2014 archive

Episode 13 – OhLardy.com Ladies Kelly Liston & Tamara Mannelly

Today I have on the show the Oh Lardy ladies Kelly Liston & Tamara Mannelly from their blog OhLardy.com. We cover quite a few different areas in fermentation from fermenting mushrooms, holiday ferments like cranberries and apple butter, essential oils, and then go through their book on fermentation, Oh Lardy’s Guide to Fermenting Fruits & Vegetables. …

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Dehydrating Pickles & Fermented Dill Pickle Salt Recipe

Dehydrated pickles? Did I just go there? That’s right, you can dehydrate ferments and at first taste, you might be tempted to toss them, but wait! There’s a good use for those extremely strong, salty, tangy flavors and you’ll see what I mean when you try my “Fermented Pickle Salt Recipe” which you could also think …

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Compost, Fermentation, & Building Soil Nutrients

What do you do with your food scraps from your kitchen? Do you compost them, harnessing the power of fermentation, or do you let those nutrients slip away from your home nutrient cycle and it’s out with the garbage, losing them forever? If you want to build rich, black, amazingly fluffy soil that you can …

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Episode 12 – How to Make Homemade Fermented Hot Sauce

Imagine making your own homemade fermented hot sauce with an explosion of flavor. In this episode I take you through how to make homemade hot sauce the old fashioned way without cooking and vinegar but with a salt brine. I’ve been making this hot sauce for years now and use it so much I actually …

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Fermented Jalapeno Hot Sauce Recipe

DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure for more info. I’ve had a lot of people asking for my Fermented Jalapeno Hot Sauce Recipe and also just asking in general “How do you make homemade …

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Sandor Katz FERMENT Short Film

Recently there was a short film made with Sandor Katz called “FERMENT” created by Joe Zork, presented by the Southern Foodways Alliance, in association with the Southern Documentary Project. There are many videos of Sandor Katz but this one has a very personal, relaxed feel where you just see Sandor in his home element. The …

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How Long Does Sauerkraut, Pickles, or other Ferments Last?

DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure for more info. Some common questions that I see people just getting into fermentation asking is “How long does homemade sauerkraut last?” or “How long …

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Episode 11 – Listener Feedback, Cashew Cheese, Mold, & Food Safety

Today I have an interesting mix of a show with a first time of listener feedback where I go over emails that people have written me and questions relating to fermentation or the show. I also remind everyone that just listens to the podcast and doesn’t get out to the website, there’s tons of pictures …

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Five Questions on Mold and Food Safety

  DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure for more info. Occasionally I’ll make a ferment, let it develop over a few days or so, pop it in the fridge, and …

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Mold in Pickled Peppers

I have mold in my pickled peppers! Surprisingly, I was actually very excited about this turn of events because I got to break out my camera’s macro lens accessories and get some pictures to see what’s going on up close. I go over this and follow up in Episode 11 – Listener Feedback, Cashew Cheese, Mold, …

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