Hey all, I haven’t posted any actual food stuff in a while only because back to school has been busy and I haven’t been feeling the love of spending time in the kitchen. It’s been kind of hot weather wise, and the days long. I’m certain that by month’s end I will be back into
It’s time for more stories about our wine tasting adventures. There are few things that I should clarify first. Namely, we have not been to all of the wineries yet, although we did give it our best shot. There is probably another 30 or so waiting for our arrival. You can only do so much.
I have been waiting all week to find time to share this adventure with you. Something wonderful happened this summer. My children became old enough to stay home on their own while my husband and I went away for a few nights. Gloriously alone. To be clear, by “old enough” I mean that one of
I made cheese! That is ridiculously exciting for me. Many years ago, before children and before insanely busy schedules, and before I got tired of paying for all of the channels on cable, I used to like watching cooking shows. My favorites included The Two Fat Ladies, they were sooo funny, and the Urban Peasant
Today has been a productive one, and I have a few posts up my sleeve. I have an update on both the vinegar and yogurt making side of things as well as a new post talking about my adventures touring some wineries. First thing is first though, vinegar. If you read my last entry about
Ah September. Welcome back. I love the slower, easier pace that comes with summer. The days are longer, the clock seems to slow down and everyone just seems to be able to relax. Once my kids got to the point where they could be on their own during the day, or even better, get a
Straight up, there are no photos this time around. Some things, once seen cannot be unseen and I didn’t want any photo evidence. If you recall, back in my first post about the vinegar found here, I mentioned briefly that vinegar had a mother and that I had discovered the existence of a delightful little
Try the technique for making homemade yogurt with your slow cooker.
Like many of my crazy ideas, this one started by random chance. I had a chance conversation with a colleague about her milk goats which got us talking about goat milk yogurt which got us talking about yogurt makers which somehow turned into sauerkraut and sauerkraut fermentation crocks which ended up with her offer to
Well hello there world, time for a new blog and some new adventures. I’d like to invite you to join me as I undertake what I’ve aptly called “The Fermentation Project”. It’s exactly what it sounds like, I’m going to see if I can figure out the magical world of cooking by microbe (doesn’t that
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