Step Away from the Peeler: Do Not Peel Your Vegetables for Fermentation
I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve (finally) started paging through my favorite seed catalogs, thinking about seeds, planting and the soil in which I grow my food. I live in South Philly, so the...
View ArticleSourdough Starter School, Step 6: Bake It! (Tartine)
Baking Sourdough Bread Equipment needed for the actual baking (finally) of the Tartine Bread Country Bread: Cast iron combo cooker or dutch oven Very thick oven mitts or hot pads (seriously. THESE...
View ArticleTurn Your Salty Ferments Into Seasonings
Have you ever made a batch of kimchi or kraut that just came out too salty? Maybe you changed measuring spoons, switched brands of salt or followed a new recipe written by someone who just doesn’t...
View ArticleCelery Radish Pickles
It’s been a long, long while since I’ve done a veg ferment here, but whether or not the calendar agrees, spring has sprung and I’m in the mood to pickle spring things. Furthermore, I’ve been...
View Article5 Colorful, Spring Recipes For a Festive Easter Table
A few pretty plates of pickles on a holiday table can be a great way to initiate family members into the cult of fermentation love. I recommend setting out a small but colorful array and I really...
View ArticleSauerruben and Seasonality
Have you noticed all the recipes for rhubarb, peas and other spring things popping up? Yeah, me too. I have to admit that it kind of gets on my nerves. I totally get the pressure to make seasonally...
View ArticleDukkah Kraut
If you aren’t familiar with Dukkah, you’re in for two kinds of treat today. Dukkah is an Egyptian spice blend that I put on just about everything. It’s pretty hard to go wrong with toasted nuts and...
View ArticleKeep Your Cultures Happy at Home, Even When You’re Not There
Sourdough starter keeps well in the fridge for a really, really long time. I’m headed off to Alaska for what I’m predicting will be a wonderful vacation. My beloved parents will be married 45 years...
View ArticleCeltuce
Plowshare Farms Farmer’s Stand at High Street on Market The first thing I do when I get to the farmers’ market is scan the stalls for unfamiliar vegetables. Some are similar enough to vegetables I know...
View ArticleFerme-ditation Friday: How Fermenting Food Changed My Thoughts on Food Waste
There has been some excellent media coverage of the food waste issues facing cultures privileged with overabundance. Last year, National Geographic did an amazing and typically in-depth job of covering...
View ArticleWhat Is a Pickle?
Green ‘mater pickles are just as pickle-y as cucumber pickles! What is a pickle? A pickle, at its most broad and basic, is just a vegetable that has been made sour. Pickling refers to the act of...
View ArticleFerment Your Vegetables Is Here! Get Your Book Signed!
If you pre-ordered my book, Ferment Your Vegetables, right about now you’ll be seeing your copy on the doorstep. I couldn’t be more excited about that. I’m aflutter with butterflies, overwhelmed with...
View ArticleThey Can’t All Be Winners! 5 Fermentation Recipes That Really Stink
While I was writing my book, an unexpectedly enjoyable thing happened; I discovered that finding out what I completely and totally hated (fruit in kraut? Pretty much never for me, thanks.) was...
View ArticleKimchi Butter from Lucky Peach
I really like Lucky Peach Magazine. It makes me laugh. I usually like the recipes, the writing is great (especially the puns) and there is a little bit of that celeb excitement when favorite chefs and...
View ArticleMEGA Ferment Your Vegetables (aka My Book) Giveaway!
You may have heard (because I don’t stop talking about it about it a whole lot) that my book, Ferment Your Vegetables, was published a few weeks back. It is mighty exciting for me to finally hear the...
View ArticleSauerkraut for Your Holiday Table: Mirepoix Kraut Recipe
This is the week (okay, last week too) that I make my Christmas kraut. Sauerkraut makes a great food gift, of course, and although I prefer it raw, my dad cooks it up with kielbasa for a traditional...
View ArticleGreat Ferment Your Vegetables Gift Ideas
I’ll be giving my book to a lot of friends and family this Christmas. (You could too, especially if you win a copy in the Ferment Your Vegetables giveaway that ends tonight! Or maybe another copy in...
View ArticleCrock! Kraut Shredder! $25! Giveaways from Stone Creek Trading
When contemplating my 1-year-old kinda fancy dishwasher, and how much it sucks compared to my old builder-grade dishwasher that formerly believed to be pretty terrible, it occurred to me that perhaps...
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