Mango and grape bubbled over, but were fine after a stir to release the bubbles and re-covered with new coffee filterFaint bit of mould on one of the blueberries, but scraped it off and gave it a stir [envira-gallery id='9155']
This week’s endeavor: homemade vinegar.Watching Pro Home Cooks on YouTube and it seemed easy. I’ve fermented things before… well really only kombucha, but I’ve done it on and off for years, so this felt right up my alley. And heck, this whole thing is about learning, experimenting and sometimes failing....
We ordered mushroom grow kits from Grow Mushrooms Canada. I chose Lion’s mane and elm oyster as they’re both recommended for beginner growers. Technically we're growing the mushrooms in the kitchen, but I'm categorizing it as "growing in the garden", as the grow zone extends to our home growing too... Step...
Fermenting hot sauce part 1 is here. After fermenting in jars for 4 weeks, S decided to blend it up. Hard to tell when it’s “ready” as any taste test needs to be done once it’s in blended for. So he rolled the dice. [envira-gallery id='9063'] Ta-da!!! S also created...
Planning an entire garden feels extremely daunting. So we started with the "easiest", which is when S is cooking dinner and I sit at the kitchen island and yammer on about my thoughts and we discuss to parse out information... and this works for us. Here is the rough list...
Source:3 Course Truffle Menu - Class by Chef Robin Kort at Swallowtail culinary adventures Ingredients 1 (25 gram) fresh white or black truffle or a good white truffle oil2 quarts vegetable stock1 + 1/3 c good quality Arborio rice (Italian rice) cooked3 large eggs5 Tbs fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 3 juicy lemons)2 Tbs finely diced chives or...
[envira-gallery id='9121'] Ingredients 1 cup whole almonds4 cups (20 ounces) unsweetened shredded coconut6 large egg whites1/2 cup sugar1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp vanilla extract¼ tsp mandarin zest (2 small mandarins)7 Tbs liquid honey1/2 tsp a good white truffle oilCracked salt to top Preparation Steps Pulse the almonds in food processor till a fine crumble. Add coconut, process until fine, 1...
Ingredients 2 tbs butter2 heaping tbs diced onion1.5 cups whipping cream1 cup dry white wine, e.g. pinot gris2 Tbs fresh thymesalt/pepper to taste2 oz pecorino cheese4 servings homemade tagliatelle pasta1 Tbs (25 gram) good white truffle oil or 1 fresh white Alba truffle sliced thin Preparation Steps Heat butter in a medium pan over medium heat.Once melted, add...
It began with an idea to give my sister a cooking class experience for her birthday present. Having done several courses Chef Robin Kort Robin Kort – Chef/Sommelier/Forager/Owner at Swallowtail culinary adventures I started the search there as I their classes unite “passions; cooking, drinking, foraging, friends and the great outdoors”. Voila – we found a...
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S is trying something new out this week. Fermented hot sauce! It’s bubbling (which he says is good). [envira-gallery id='8989']
[metaslider id=10952 cssclass=""] 500 million years ago this desert was a sea… Warm, shallow, and teeming with life. For four hundred million years, marine animals and plants thrived in the sun-lit depth of this watery world. Valley of Fire is a geologic park built of rocks of many colors: white,...