Tag Archives: yogurt
Yogurt: oven method
When I started making yogurt 3 years ago, I had a hard time finding information and recipes. Now the internets are practically exploding with yogurt methods — crock pot, oven, yogurt maker, heating pad, back seat of your car, you … Continue reading
Filed under Animal ethics, Cooking and baking, Nutrition, Practical, Theoretical, US Food Production
Food nights
We’ve been really busy. It’s hard to make time to make foods from scratch when you are packing so much into your day already. So one or two nights a week, Adam and I have been having a “home-cooked” night … Continue reading
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Recipe: yogurt cheese & whey
This isn’t really a recipe, so much as a general how-to. Take any amount of plain yogurt. I prefer the full-fat kind, but this works fine with low-fat as well. Place a bit of cheese cloth or floursack towel with … Continue reading
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Fermentation Workshop
Wednesday night I had the honor of taking a fermentation class taught by none other than Sandor Ellix Katz, of Wild Fermentation fame! It was very cool, and I have never felt so jazzed about sauerkraut in my entire life. … Continue reading
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Book Review: In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan This book’s been out for a couple years now but I only just got around to reading it. And actually I didn’t read it; I listened to the audio book. … Continue reading
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Recipe: Kimchi
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at either sour kraut or kimchi for quite a while now, but my previous failed attempts at fermentation did not exactly boost my confidence. This past week we made kimchi, and it turned … Continue reading
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Yogurt
My lovely friend Tracey got me a yogurt maker for my birthday about a month ago. This is the one she got me. I’d been wanting one for a while, since I overheard some people in line at the Co-op … Continue reading
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