DIY
June 21, 2022
What’s up with the I’m Awesome stickers that I hand out at the farmers’ markets? Number 1: whether or not you get a sticker and whether […]
March 28, 2022
Our next stop on this Australian Odyssey was Longreach and the home of Andrew’s remarkable parents, Sue and Bruce. For most of their working life, Bruce […]
March 21, 2022
Quick stop in Paradise For all the rigors of our travels to Australia, our three days in the Gold Coast were like stepping into paradise. Our […]
March 13, 2022
There’s really no easy way to get to Australia from the east coast of the US. It is just far. March 11, 2022- March 13, 2022 […]
March 10, 2022
Why Australia? Well, there’s the part about me helping my beloved friends move home with their two little kids. Babies to bounce, luggage to juggle, noses […]
January 20, 2022
Folks often mistake my beautiful bottles of brine—or the liquid extract that forms as vegetables ferment—for kombucha. That’s okay. Kombucha is almost as delicious and has […]
February 23, 2021
Organic. Conventional. Local. Regional. National. International? Yes. Wait… What? “Yes?” Yes?!? You use ingredients sourced from all of those places? You don’t only use locally grown, […]
February 22, 2021
Here is the recipe for one gallon of yogurt. Ingredients: One gallon less one-half cup milk One-half cup heavy cream or half & half, optional Four […]
February 16, 2021
Ugh. Plastic. If I could do away with it entirely, I’d be so happy. If I could get Korean red pepper powder and the pounds of […]
January 28, 2021
Ingredients for one gallon of kombucha: One gallon non-chlorinated water One cup sugar One-half cup plain, raw kombucha Four tablespoons black tea leaves or four black tea bags […]
December 24, 2020
Drinking kombucha, I feel every cell in my body celebrating the nutrients and microbes it contains. As much as I enjoy it, I struggled to transform […]
December 24, 2020
Batch/Blooper #1 taught me about temperature control/moderation. Batch #2 headed in the right direction with a kombucha mother from my kombucha soul mate and life-long friend, […]
December 24, 2020
I love kombucha. Its tart fizziness feels wonderful in my mouth and on my tongue. The microbes send signals of health and happiness to my cells. […]
December 23, 2020
In order to make sauerkraut, this is all you need: two ingredients, time, patience, and sensitivity. Keep reading if you want more details! Gather your equipment: […]
December 22, 2020
People often ask me how we can use 2 gallons of yogurt before it goes bad, since there are only four of us in our family. […]
December 16, 2020
For almost a year, I made plain yogurt before I tried flavoring it. I resisted flavoring yogurt because it seems that we all have too much […]
December 23, 2020
In order to make sauerkraut, this is all you need: two ingredients, time, patience, and sensitivity. Keep reading if you want more details! Gather your equipment: […]
December 24, 2020
Drinking kombucha, I feel every cell in my body celebrating the nutrients and microbes it contains. As much as I enjoy it, I struggled to transform […]
January 28, 2021
Ingredients for one gallon of kombucha: One gallon non-chlorinated water One cup sugar One-half cup plain, raw kombucha Four tablespoons black tea leaves or four black tea bags […]
February 22, 2021
Here is the recipe for one gallon of yogurt. Ingredients: One gallon less one-half cup milk One-half cup heavy cream or half & half, optional Four […]