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A Recipe for Beet Kvass: A Deeply Cleansing Tonic

To drink beet kvass is to taste the blood of the earth -  sweet and salty with a mineral-rich undertone that speaks of the soil itself.  Beet kvass is an acquired taste, much Read More →

matsoni - the easiest yogurt you'll ever make

Matsoni: The Easiest Yogurt You’ll Make

Want an easy homemade yogurt? It doesn't get easier than matsoni or the many other traditional yogurts that culture best at room temperature (think of villi, piima and filmjolk). Read More →

Sour Milk: Lessons from Scandinavia

Viili, piimä, filmjölk, skyr – all obscure mouthfuls of rolling foreign vowels – that mean but one thing: cultured milk.  The Scandinavians, whose ill-tempered northern Read More →

Tricolored Berry & Kefir Popsicles for July 4th

I love the Fourth of July: fireworks, parades, barbecues and apple pie contests.  I love it all, and do my best to prepare special and celebratory picnics for the day.  As Read More →

How to Make Raw Milk Yogurt

Raw milk yogurt is a sort of holy grail for traditional foods enthusiasts, coupling the enzymatic and probiotic components of both fresh milk and fermentation in one glorious, Read More →

10 Cultured Dairy Foods and How to Use Them

Cultured dairy foods enjoy a long and vibrant history.   In every society that historically consumed dairy foods, cultured yogurt and other probiotic dairy foods earned a Read More →

Reader Questions: Stevia & Strained Yogurt

Amy asked: Q: "What do you mean by “strained yogurt”? Just curious. Do you mean you strain out the whey?" A: Absolutely!   By straining yogurt you can reserve the whey Read More →

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