by Faith | Jul 31, 2023 | Nutrition, Preserves
Pickled Peppers is a new favourite of mine, so here’s the recipe in case you also have an abundance of them this year… Ingredients 1 kg bell peppers (deseeded and cut into strips) 1L apple cider vinegar (or a vinegar of your choosing) 8 garlic cloves (peeled...
by Faith | Jul 31, 2023 | Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic, Nutrition
Garlic Abundance I have learnt with garlic that is needs a lot of love to actually produce something worth the effort of planting it! Planting deep Sunny location Good fertilized soil that drains well Cutting back (the green tops) several times if they grow tops too...
by Faith | Jul 31, 2023 | Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic, Nutrition
Benefits of Cabbages… As cabbage is the bases for many fermented foods I thought I’d share a little bit about this unlikely powerhouse of health. Here’s some of the benefits of each cabbage (even un-fermented), then if you fermented it you are adding in tons of good...
by Faith | Jul 11, 2023 | Nutrition, Preserves
Fig & Cinnamon Chutney Ingredients 1kg fresh figs, with stems cut off and cut into quarters 700g. brown sugar 50ml. balsamic vinegar 50ml, apple cider vinegar Juice of 2 lemons 1 – 1.5 tsp. cinnamon, ground Directions Place everything in a medium...
by Faith | Jun 30, 2023 | Nutrition, Preserves
Courgette Crazy… This time of year there is always an insane amount of courgettes appearing in the garden. I have found there are lots of wonderful ways to use them up, rather than just stuffing, baking or frying them. Here are some of my favourite ways to...
by Faith | Jun 30, 2023 | Nutrition
Gluten (& dairy) Free Courgette Cake Recipe Ingredients 350g courgette, grated 300g brown rice flour (or all purpose free-from flour) 100g white sugar 125ml olive oil 2 medium eggs 1 lemon, zest and juice 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda...
