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

Sausage... A gourmet delicacy, yet it is the essence of nose-to-tail farm frugality. Nothing goes to waste when all the scraps and small pieces of meat are used to make sausage. Salting, smoking, fermenting, and drying are all ways to preserve meat for longer without refrigeration. Sausage made at home from the best local, pastured meats, mixed with tons of wholesome flavor, avoids all the chemicals found in processed meats.

Homemade Italian Sausage

What's Your Daily Sourdough Routine? #AskWardee 018

What’s Your Daily Sourdough Routine? #AskWardee 018

Can you use cold flour or water in your sourdough starter? Normally, I say that sourdough needs warmth to be active and strong. Watch, listen, or read to learn the exceptions to this rule!

Can You Use Cold Flour Or Water In Your Sourdough Starter Or Recipes? #AskWardee 020

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

“Can I feed my sourdough starter different flours? If so, how often?” Watch, listen, or read to learn how often you can change flours while still keeping your starter happy!

Can I Feed My Sourdough Starter Different Flours? #AskWardee 021

We've eaten hotel breakfasts in all of our past moves. Those fluffy hotel waffles are so tempting! But when we eat them, my littles complain of belly aches, and I feel frumpy and sluggish. We solved our waffle cravings by making them at home with nourishing ingredients. Fermented berries and yogurt cheese top fluffy, slightly crisp sourdough waffles –- a scrumptious breakfast for any morning!

Sourdough Waffles With Fermented Strawberries & Yogurt Cheese

7 Sourdough Mistakes You Might Be Making | If you're experiencing challenges with sourdough, the cause is usually something very simple you can tweak or change. So instead of throwing in the towel and giving up forever... Instead of sourdough being a struggle and a drain... Take a look at these 7 common sourdough mistakes. And if you're making any of them, stop. Just stop. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/155

7 Sourdough Mistakes You Might Be Making (KYF155)

What can you do if your Kombucha is way too sour? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to keep your Kombucha from getting too sour, and how to fix it if it does!

What To Do If Your Kombucha Is Way Too Sour #AskWardee 022

What is a linen couche proofing cloth? How can it be used to bake sourdough bread? Watch, listen, or read to learn about one of my favorite kitchen tools, plus how to care for it!

What Is A Linen Couche Proofing Cloth? + How To Use & Care For One! #AskWardee 023

7 Fermenting Mistakes You Might Be Making | Had trouble fermenting? It can be a challenge to feel like you've got the hang of it. If you're having trouble, the fix is usually something very simple you can tweak or change. Are you making any of these 7 common fermenting mistakes? If so, take a step back, then start again using these simple suggestions. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/156

7 Fermenting Mistakes You Might Be Making (KYF156)

Is it possible to fix Kombucha that is too sweet and not fizzy at all? Yes! Watch, listen, or read to learn what this naturally fermented Russian beverage is and how to troubleshoot it!

How To Fix Too Sweet And Not Fizzy Kombucha #AskWardee 024

It's spring -- the season for airing out the house, splashing in puddles with muck boots, and delighting in light, luscious desserts ... like this cultured lemon cheesecake mousse! It's fluffy and billowy and bursting with lemon, so it's the perfect way to usher in spring blossoms and celebrate the scent of flowering trees on every corner.

Cultured Lemon Cheesecake Mousse

Smoothies used to seem so easy! Then the green smoothie was introduced. Then coconut water and collagen. Yet these superfoods may not be all that they're cracked up to be. So what makes a smoothie a truly healthy snack? Here's how to make a healthy smoothie -- some easy DOs and DON'Ts to make your smoothies nourishing, beyond any doubt.

The Dos and Don’ts Of A Healthy Smoothie

#AskWardee 002: How to Make Coconut Kefir | "How do I make coconut kefir?" is the question I'm answering on today's #AskWardee. There are actually 3 varieties depending on what liquid and culture you choose. Do you know all 3? | AskWardee.tv

How Do I Know If My Ferment Is Spoiled Or Not? #AskWardee 027

Is there anything more exciting than the brimming farmer's markets and gardens of spring and early summer? In this round-up, we'll share the best and brightest ways to use your farmer's market, foraging, and garden finds. May these recipes and possibilities make your springtime even more glorious!

41 Exciting Ways To Use Spring Produce

33 Traditionally Prepared Einkorn Goodies

33 Traditionally Prepared Einkorn Goodies

What’s the best way to take herbs? It’s the herbal supplement showdown… Tea, infusion, capsule, or tincture? Watch, listen, or read to find out my answer! | AskWardee.tv

How Do I Use All This Yogurt Cheese After I Drip The Whey Out? #AskWardee 030

#AskWardee 002: How to Make Coconut Kefir | "How do I make coconut kefir?" is the question I'm answering on today's #AskWardee. There are actually 3 varieties depending on what liquid and culture you choose. Do you know all 3? | AskWardee.tv

Is Using Commercial Yeast In Sourdough Bread Healthy? #AskWardee 031

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