Spirulina bounces back
The Spirulina has come a long way and now it’s time to make a backup culture.
Kitchen
Spirulina: Day 3
The Spirulina culture is going strong. Today it was fed, watered and exercised. Now, we just leave it to do its thing for a while.
Spirulina: Day 2
The Spirulina culture is resting and getting used to the place.
Cooking the Saffies with warming herbs
Cooking us some wild forages Saffron Milk Caps.
Make Apple Cider Vinegar from scratch
Here’s two quick and easy ways to start making your own Apple Cider Vinegar for (almost) nothing.
KSF… My favourite!
So what’s a KSF? It’s my name for one of my favourite, most economical dishes… ‘Kitchen Scrap Ferment’. It’s just chopped vegetable leftovers after a couple of meals fermented in a salt solution, but ‘KSF’ sounds pretty cool. So… How do I make it?… It’s an ‘anaerobic’ (without oxygen) process using anaerobic bacteria. That means that the bacteria don’t like oxygen. The salt in the water stops the wrong bacteria from thriving. The acidity from the citrus helps too. I used to often get mold on the top of many of my ferments because I didn’t make sure the veggies were underwater and they got exposed to the small amount of air trapped under the lid. Thinking on it, I mused ‘I need a good way to keep the veggies under the water level, an air seal and acidity’ (that helps both the fermentation and the taste). One day I was inspired to use a thick slice of excess grapefruit
Not everything works…
Not everything works… As pretty as it looks, this Elderberry ferment didn’t kick off. There’s no bubbles or bite to it at all, just a pretty pink. Not to worry though, I’ll just add a pinch of yeast and rebottle it! Never give up with fermentation. You can get unexpected and strange results by just fermenting the failures.
