Posts tagged as: how-to

Easy DIY No-Sew Knee Pads For Baby-On-The-Crawl

October 18th, 2010 - posted under: The Farm » Family

Waits Rebhal is a mini man on a mission. The mission: to explore this strange new world; to seek out new objects to put into his mouth; to boldly go where no babe has gone before! *music swells* In other words, my little man is mobile. And while it’s so amazing to watch his discovery [...]

How To Make Fermented Pickles

September 28th, 2010 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

I don’t know about you guys, but in this house we are pickle fiends. Sammiches? Incomplete without the crunch. Burgers? We pile ‘em on. Antipasti, un-tuna, and ‘tater salad are all just vehicles to get at the soured goodness. I love the different dishes, but mostly I devour the suckers straight up. Damian, as a [...]

How To Make Sauerkraut At Home

September 7th, 2010 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Sauerkraut is a traditional dish of lacto-fermented cabbage. But don’t let the ‘lacto’ fool you – there’s no dairy in there! Lactobacilli are the bacteria that lend the name, and they live on raw cabbage leaves. When encouraged under the correct conditions, these bacteria begin the incredible fermentation process that turns a moderately healthy food [...]

Homemade Vegan Yogurt [In The Crock-Pot]

August 24th, 2010 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Yogurt is an ancient wonderfood, brimming with beneficial bacteria to keep your gut running good ‘n healthy. But standard yogurt is made with dairy milks – blech – which contain hormones and carcinogens and acids and allergens and irritants. Oh my! But no worries, making your own alt yogurt is *super* easy and totally fun. [...]

Do Nuts Have Nipples? How To Make Homemade Alt Milk

August 11th, 2010 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Making your own nut and seed milks is so damn simple, I just wish I’d figured it out sooner. It’s super economical, easily customizable, and you get to avoid all those additives and fillers. But best of all, it TASTES AMAZING. Seriously, a totally different experience. You gotta try it! I was just looking through [...]