Ferments In My Shop Front: Daily Art Practice

Ferments In My Shop Front: Daily Art Practice

    Couch Talk   We had a few more snowfalls since last week so my children spent a lot of time at home with delays and such. I always love to spend some of the time they are home, baking. It is a great…

Swiss Cheese In My Cookies :Daily Watercolor Practice

Swiss Cheese In My Cookies :Daily Watercolor Practice

    Couch Talk   Today is a very long post so I hope you have a hot warm cuppa something. First off, I wanted to share my new Swiss Cheese Plant. It is itty bitty but I spied it at the nursery when I…

Scarabs in my Sourdough: A Couch Adventure

Scarabs in my Sourdough: A Couch Adventure

  Couch Talk   I know I haven’t shared our completed bathroom yet by I am waiting until we receive a few more items in the mail. Everything has been on back order so we are playing the waiting game. But in the meantime, I…

How to Make Kombucha for Beginners

How to Make Kombucha for Beginners

To Start You do not need any special supplies to start making home brewed Kombucha. All you need is a few basic pantry ingredients and a SCOBY with some starter liquid. First, let me explain the SCOBY acronym. S- Symbiotic C-Culture O-of B-Bacteria Y-Yeast Kombucha…

My Trader Joe's Style Sauerkraut: Recipe and Some Fermentation Tips

The Comparison Well, my sauerkraut is finally done and it didn’t take me quite as long as I thought it would. I estimated it would take about 4-6 weeks on the counter but I tasted it at 3 weeks and I am happy with the…

Fermented Saurkraut: Trader Joe's Style

Fermented Saurkraut: Trader Joe's Style

Sauerkraut and Kombucha I don’t know if any of you are sauerkraut fans but this kind sold by Trader Joe’s is AMAZING! I can’t seem to get enough of it but for 5 dollars a container it will break my bank. My problem is I…