Cultured Beet Juice – Kvass

Based on Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon. Photo by Manon Gaudreau 3 medium beets, peeled and chopped coarsely (do not grate) 1/4 cup of homemade whey 1 tablespoon sea salt filtered water to fill a 2-quart jar (not chlorinated) Put beets, whey and sea...

Light Easy Salad with Raspberries, Greens and Feta Cheese

Ingredients 1 lb. mixed greens 1 pint raspberries 1 jicama peeled and chopped 4 oz almonds halved feta cheese red onions or Walla Walla’s chopped 1 cup raspberry vinaigrette Recipe Directions Gently toss salad greens, raspberries, jicama, almonds, chopped onions...

Preserving Green Tops

There is an abundance of edible leafy greens in the summer, and most end up in the compost rather than on your plate: radish greens, turnip greens, beet greens. You can save green tops for winter months when fresh greens are scarce. They are wonderful in soups,...

Lentil salad over spinach

Ingredients 1 1/4 c lentils 1 green, yellow, or red pepper, chopped 1 onion or scallions, chopped 1/2 cup radishes, chopped cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 c fresh parsley, chopped 3 Tbsp capers, drained 1/3 c olives (kalamata are best) 3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon 8 oz...

Plum sauce

photos and recipe by Manon Gaudreau About 2-3 pounds (1kg) Damsom plums (small tart plums) 1 tsp sea salt (note: this is half the salt of the original recipe) 1/3 cup maple syrup (or raw honey) 1/4 cup homemade whey Cook the whole plums in a little water until they...

Pickled Cucumbers

photo by Manon Gaudreau:  Pickles – before and after 5 days of fermentation recipe from Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon   For a 1 quart jar 4-5 pickling cucumbers or 15-20 gherkins 1 TBSP mustard seeds 2 TBSP fresh dill, snipped 1 TBSP sea salt 4...