When my friend Stephen showed up at my house last week with a bottle of fermented mango soda, I knew I had to make a batch of my own. Imagine a big, luscious, juicy mango but as a light and refreshing carbonated drink. Add a squeeze of lime and some mint and you’ve got yourself one […]
I can’t believe that this recipe for a fermented lemon lime soda is my SIXTH fermented soda post. But I was so pleasantly surprised with how delicious my first attempt turned out, a fermented blueberry soda, that I’ve just kept making them. And I’ll probably continue to make more. Which is a little weird, I admit, […]
I’ve had this fascination with making lacto-fermented sodas for a few years now. There’s still a part of me that is absolutely amazed that you can actually make healthy versions of soda at home. I know, it’s weird to even say “healthy” and “soda” in the same sentence. But it’s true. My first fermented soda […]
When I was a kid my favorite flavor was grape. You name the artificially colored, artificially flavored, high fructose corn syrup-sweetened junk food, I wanted the grape version of it – grape candy, grape juice, grape jelly and of course, grape soda. But I could never understand why none of it ever tasted like grapes. […]
Welcome to the Fearless Eating Fermentation Gift Guide! Thanks to the fermentation revolution more and more people are getting in on the home fermentation craze. I’ve put together some of the more common items that make great fermented gifts (not literally…ha!) – fermentation books, kitchen tools, crocks, kombucha supplies, jars and labels, weights and airlocks […]
As a Nutritional Therapist I love teaching my clients how to make their own fermented foods at home. I do live demos for my group classes, personal in-home demos and I share lots of video demos here on my blog. And I always share my favorite books, blogs and videos to help my clients continue […]
When I recently came home with ten pounds of cabbage from my farm CSA I knew I had to experiment with some new sauerkraut recipes. My goal was to make as many different sauerkraut recipes as I could but without going to the supermarket. I just wanted to use whatever I had lying around at that […]
In my six years living in western Massachusetts there hasn’t been a single event in Boston that I’ve deemed worthy to spend two hours (and sometimes three to four) driving across the entire state, fighting traffic on the Mass Pike. Until this past weekend. Because when I saw the lineup of speakers, exhibitors and events […]
Did you know you can make probiotics at home for about one dollar? In this blog, I’m going to share a simple video demo for how to make probiotics. Of course, I’m not talking about pricey supplements. I’m talking about REAL lacto-fermented foods which are alive with naturally occurring probiotics. And lacto-fermented sauerkraut is one […]
Want to be the hit of your next potluck? Forget the boring old potato and macaroni salad. Make lacto-fermented soda from fresh summer fruit. Better yet, make lacto-fermented watermelon soda. Folks will not only love it but it’s also a great conversation starter. Trust me, people will have a million questions for you. In fact, […]
If you’re like me, getting your family interested in fermented foods is no small task. So when my Mom emailed me and expressed interest in trying out some fermented recipes from my blog it was like a hand vaulted out of my computer screen and slapped me in the face. For a moment, I didn’t […]
Every now and then I come up with a recipe so stunningly fantastic that the more common recipe I’ve adapted it from seems to pale in comparison. This is exactly the case with Japanese fermented cucumber pickles. Seriously, I don’t know that I can ever enjoy regular ol’ dill pickles ever again. Just seems so […]