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This Asian pear shrub recipe makes a great fall drinking vinegar. The use of champagne vinegar creates a less tart beverage and great pear shrub cocktail. There’s something special and delicious when tart and sweet meet. What emerges from this union is the perfect shrub, or drinking vinegar. Drinking vinegars, or shrubs, have been around…
A homemade Hawaiian sauerkraut recipe is truly ono! A Hawaiian pineapple sauerkraut recipe transforms an average kraut into an enjoyable pineapple dish. I grew up a local girl from the city of Aiea, HI. Leaving the islands to establish a life elsewhere was the hardest decision of my life, but one I made nevertheless. When…
Daikon radish kimchi is one of the most delicious healing food items one can consume. This traditional kimchi recipe can be made year round and is extremely easy to make. Healing foods. These foods are readily available, yet, many do not realize how such foods help the body. How we became disconnected from our food…
Smoked kale kraut is a step above any, and all, fermented sauerkrauts. This kale kraut recipe contains fresh ingredients and a little smoked spice. Not to mention, this recipe contains the same sauerkraut probiotics you’ll find in other fermented kraut recipes. Fermented Sauerkraut Either you love kraut or you don’t. If you don’t, I’m willing…
Apple scraps, the peel and core, are perfect for making this homemade apple cider vinegar recipe. An unpasteurized DIY apple cider vinegar is ideal for cooking, animal husbandry, treating body ailments, and promotes good gut health. Homemade apple cider vinegar is extremely easy to make and quite delicious. Plus, it is a great way to…
A spiced apple shrub recipe is the perfect way to incorporate a shrub drink into the fall preserving schedule. Once fall months hit apple beverages are the first items which need to be preserved. Enjoy this seasonal spiced apple shrub as a non-alcoholic beverage or as a shrub cocktail. By now, I am sure you’re…
Pineapple ginger shrub is a great combination of sweet and spice, and a refreshing one to boot! This particular drinking vinegar is a reminder of relaxed summer days and the sun on your face. An old fashioned drinking vinegar is made utilizing fresh fruit and vinegar. However, an amazing shrub is made with the combination…
An easy fermented horseradish root recipe consists of fresh horseradish root, salt, water, and a little patience. Lacto-fermented horseradish is the base ingredient for many amazing recipes. Including a creamy homemade horseradish recipe. This post contains affiliate links, meaning, I may make a small commission based off your purchase at no additional cost to you….
Homesteading with goats is beneficial for many purposes. Whether you are raising goats for milk, meat, or to clear brush it is necessary to offer a balanced diet. A healthy herd begins with what they are being fed. Feeding goats fermented grains, while offering the opportunity to forage for roughage and a quality hay will…
This peach shrub recipe is the perfect summertime beverage and ideal for children, as well as, adults. A drinking vinegar is a healthier option to soda and even juice. Serve this shrub recipe as a mocktail or mix it with alcohol for the perfect adult beverage. A drinking vinegar, or shrub, is not a beverage…