I made a batch of crispy peanuts this week. Similar method to the pecans and walnuts I’ve made. I used my dehydrator this time since it’s too hot to use the oven. It took a little longer but worked just fine. These are really good. And they’re even better in homemade peanut butter 🙂 Crispy …
Fermented Fruit Chutney
Last night I made another lacto-fermented recipe – fruit chutney. I used mangos, but you can use a variety of fruits. I don’t know if I’ve ever had chutney. But it sounded interesting. You generally eat it with meat. This smelled so good when I made it. Kind of like fresh lemonade 🙂 It looks …
Fermented Ketchup
Another lacto-fermented food that sounded easy…and like something we would use regularly is ketchup! I’ve been wanting to make ketchup for a long time. And this sounded so easy and so good for my tummy. Perfect! It really was so simple to make. I can’t wait to try it later this week. I did have …
Fermented Bean Paste
I’m trying out some recipes of lacto-fermented foods. Why? Because it’s good for digestion, of course 🙂 It enhances the food’s digestibility and increases the vitamin level. It also produces helpful enzymes and antibiotic and anticarcinogenic substances. And it promotes the growth of healthy flora in the intestines. To top it off…it’s easy! So I …
Homemade Whey, Cream Cheese and Greek Yogurt
I’m starting to venture into the land of homemade dairy products. Last night I started with the easiest ones…cream cheese and whey. It only takes one ingredient…yogurt. At some point I’d like to make my own yogurt, but for now I just use Stonyfield organic plain full fat yogurt. My real motivation for doing this …
Whole Wheat Soaked Tortillas
I’ve had tortillas on my list of things to try making for a long time now. I recently found a soaked recipe that sounded super simple on Naturally Knocked Up. So I had to try them. These really are soooo easy to make. And they’re good! As usual Rebecca ate a whole one as soon as …
Sourdough Bread
Now that I have a sourdough starter, I need to use it! My first experiment was the obvious…sourdough bread. I got the recipe from Nourishing Traditions. The recipe makes a LOT of bread. I only did a half recipe to try it out. Especially since I had no idea if my starter was even …
Sourdough Starter
Don’t let the term sourdough starter scare you. Creating one is a simple process of mixing flour and water in a jar. Really, that’s all! I’ve read a lot about the benefits of sourdough products recently. And I wanted to try it. But that requires a sourdough starter. Sounds a bit daunting. Which …
Crockpot Salsa Chicken and Black Bean Soup
For dinner last night I tried a new soup recipe. I saw it on my SIL’s blog. It’s originally from A Year of Slowcooking. So easy and so good!!! Plus I got to try my sprouted black beans. This only took a couple minutes to throw together. Love that. I served it with avocado, cheddar …
Crispy Walnuts
I made a batch of crispy walnuts this week. Yum!!! And so simple. It’s the exact same method I used for the crispy pecans. Just note that walnuts can go rancid faster than pecans. So they should be stored in the refrigerator or freezer. Crispy Walnuts 4 cups (1 lb.) walnuts2 tsp. sea saltwater Mix walnuts …