Demented Fermenters: October 2013

After I culture my fresh milk with kefir grains (enriching the milk with probiotics) I often drip this thick mixture to make a natural cheese that can be used as dips, spreads or cheesecake.

This is my curd bag (purchased from www:madmillie.com) set up to drip
the kefired milk through.

I've only recently purchased this equipment and it's certainly made life easier for me.

Adding the kefired milk to strainer. I let this sit overnight (covered with clean tea towel) and collect the whey for other uses. e.g. adding to sauerkraut as a starter culture.

I'd show you the cheesecake I made, but it's all been eaten!!

Courses - The Art of Fermentation with Sandor Katz

Sandor Katz - Master Fermenter - in Australia 2014

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Analysis of Kombucha Ferment

Indepth info on Kombucha

		The kombucha SCOBY is a living complex. a probiotic of life's energy. pro = in favor of, biotic = life antibiotic; anti = against: antibiotic literally means against life.

(2) Cultured Artisans

All ready for the Permaculture Sydney North, living skills workshop on Saturday 19th October

Great opportunity to learn more on food fermentation if you live in Sydney.

Grain Free Crockpot Recipe Roundup | Health, Home, & Happiness (tm)

Lots of useful recipe to cook in one pot - SIMPLE

Grain Free Crockpot Recipes

Nude Dumplings (gluten free) | Beyond Kimchee

What a great little recipe. Cook and freeze for later as needed

I love the market stall that a group of Asian people have at Northey Street Organic Farm. They grow traditional foods for remedies and yesterday had some Thistle leaves, fresh and dried flowers. This plant is known as St Mary's Thistle for remedies for any liver issues.

ARIA Restaurant's Matt Moran says preserved foods like Korean favourite kimchi lead to all manner of delicious concoctions | Herald Sun

Unfortunately Matt hasn't worked out that kimchi is usually made with Chinese cabbage! Good post

The ingredients for kimchi.

A Shopping Cart of Cancer Fighters

From gastritis to breast cancer.......

Make it Pink Smoothie |

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This looks so good - licking lips.........

GLOSSARY

By Sarah Nelson Miller on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 1:53pm

Hey, newbies! Feeling a little confused with all the shorthand? Here's a guide to help you out:

Local products, all organic

Obi Obi Essentials

Why everyone's talking about raw, fermented and sprouted | News.com.au

They're catching up to us!! We've been eating and promoting this way actively for the past 10 years!!

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How to drink kombucha and NOT destroy your teeth | OraWellness Blog

Interesting post on kombucha and how it affects your tooth enamel

Grain Free Berry Scones made with Almond Flour | Health, Home, & Happiness (tm)

I enjoy eating a scone about once a year so I'm sure going to try this recipe

grain free scones

I've been trialling pancakes made without grains. I've not been happy with the taste of some of them and others have too many ingredients.

So this morning I made these. Even though they don't look that delicious - they were. Just the photo is not delicious!!
So easy to make with 3-4 ingredients

2 free range eggs
1 teaspoon chia seeds (black or white or mixed)
1 tablespoon coconut flour
Orange or lemon juice of milk if needed

Just whisk the first 3 ingredients together and make a thick batter. If it's too thick, add some milk or juice. It's too thin, just add a little more flour.

Heat a large pan (I always use a cast iron pan for best results) add some butter or coconut oil and form 4 pancakes. Cook one side until mixture bubbles, then turn. The pancakes will be golden brown.

Serve with a dob of butter and add honey or maple syrup, cultured cream and/or berries, bananas - your fruit of choice.