Posts tagged as: fermented

How To Make A “Ginger Bug” (Wild-Fermented Starter For Homemade Soda)

July 21st, 2016 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Last month, Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball® brand jars, launched a countdown to their 2016 international Can-It-Forward Day, and asked me if I would like to be involved. Well would I ever! You guys know that I don’t often take on sponsors (for all kinds of reasons), but a love of mason jars + [...]

Recipe: Fermented Salsa (Raw + Vegan)

September 23rd, 2014 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Fermented salsa is something I’ve been dying to try for years. Years I tell ya! But, well, you know how it goes – life is busy and timing is tough. I long ago realized that I work on a very extended timeline. As in, the average length of time between the first kernel of an [...]

Report From The Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival

July 22nd, 2014 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Last Saturday, Jeremy and I took wee Waits Rebhal to the Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival. And I have to admit, I wasn’t really sure what to expect with this event. I mean, Santa Barbara isn’t that big, so I wondered what size of “festival” our crunchy little community would actually be able to support. But [...]

How To Make Red Wine Vinegar At Home

February 18th, 2014 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

One of the interesting side effects of dating someone in the wine business is that there’s lots of wine. Everywhere. Always. During business hours, wine gets opened for professional tastings, for client sampling, for . . . curiosities sake. It seems like there’s always extra wine lying around, these days. Which is new for me! [...]