Nourished Kitchen

A Recipe: Fermented Hot Chili Sauce

November 4, 2010 By Jenny 59 Comments

scotch bonnet chilies ready for fermented chili sauce

Fermented hot chili sauce – explosive with heat and teeming with food enzymes, beneficial bacteria, vitamin C and carotene. Traditionally, all hot chili sauces were prepared through fermentation – and many of the world’s most renowned and well-loved sauces are still prepared through this time-honored technique of combining hot chilies with salt and allowing it [...]

Barouni Olives: Adventures in Olive Curing

October 6, 2009 By Jenny 12 Comments

Barouni olives, a variety originally from North Africa that is now also grown in California, made their way to my kitchen this week courtesy of Chaffin Family Orchards. For quite some time, I’d wanted to try my hand at curing my own olives at home, but, as you can imagine there’s not an olive [...]

Redefining Kid’s Menus: Beyond Chicken Fingers & Buttered Noodles

May 25, 2009 By Jenny 38 Comments

We eat out far too often for our own good; fortunately, however, we’re blessed with good restaurants that rely heavily on local, organic foods. We can find grass-finished beef and bison burgers, spicy vegetable curries, fresh sashimi, colorful soups and beautifully composed salads, but one thing remains the same: the kid’s menu. While [...]

Asian Lettuce Wraps with Garlic Scapes

July 18, 2008 By Jenny 4 Comments

In a rush, a dire rush, I didn’t have the chance to take multiple recipe-in-progress photos. But I did manage to capture this one image. It was a delicious meal, low in carbohydrates and rich in flavor. My toddler also enjoyed putting his wrap together. You’ll need: 3 Cups Leftover Roast Chicken, Chopped 5-6 [...]

Simple Slaw with Flaxseed Oil, Honey & Chilies

May 31, 2008 By Jenny Leave a Comment

To make this simple slaw with flaxseed oil, honey and chilies: 1 Small Head Organic Cabbage 1/2 Small Organic Onion 1/4 Cup Organic Flax Seed Oil 2 Tablespoons Organic Raw Cider Vinager 1 Tablespoon Raw Honey 1 Small Dried Chili Pepper Instructions for preparing Simple Slaw with Flaxseed Oil, Honey and Chilies: Trim the [...]

Coconut Shrimp Soup with Lime, Ginger and Chilies

March 17, 2008 By Jenny 4 Comments

My family has been battling the flu, and I needed a delicious, nourishing soup to nurse them back to health and decided to create this Thai-inspired coconut shrimp soup. The soup features infamous flu buster: chicken stock in addition to coconut milk and coconut oil which help to fight infection as well as other [...]