What do you generally use to get your ferments going? Whey is one of those fermentation starters that I never seem to have on hand. I don’t tend to strain my yoghurt or milk kefir to make it thicker and therefore often use a brine to get my cultured foods started. It’s a bit slower than… Continue reading Spicy Fermented Plum Sauce
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Tropical Plum Smoothie
Woohoo the heatwave is over in Melbourne! That was… not fun. I could elaborate and generally have a big whinge, but instead I’m just enjoying this much more agreeable 23 degree day and feeling thankful for all the cooling and hydrating summer foods available here lately. Melons, pineapple, grapes, cucumbers, lettuce, celery, tomatoes and carrots… Continue reading Tropical Plum Smoothie
Instant Blood Plum Chia Jam
There’s been a lot of emails with photo attachments in my inbox lately. It seems that many of you loved the Cheater’s (Chia) Strawberry Jam so much that simply saying it wasn’t good enough. I received 10 photos of comprising of a collection of happy little jam jars, kids with strawberry-chia smears all over their… Continue reading Instant Blood Plum Chia Jam