Reader Questions: Beef Suet, Kombucha and Budgets

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I receive a lot of emails at Nourished Kitchen from readers who love cooking traditional foods, but still have questions.  You might be wondering about how long you should cook your stock, what went wrong with your homemade yogurt or how to feed your children fermented foods they’ll actually like.  Once a week, I’ll be [...]

Kombucha Tea: A Reintroduction

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As a reader of this site, you’ve almost certainly heard about the fermented tea with a funny name, Kombucha. Perhaps you’ve brewed it yourself (or still do) or maybe you’ve only ever tried a store bought brand. Even if you’ve never tried it before, allow me to reintroduce you to Kombucha from the beginning and [...]

Recipe: Spiced Kombucha Vinaigrette

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Kombucha vinaigrette, may seem like an unusual take on the classic combination of olive oil and balsamic or red wine vinegar, but, when complemented by the unique flavors of clove and allspice it can become a nourishing, if unique dressing for any salad. I find it pairs particularly well with the sweetness of beets, apples, pears and nuts. Reminiscent of apple cider vinegar in combination with club soda, kombucha offers a unique flavor that is growing in popularity as more and more natural foods enthusiasts learn to cherish the beverage – a sweetened tea that undergoes a unique fermentation process through the use of a mother or symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast.

Hachiya Persimmon & Mandarin Ice Cream

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Sure, spring brings strawberries and summer brings peaches, but autumn with its bounty of turnips, rutabagas and curly kale is my favorite season.   It’s the season of under-loved and under-appreciated fruits and vegetables – the kind that rarely make it to the kitchen table for want of culinary know-how or for simple lack of [...]

Win a Gift for Your Kitchen from All Modern!

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If you’ve read Nourished Kitchen for a while, you know about my love and enthusiasm for high quality local and traditional foods.   Real food.   Vibrant organic fennel.   Flavorful berries.   Wild-caught salmon.   Fresh raw butter and fresh raw cream.   What you don’t know, however, is that while my belly may [...]