Adapted from The Spruce Eats. I realize most people are interested in the lobster meat, thus they purchase the largest size lobster which is affordable. Sure, I love the lobster meat, but since I have osteoporosis, I’m more interested in the shell. I purchase the smallest size available, because the shell to meat ratio is […]
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Food Storage & Vacuum Sealing
italics are things I’m not sure about Why I wanted a vacuum sealer Freezer burn Fish & meats I belong to a food club and we purchase in bulk for better pricing. I like to purchase whole frozen sockeye salmon (3-5 pound size). However it’s just my husband and I, so I use my butcher […]
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Washington D.C. Area Resources
Groups Chesapeake BioDynamic Network (CBDN) Garden supplies purple mountain organics — takoma park, MD Farms forested — Bowie, MD Permaculture, forest agriculture P.A. Bowen Farmstead — Brandywine, Maryland Sharp’s at Waterford Farm — brooksville, MD Farm store, seedlings, tours Food stores Common Market co-op — frederick, MD Mayorga Organics — Rockville, md Fair trade, farmer direct coffee […]
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Books, Websites, Movies & More
Food Cooking with Clay – facebook group Cooking with clay over fire is one of the most delicious, easy and fun ways to produce good food, understand the basics of cooking and help preserve craftspeople and traditions. Cooking with Clay Facebook description Campaign for Real Milk Information on raw milk and how to source it. […]
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Sources for Equipment
Clay pots Miriam’s Earthen Cookware Best designed clay pots around, comes with instructions. Heat diffusers Simmer mat Miriam says this is the best all round heat diffuser. It is made of zero-carbon steel and is enameled. Bed Bath & Beyond or www.amazon.com Norpro Heat Diffuser For 5% of glass cooktop stoves a SimmerMat will not […]
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Sources for Food
Farms & farmers markets American Grassfed Association (AGA) Search for AGA approved producers certified according to strict standards. The Cornucopia Institute Web-based tools rating all certified organic brands of eggs, dairy products and other commodities. Separaties CAFO “organic” production from authentic organic practices. Demeter USA A directory of certified Biodynamic farms and brands. This directory […]
Homemade Heirloom Yogurt vs. Store Bought Heirloom yogurt (homemade) (1) Store yogurt (1) Probiotic capsules Shelf life + +++ +++++ Predictability of taste ++ +++++ N/A CFUs +++++ ++ ++++ Nbr of strains +++++ ++ +++ Colonizing strains? Some No No Can you know the strains? Not all Yes Yes Whole food benefits Yes No […]
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Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Health
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I love one pot meals. Sure, I admit, I’m lazy, and never seem to have enough time to cook and one pot meals mean less clean up. But also I’m getting older, so I tend to following basic food combining rules – I want to be sure I actually digest the food I spend time […]
Do you remember chia pets? When I was a kid, chia pets were popular — they were fun to grow. Many decades later, I look at chia pets differently — they are still fun to grow, but now I use the chia sprouts as a nutritious food. Why sprout The process of germination not only […]
Clay pots were not even on my radar, until a visit to my friend Ramah’s house. She grew up in India and knew I was making homemade yogurt. She showed me a traditional yogurt clay pot. I had never heard of this before. I knew traditional wisdom often proves beneficial and I searched the Internet […]
I’ll share three ways I like to make my broth. They range from simple to more medicinal. You can customize to your liking.
In the United States, yogurt is mostly consumed sweet, though my favorite ways to enjoy yogurt are savory. Savory flavors complement and accent its sourness rather than try to cover it up. Sandor Katz Accompaniments Pass a bowl of yogurt (perhaps seasoned with fresh mint, dill or cilantro) to accompany just about any meal based […]
Video — Yogurt making demo, find out what type of cookware I prefer and why.
A “comfort food” that’s versatile
Both have numerous health benefits. They’re simple to make — just mix water and yogurt, then customize with herbs, spices or even chocolate!
Try adding some herbs and making it into a delicious dip. Good to know It’s best to strain yogurt before it separates into curds and whey. It’s quickest to strain right after it sets, and has not been cooled in the refrigerator. If it is going to strain for just a few hours, straining on […]
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Homemade Yogurt: Problem Solving
Yogurt didn’t set Ideally the yogurt should set between 6-12 hours. If after 24 hours your yogurt still hasn’t set (i.e. it’s still milk consistency), the cultures are most likely alive and well. Take a small amount of unset yogurt and reculture. You can even find a use for the remaining non-set highly probiotic yogurt. […]
Why CSY? ~ Caspian Sea Yogurt (Matsoni) may contain as many as 173 strains of lactobacilli. Not all strains of LAB can colonize ~ Real Live,Yogurt typically contain colony forming lactobacillus units of 1 x 10 8 CFU – one billion Colony Forming Units (cells) per milliliter. There are ~237 mL in one cup (8 […]