According to Nourishing Traditions, “among all of the vegetables that can conserve through lacto-fermentation (what are fermented foods?), cabbage has been man’s preferred choice. In China, they fermented cabbage 6000 years ago. In ancient Rome, sauerkraut had a reputation as a ... Continue Reading
Latin American Sauerkraut – Cortido
I decided to try something new this week - as I always do (my husband gets so mad at me - why can't I stick with the old standbys??). I had three cabbages saved up from the past two weeks of CSA boxes and I had a lot of carrots and kohlrabi and green onions...I needed a new ... Continue Reading
Weekly Meal Plan 12/28/11
I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend - now for one more! Here is what I am making this week: 1) Ketchup (see this post): I finally made the ketchup and it turned out great - just waiting for it to ferment and then the true tasters will have to tell me if they approve - ... Continue Reading
Weekly meal plan
What I am making this week: 1) Sauerkraut! I have started getting cabbage in my Johnson's Backyard Garden CSA box again so it was time to try my hand at the NT sauerkraut recipe. I usually buy some at our weekly farmer's market but boy was this easy and I was able to get 1.5 ... Continue Reading
