Kimchi was one of my first cultured veggie experiments. If you're new to fermentation, fermenting vegetables is one of the easiest experiments to start with, you just need vegetables and salt, and maybe un-chlorinated water. I love making my own kimchi. I make huge batches whenever napa cabbage is available, kimchi lasts for months in...
SCOBY Fruit Leather
What do you do when your SCOBY hotel is overflowing? (1) Give away your SCOBY to a friend. (2) Compost the SCOBY - add it directly to your garden or put it in the green bin. Or (3) Make SCOBY fruit leather! This was a great little successful experiment in my kitchen. I had SCOBYs...
Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew or Monggo Guisado
Mung bean stew or monggo guisado is one of my husband's favorite dishes - the one that takes him back to his childhood in Manila. So, I had to get this right. Hahaha.
Make Your Own Beetroot Powder
Beetroot powder has always intrigued me ever since I learned about it. What is that lovely pink powder that can be used to colour red velvet cupcakes naturally? What is that powder that can be used to make your own blush? Beetroot powder! This was one of the first experiments I tried when I got...
Health and Wellness Books That Changed My Life
There is such a wealth of information out there - so much to read and so little time, right? As part of my wellness journey, I came to learn about a whole section of books in the library that I never even heard of before - health and wellness books!
Make Your Own Kombucha Sourdough Starter
Want to make your own gluten-free kombucha sourdough starter? Sourdough is the traditional way to make bread. You just leave some flour and water in a jar at room temperature and wild yeast will eat the flour up and produce carbon dioxide bubbles that will make your bread dough rise.
Pineapple Kombucha Green Smoothie
Finally, a way to get my 3yo son to drink kombucha - this pineapple kombucha green smoothie! I love consuming some fermented foods every day, it's really important for gut health. I usually drink kombucha, a fermented tea beverage.