on bread …
Beet ‘n’ Sour (Sweet) Pickles
In the pantheon of pickledom, must they ALL be sours? Is there any room for a bread and butter, sweet pickle, at least a respectable old-fashioned (read: fermented) version? The …
Cultured Coconut “Yogurt”
Fiendishly simple, this fluffy vegan coconut cream based “yogurt” uses water kefir (tibicos) as the fermentation agent. It creates a light, fluffy (almost like whipped cream), effervescent texture, and a …
Buffalo Tempeh
I was determined to make tempeh taste like SOMETHING?!! Buffalo-style, battered in egg & sprouted flour, fried in coconut oil, and finished with pastured butter and hot sauce. It worked! …
Sour Cream
It’s quite simple to make your own sour cream, using only good quality heavy cream, and a little store-bought sour cream as your “starter”. By making sour cream yourself, you …
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, …
✌ 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 …
Pickled Green Strawberries
When you think of preserving sweet fruits like strawberries, The most obvious is, well, preserves. Since that does not involve fermentation, that was a non-starter. WINE! I once watched Sandor …
Beet Kvass
Beet kvass is a fermented vegetable tonic, made with beets and other veg which are “steeped” in a brine for a few weeks. This recipe includes onion and cabbage for …
Master Tonic aka Fire Cider
Fire cider is a powerful tonic used to ward off illness. It’s made from plants containing many natural antiviral, antifungal and antimicrobial compounds. Combined and steeped in vinegar for a …