It all started early this summer and I have to say I had an accomplice. Up until that point, in order to actually can foods I had to borrow a friend’s canner. Well then my father-in-law dropped one off when he visited the family so I guess if my quickly filling cabinets have anyone to…
When Joshua was two weeks old, Stewart walked in to the room to find me laughing, baby in arms, laptop open in front of me. I had been in that dreamy first two weeks where nothing really exists except babies and food – ya know, cuz you’re feeding another human. This was the day I…
One of my absolute favorite fermented beverages is water kefir. It’s delicious, but more than that it makes me feel really good. I’ve been known to kick an afternoon caffeine inhabit by imbibing this beverage rich in beneficial bacteria and yeasts. There are two main ingredients in water kefir – water and sugar. For optimal performance of…
Last week Stewart grabbed a freshly bottled kombucha and said it was good even though it wasn’t carbonated. It hadn’t built up carbonation yet because I had just bottled it less than 24 hours prior. Carbonation is the result of carbon dioxide building up as a byproduct of the fermentation process and that requires three…
