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Category Archives: Fermented
Whole Foods: Storage
By Cat, Jan 2015 See also: 1. Foods (About) Menu; 2. Diet for Health: Local and Organic: Procuring Healthful Foods (links to old site; update links in text when moved) Includes: Links to cold storage, and food-preservation files on The EssentiaList The EssentiaList website of which I … Continue reading
Posted in Canned, Cold storage, Cultured, Cured, Dehydrated, Fermented, Frozen
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Supplements: Probiotic & Prebiotic
By Cat, Dec 2006; updated Mar 2008, Feb, Aug 2017 Real foods should always be your first choice in both sickness and health; supplements are only for adding-to foods. Always use supplements made/derived from real foods, as opposed to synthetic ones, as they … Continue reading
Probiotic Foods: Achieving Eubiosis
By Cat, Dec 2006 and updated Mar 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Whole Foods (About) Menu; 2. Culturing, Curing & Fermentation (Menu); 3. Cultured Dairy (Menu); Includes: 1. Bugs in the gut; 2. Foods to provide & feed probiotics; 3. … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Cocoa, Cultured, Dairy, Fermented
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Old Fashioned Sodas (Lacto-Fermented)
By Cat, Aug 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Orangina; 2. Ginger Ale; 3. Fermented Apple Cider; 4. Sassafras Root Beer; See also: 1. Kefir Sodas (includes Kefir Lemonade, Kefir Ginger Ale, and Kefir Cream Soda); 2. Lemonade & Limeade; 3. Lacto-Fermented Beverages These recipes are from … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Pear, Candied fruit, Fermented, Flavoring, Herbs, Spices, Sweetener
Tagged allspice, apple, coriander, gingerroot, lime, orange, salt, sassafras, sugar, whey
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Kefir Sodas
By Cat, Aug 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Kefir Lemonade; 2. Kefir Ginger Ale; 3. Kefir Cream Soda; 4. Kefir Sources See Also: 1. Old-Fashioned Sodas (Lacto-Fermented), which include Orangina, Ginger Ale, Sassafras Root Beer, and Apple … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Fermented, Flavoring, Spices
Tagged ginger root, kefir starter, lemon, sugar, vanilla extract
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Feeding & Maintaining your Starter
By Cat, May 2011 (Crock, right, by Ronny H.; Photo by Cat) Includes: 1. Storing your Starter; 2. Maintaining your Starter; 3. Readying your starter for Bread Making See also: 1. Sourdough Introduction; 2. 100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread; 3. Sponge Methods for Sourdough Bread, … Continue reading
Natural Leavens
By Cat, June 2011 (Crock, right, by Ronny H.; Photo by Cat) See also: 1. Sourdough Introduction; 2. Bread Basics (Yeast-Leavened Breads); 3. Bread & Rolls menu (scroll to ‘Sourdough’) Includes: 1. Sourdough Starter; 2. Salt-Rising Starter; 3. Natural Yeast Starter The best known of natural leavens is Sourdough, but there are others that … Continue reading
Posted in Cultured, Fermented, Flour, Fruit, Leavening, Root Veggie
Tagged leaven, salt, yeast
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Raw Beet Juice
by Cat, April 28, 2014 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Is there a history of high blood pressure and/or heart disease in your family, or do you have these issues? If the answer is YES, you might consider a daily glass of … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Pear, Citrus, Fermented, Leafy Veggie, Raw, Root Veggie, Spices
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Salsa Verde
by Cat, May 2008 I’m not ‘big’ on Mexican food – something about the combination of spices that I don’t care for (although I like the same spices in different combinations, as in Asian and Middle Eastern foods). But I … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Blended, Fat or oil, Fermented, Herbs, Onion family, Simmered, Spices, Vine veggies, Vinegar
Tagged almonds, basil, cilantro, garlic, onion, parsley, peppers, pine nuts, salt, tomatillos
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Tomato Catsup (Ketchup), Lacto-Fermented
by Cat, April 2010 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Back in the days before refrigeration and modern canning, summer’s bounty was preserved by lacto-fermentation. Perhaps the most well known of these is sauerkraut. Next to salsa, ketchup is the most used … Continue reading
Posted in Blended, Fermented, Fish, Herbs, Onion family, Spices, Sweetener, Vine veggies
Tagged anchovy, cayenne, fish sauce, garlic, maple syrup, molasses, tomato, whey
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