Out of all the recipes in my Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, none is more beloved to my husband than the salsa recipe. He thinks it is just the best homemade salsa ever. My favorite thing about this lacto-cultured salsa (meaning it is cultured by the lactobacilli in yogurt) is that it retains an incredibly fresh taste. [...]
Today was the dreaded day.
I was nervous.
It was time to unveil my kombucha culturing away in the hall closet…and see what had become of it.
You have to understand, the stuff looks like this (I picked this guy’s kombucha picture out of the many photos available on the internet because I was amused by his comments: [...]
Since I have been experimenting with cultured foods (kefir, rice sourdough, kombucha, etc.) and writing a little about that here and here, I thought I’d give a little more information on what kefir is.
I remember the first time I heard of kefir was in one of the books by Jordan Ruban who wrote The Maker’s [...]
Jacob’s parents are visiting from out of town, and we have, along with Jake’s other siblings in the area and their spouses (2 brothers and 1 sister), been having family get-togethers every chance we get. What a fun, busy time.
Anna has gotten to spend time playing in the sandbox with Grandma and Grandpa, as well [...]
On Wednesday my brand new cultures came. Yesterday I spent the day figuring out how to start “fresh brown rice sourdough” (for me – gluten free), “cool rise natural leaven” (for my husband and daughter), kefir (for me), fresh villi (for my husband), and kombucha (for both of us – I just didn’t mention [...]
I am Shannon, a 31 year old Christian, mother of one and wife to my best friend and highschool sweetheart. This blog is a place to share with others my ongoing homekeeping education, interests, favorite ideas, and inspirations.
