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Category: Fermenting

Yoghurt, kefir, kimchi and more

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Homemade Pine Syrup

11 July 2022 No Comments

A few weeks ago there was a big old pine tree that came down on the edge of my property in a storm. While it “Homemade Pine Syrup”

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Non-Dairy Kefir

16 August 2021 10 Comments

I have been making and drinking Kefir for years and really like it. I like the taste and I like what it does for my “Non-Dairy Kefir”

  • Fermenting
  • Gut Health
  • Simple Living

Making your own Kombucha

10 June 2021 6 Comments

Kombucha is a fermented tea that was very popular when I was young. Like many foods, it went out of fashion, and for many years “Making your own Kombucha”

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My Favourite English Ferment, Piccalilli

31 May 2021 13 Comments

This is for me an English ferment and I have fond memories of fish and chips on a Saturday night, with a side of Piccalilli, “My Favourite English Ferment, Piccalilli”

  • Cheese Making
  • Cooking
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  • Yoghurt

How to Make Labneh from Homemade Yoghurt

6 November 2019 8 Comments

Labneh has got to be the easiest of all cheeses to make, and it is delicious. I like to serve mine with some extra virgin “How to Make Labneh from Homemade Yoghurt”

  • Fermenting

Acidophilus Milk, Dairy or Non-Dairy

23 July 2019 8 Comments

The more I learn about gut bacteria, my microbiome and the difference beneficial bacteria can make to my health and well-being, the more interested I “Acidophilus Milk, Dairy or Non-Dairy”

  • Fermenting
  • Yoghurt

Home-made Dairy Yoghurt

25 February 2019 18 Comments

I love yoghurt and always thought it was a healthy breakfast option for my kids and me. Because it is made using lactic acid bacteria, “Home-made Dairy Yoghurt”

  • Fermenting

Fermented Red Cabbage; an easy first ferment

25 February 2019 16 Comments

Fermenting food is one of man’s oldest and safest preserving methods. We have been doing this for thousands of years, and the bacteria used in “Fermented Red Cabbage; an easy first ferment”

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