Category: Blogs

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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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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Basic Vegan Fermented Cashew Cheese Recipe

How would you like an amazingly flavorful, slightly funky, fermented cheese recipe made of cashews that also happens to be vegan? What if I also said that with time, this would be a cheese you could slice like artisan cheese or grate like Parmesan? I wasn’t sure what exactly I was making when I started …

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Making a Salt Brine & Calculating Salinity for Brine Recipes

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. To go along with yesterday’s podcast, Episode 10 – Types of Salt, Brine Basics, and Weight Ratios in Fermentation, I decided to do …

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Interview on A Real Food Journey Podcast

Hey guys, I just wanted to give you guys an update that recently I was interviewed by Heather Ingersoll of A Real Food Journey Podcast. We talked mostly on topics of fermentation and I give a couple recipes in the interview. It was my first time giving an interview so it’s a little shaky but …

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Fermented Watermelon Soda and Blackberry Soda in the Works

The other weekend at the farmer’s market yielded some very cheap blackberries that were definitely past their prime, but were selling at quite a discount. The blackberries were 99 cents for a 16 oz container so I figured I’d pick up a couple and try my hand at making some blackberry soda. At the same …

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Fermentation in the News 8-19-14

Today’s “Fermentation in the News” covers some of the topics or issues I’ve come across on my search to update you with what’s going on in the world of fermentation. These stories can come from varied sources including newspapers, television, blogs, or videos and include fermentation related stories, a new recipe I might find interesting, …

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Rejuvelac Recipe

Have you wondered ever wondered what rejuvelac is or how to make rejuvelac? Today I’ll walk you though what you need to know, some of the possible health benefits of rejuvelac, how to make rejuvelac and provide you with an easy rejuvelac recipe. There are also some great uses for rejuvelac that you might not …

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Artisan Multigrain No-Knead Bread Recipe

Have you ever dreamed of making artisan bread? Well I have an easy artisan, multigrain, no-knead bread recipe for you! Just as many no-knead bread recipes have been inspired by the original NY Times article with Jim Lahey, so has this one, although I add several whole grains and seeds to it. No-knead bread has …

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