Fermenting & Culturing

Fermenting and culturing is a central part of a traditional foods kitchen. From our favorite saurkraut recipe, kombucha made with honey, sourdough pizza and, of course, sourdough english muffins, you'll find easy step by step recipes for all your favorite lacto-ferments, probiotic beverages and desserts, and sourdough recipes.

Category: Fermenting & Culturing

10 Easy Ways to Pack More Fermented Foods in Your Child's Lunch | Fermented foods pack a nutritional punch for any meal. But, what to pack and how to provide variety? Here's how to make the most of your child's school lunch with fermented foods -- without adding lots of prep time. | GNOWFGLINS.com

10 Easy Ways to Pack More Fermented Foods in Your Child’s Lunch

slice of breakfast casserole on a plate with a fork

Strawberry Rhubarb French Toast Casserole

Allergic or sensitive to eggs? Tired of eggs for breakfast? Boy, are you in luck! How about an enormous round-up of 90 nourishing, egg-free breakfasts?

90 Nourishing, Egg-Free Breakfasts

stack of braided sourdough pretzels sprinkled with sesame seeds

Soft & Chewy Sourdough Pretzels (spelt or einkorn)

a red white and blue dessert, some kind of cheesecake or tart with blueberries and raspberries decorating the top in the shape of a flag

98 Healthy & Easy 4th Of July Recipes (Paleo, Whole30, Keto & more!)

kitchen tools and appliances arranged on a counter, including an Instant Pot, Dutch oven, Mason jars, cast iron skillet, and utensils

10 Traditional Cooking Tips For The New Wife On A Budget… With Basic Pantry & Equipment Lists!

What to Do with Beets (plus a recipe for fermented beets) | Blessed with an abundance of beets? Here are some great ideas for what to do with them. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

What To Do With Beets (Plus Recipe For Fermented Beets)

Is raw dairy good for you? What about lactose intolerance or avoiding dairy for gut health? What about the "experts" who say to avoid dairy completely? Watch, listen, or read to find out my answers! | AskWardee.tv

Is Dairy (& Milk) Really Good For You? #AskWardee 077

Do you want the good flora in your belly to be happy? Yes, probiotics need to eat too! If you feed them, they will grow happier. And your gut ecosystem will be healthier. Prebiotics are food for probiotics! Here are 13 real food prebiotic foods to make your gut (and your entire body) healthier!

13 Prebiotic Foods To Improve Gut Health

Is it possible to make thick raw milk yogurt in the Instant Pot? In other words... can you skip the pasteurizing step, retaining all the raw goodness of your milk, and still end up with thick yogurt? Find out here!

Raw Milk Yogurt {Instant Pot}

cup and spoon of flour with a cup of spilled wheat berries

Where To Buy Whole Wheat Berries, Grains, and Flour #AskWardee 148

The Best & Healthiest Flours For Sourdough #AskWardee 065

The Best & Healthiest Flours For Sourdough #AskWardee 065

Slice of whole grain sourdough bread.

Whole Grain Sourdough Bread (einkorn, spelt, or whole wheat)

quart sized Mason jar full of sauerkraut secured with a metal band lid, set on top of a gray kitchen towel

Can I Use Reverse Osmosis Water For Fermenting, Culturing, & Sourdough? #AskWardee 138

Mason jars of canned tomatoes

What’s The Best Food Preservation Method… Canning, Freezing, Dehydrating, or Fermenting? #AskWardee 147

Sourdough Cobbler | We've enjoyed this tasty cobbler filled with low bush cranberries from the patch down the road, last years frozen rhubarb from the plants next to the driveway, frozen blackberries from the store for something a little different, frozen raspberries from last summer's harvest, and blueberries off the mountains lovingly picked and frozen by my mountain-climbing husband. Delicious! | GNOWFGLINS.com

Sourdough Cobbler — Allergy-Friendly (with soaked variation)

Here's a delicious sourdough einkorn focaccia -- a flat bread that goes great with pasta, soups, sausage dishes, and will even work as a pizza crust. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that many may find easier to eat and digest. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sourdough Einkorn Rosemary Focaccia

Sourdough Soda Bread | What if I told you that you could have the same tastiness of the sourdough English muffin but with even less effort? Enjoy and join my victory dance as we enjoy slice after slice of nourishing, whole grain, sourdough goodness! Get cinnamon swirl bread, mini loaves, and even sourdough dinner rolls with this versatile recipe. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sourdough Soda Bread