Another Fermented Vegetable Dish

Another Fermented Vegetable Dish

If you’re familiar with Korean food at all you have doubtless tried kimchi, as the condiment appears at just about every Korean meal. When I was in middle school my family lived in Korea for two years, so I developed a taste for kimchi and was eager to try my...
Make Your Own Sauerkraut!

Make Your Own Sauerkraut!

If you’re making your own yogurt, you can make your own whey by straining the yogurt through a thin dishcloth or cheesecloth layered over a colander placed over a bowl. The resulting yogurt will be thicker like Greek yogurt, or if you leave it long enough will...
Organic Cooking: Use Your Maple Syrup

Organic Cooking: Use Your Maple Syrup

Maple syrup is a nourishing whole food and is a great addition to your organic cooking arsenal.  When you buy real maple syrup from local producers, you not only improve your family’s diet, you also support sustainable farming.  Eat Local! Arugula and Pear Salad...

What To Do With Whey

I have recently begun straining my homemade raw milk yogurt to get a thicker product by placing a colander over a large bowl, lining the colander with a thin towel (cheese cloth would be even better for the task), and letting it drain, covered, in the refrigerator...

My Favorite Meatloaf Recipe

Sometimes a recipe comes along that is so wonderful that it spoils you from making any other way, no matter how badly you want to. I have a recipe that falls deeply into this category: meatloaf. Sounds crazy, I know, but since I adapted this recipe from the The...
Steakhouse Burgers from Grass Fed Beef

Steakhouse Burgers from Grass Fed Beef

What makes steakhouse burgers so much better than those made at home? Why do our burgers lack those seemingly elusive qualities of the perfect burger? In my opinion those qualities include deeply charred, beefy flavor and a richness without the slick waxiness that...