Fermented Foods

Fermented Foods/Healthy Recipes

Beetroot and Red Cabbage Salad

Looking for a delicious summer salad? When the weather is warm and the last thing you want to do is spend time in the kitchen this is the perfect recipe. This is a recipe I love to make for maintaining healthy digestion. It also helps me reach my veggie/fruit goal of the day; that’s 10 for me, but even if…

Fermented Foods/Healthy Recipes/Workshops

Kimchi: The First Step

Preparing Cabbage to Make Kimchi Although kimchi is simple to make, there are certain steps in the process you don’t want to miss. The preparation of the cabbage is easy, but hours before you settle down to chop and mix, you want to get this step done. Prepare your cabbage for the excitement! At least three hours before you want…

Fermented Foods/Happiness Health

Autism and Poo Transplants

Studies on autism show promise In a study published in 2017 on autism, it was found that a different approach to treatment may lower symptoms commonly experienced by patients. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often suffer gastrointestinal (GI) problems, such as constipation or diarrhea. Often, how severe the GI symptoms are, relate to how extreme the ASD symptoms are….

Fermented Foods/Happiness Health

Adventures in Sourdough

The last month or so I’ve been delving back into making sourdough. Or rather I should say I’ve gotten back into attempting sourdough. Several years ago, I looked online and tried to make a sourdough starter and somehow couldn’t make it work. I know. It’s easy. Says everyone. Still, I didn’t get it. Why do you have to throw loads…

Fermented Foods/Happiness Health

Kimchi Fermentation Workshops

Kimchi + a Surprise Ferment If you’ve wanted to learn how to ferment foods (and why) then join this workshop. Looking for a gift for a friend, but not sure what? Take a lazy weekend day and turn it into a fun afternoon! You’ll get to take home a pot of your own kimchi and recipe booklet. Here’s what you’ll…

Fermented Foods/Healthy Recipes

The Best Kombucha Recipe in Amsterdam

For the Love of Kombucha A few weeks ago, my good friend Lorna, from Wilson’s Workouts asked me to write a post for her blog about kombucha. I love that she asked me to do this as our friendship sort of evolved around kombucha! When I first arrived in Amsterdam years ago, I joined a Dutch class straight away and Lorna…