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Month: November 2011

Food Musings

Photo midiman What a powerful thing, food. We have to eat, and it is so easy to eat badly.  For some reason our society started thinking that food was supposed to be fast and furious, indulgent, and that we were much too busy to prepare 

What Is That Smell – Homemade Sauerkraut

When people find out that I have gurgling vats of fermented things in my kitchen, the first things they say involve safety and food poisoning. I think there is a  misconception that aging food or fermenting food equates rotting food. Although fermented food is aging, 

How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut

When people find out that I have gurgling vats of fermented things in my kitchen, the first things they say involve safety and food poisoning. I think there is a  misconception that aging food or fermenting food equates rotting food. Although fermented food is aging, 

The Farm Kitchen

My kitchen is never clean. Not in the way that you may think. Yes, things are wiped and all that, but if you look carefully, you will see things bubbling, steaming, working, growing, fermenting, in every corner of the room. I leave my crockpot out 

Join Me For Nano

It is November 1, and that can only mean one thing: It’s NaNoWriMo time!!! This year, I am doing something a bit different. Generally, you are supposed to be working on a manuscript all month and working towards a rough draft of sorts. I love