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Pickled Diakon, Ginger and Carrot Relish

This is a very simple recipe that I made one day while making kimchi, I had left over diakon and carrots. This is really delicious, fresh and crisp. A living food full of enzymes and probiotics.

  • 3 medium organic carrots, julienne
  • 1 medium diakon radish, julienne
  • 1-2″ ginger, grated or pounded
  • 1 T salt or 3 T whey
  • filtered water to cover
The Amazing Health Benefits of Kefir

The Amazing Health Benefits of Kefir

This is mostly a reposting of the information about kefir put together over at www.bovinity.webs.com. A wonderful and well-researched look into how kefir can help with cancer, herpes, IBS, immune disfunction, allergies, colitis and leaky gut among many other things. If anyone in Vancouver BC would l ...

Homemade Olives

Homemade Olives

At the end of the summer I was down on Hastings in one of my favorite little stores--Como--it is run by a feisty Asian couple who speak Italian. They get in large sacks of fresh olives towards the end of the summer. This year I decided to buy one and try to figure out what to do with them. Just as I ...

Lime and Chili Sauerkraut

Lime and Chili Sauerkraut

This is a very simple recipe, but has a fantastic flavor. Any type of cabbage can be used. One firm cabbage 2-3 chilis 6 keffir lime leaves 2 Tablespoon coarse sea salt Method Cut cabbage into quarters, remove inner core and slice thinly. Alternatively grate or put through a food proce ...

Yogurt

Yogurt

The most important concern with yogurt is to maintain a constant incubation temperature of about 110ºF (43ºC). This is the temperature that those friendly bacteria become the most active. There are several ways to do this depending on the season and where you live in the world. Simply use as ...