Local lemon trees are groaning under the abundance of fruit and everybody knows that I love lemons so my kitchen is overflowing too! I do nothing fancy when preserving, I just want to capture the clean flavour and conserve the nutrients of these beautiful fruit. Freezing the juice and the rind and preserving the whole…
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Kombucha Basics
OK, this stuff really looks like a witches brew! Even so, kombucha is my ferment of choice. I love tea in all it’s incarnations. Kombucha is a fermented tea and really showcases the flavour with a funky edge. You can do a second ferment to introduce new flavours such as fruits and spices however the…
Anti-inflammatory Turmeric Paste: Your Daily Dose of Sunshine!
Golden Milk made with Turmeric Paste Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is one of my all-time favourite spices. Add it to your cooking to give the colour of sunshine and a warm earthy bitterness. Renowned for it’s therapeutic properties turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. A daily dose of turmeric is great for general health, especially…
Easy Intuitive Bone Broth
Easy Intuitive Bone Broth I think we all need to loosen up about bone broth! I mention bone broth to my patients in the clinic, and more often than not, I would be on the receiving end of a bit of eye-rolling and the typical response of “I don’t have time for that”!…
Kale and Pumpkin Frittata with Preserved Lemon
Winter is upon us and the heavy frosts have been hammering my vegetable garden. We have picked most of the vegetables now growing has slowed and there will be little more to pick until the days become longer. There is one veggie however, that keeps on giving and that is kale. At the moment I…
Ruby Red Chard Stem Ferment
I love my rainbow chard, it adds a little carnival feel to my veggie garden and it lasts and lasts many pickings. Alas, one day I go to harvest a few more leaves and I notice they are becoming smaller and less prolific as the plant comes to the end of it’s productive life. I…