Nourished Kitchen» fil mjolk http://nourishedkitchen.com Reviving Traditional Foods Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Giveaway: Cultures for Healthhttp://nourishedkitchen.com/giveaway-cultures-for-health/ http://nourishedkitchen.com/giveaway-cultures-for-health/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:33:36 +0000 Jenny http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=572 In the past few weeks, I’ve enjoyed a little treat: fresh, homemade matsoni courtesy of a new company Cultures for Health.   Matsoni is a nice tart yogurt hailing from Georgia and was thought to convey long life.   Matsoni is also a room-temperature yogurt that cultures well with minimal effort.

For those of you that are interested in eating different strains of yogurt, drinking cultured beverages like kombucha or kefir or baking artisan-style sourdough breads, finding a starter culture can prove difficult.   It took me several months to find my first batch of water kefir, and several more months before I found a kombucha scoby.   I’ve got a waiting list of friends and readers for kombucha mothers water kefir grains that’s several months deep.   No joke, this stuff is hard to find.   Fortunately, though, once you a acquire a starter and maintain its health, it will continue reproducing for you indefinitely.

So here it is: This week Cultures for Health is offering a special giveaway for NourishedKitchen.com‘s readers. The winner will receive a package of water kefir grains PLUS any yogurt starter of his/her choice and any sourdough starter of his/her choice.

Cultures for Health

Cultures for Health makes that search a little bit easier.   They cultures and starters at very affordable rates and even ship internationally.   They offer 5 different yogurt starters, 17 different sourdough starters, as well as water kefir grains, kombucha mothers, buttermilk starter, dairy kefir grains and other supplies.

The Prize

  • Water Kefir Grains
  • Yogurt Starter of Your Choice
  • Sourdough Starter of Your Choice

How to Enter

Anyone can enter, including international readers.   You have up to 5 chances to enter, so please up your odds and enter multiple times!

First, visit Cultures for Health and sign up for the giveaway there, look around, then come back here and let me know which of one of her yogurt starters you liked best and which one of her sourdough starters that has you salivating.

For more chances to win, you have up to five more chances so take them:

Why Enter?

Because you took it to heart when I wrote about the benefits of lactic acid fermentation.   And for all those of you who’ve been patiently waiting for a culture or starter, and for all those of you who are still on my waitlist, please enter now.   Worried about not knowing how to use these cultures and starters?   Don’t worry, because each starter comes with comprehensive instructions.

The Announcement

We’ll choose the winner via Random.org, and announce that winner next Thursday.   Please note that the goodies will be shipped by Cultures for Health directly–which is good for you since I’m slow to the post office.

Good Luck!

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]]> http://nourishedkitchen.com/giveaway-cultures-for-health/feed/ 87 Fil Mjolk Ranch Dressinghttp://nourishedkitchen.com/fil-mjolk-ranch-dressing/ http://nourishedkitchen.com/fil-mjolk-ranch-dressing/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:04:32 +0000 Jenny http://nourishedkitchen.com/recipes/?p=136  

From time to time, I get tired of vinaigrettes and want something more substantial in a dressing.   This Ranch Dressing based on Fil Mjolk a Scandinavian cultured dairy food which you can buy online at Cultures for Health or swap by visiting the Cultures & Starters exchange.   The dressing is flavorful and rich in probiotics which is good for your digestion.

To make Fil Mjolk Ranch Dressing, you’ll need the following:

  • 1/2 Cup Homemade Mayonnaise
  • 1/2 Cup Fil Mjolk
  • 2 Heaping Tablespoons Dried Organic Parsley
  • 1 Teaspoon Dried Organic Dill
  • 1/2Teaspoon Organic Powdered Garlic
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 Heaping Tablespoon Dried Organic Chives

Instructions:

  1. Now toss all your ingredients into your mixer.
  2. And mix it up thoroughly.
  3. Dress your salad.   Yeah, it’s that easy.

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