006 The Secrets of Kimchi With Hae Jung Cho

July 2, 2014

Fermentation, Food, Food Preservation, Podcasts

...ses in Los Angeles in August. The first will be on Saturday, August 2, from 10 am to approximately 1 pm. Here’s the info: Details of Kimchi Class: The 3-hour class will be a hands-on experience where you will make two kinds of fermented kimchi – napa cabbage (poggi kimchi) and radish (kkakdugi) – and one quick pickle. We will then share a light meal of rice, kimchi, soup and other side dishes. You will leave the class with three containers of kimc...

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Stern Sprouted Wheat Vegan Cookie or Health Bar Type Things

Mrs. Homegrown

January 6, 2014

Food, How-to, Recipes, Wheat

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...ough out into an rough rectangle measuring about 7 x 9 inches. The dough itself will be about 3/8 of inch thick. If you don’t have parchment or a rolling pin, you can surely pat the dough flat on the pan with wet hands. I would recommend flattening the dough on the baking sheet, because it’s hard to move it. If you used the parchment paper, just transfer the rolled-out dough on its piece of parchment paper onto the cookie sheet. If you want, you c...

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The Chicken and the Egg

Mr. Homegrown

September 25, 2007

Animals, Chickens

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...der the consequences of the economic and quality race to the bottom of factory farming’s economy of scale–an abundance of cheap, tasteless and nutritionally deficient eggs that like the endless flood of shipping containers full of plastic crap from China poisons both our bodies and souls. Here’s a list of questions to ask the folks who provide your eggs. And more Francine Dancer for those without chickens....

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Pooh Power!

Mr. Homegrown

July 28, 2007

Preparedness

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...ble poly bags are environmentally friendly and can be disposed of in trash containers. Can be used with any portable toilet or even in your standard home toilet when water flushing is unavailable. Can be used under or over (to keep sanitary) any toilet seat. After use, simply fold the Wag™ Bag into the zip-close bag and close. Dispose in trash container. An absolute must for your car, camper, boat, or plane (or those unsavory outhouses). Weighs 3...

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The revolution will be fermented . . .

Mr. Homegrown

March 23, 2007

Fermentation, Food

...n Revolution’s month of fermentation continues with the following bubbling containers–from left to right: Rye Sourdough Starter More info in a future post, but rye flour is much more active than a starter made with white flour! White Flour Starter We’ve already ranted about this stuff here and here. So far, much success. Crème Fraîche Special thanks to Susan of Northeast LA’s “culture club” for giving us some Swedish fil mjolk culture. We gave it...

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