Cultured Vegetables

The Yin and Yang of Fermenting

The Yin and Yang of Fermenting

I’ve had reason to ponder the messiness of life at the moment and am learning to see it from a new vantage point. This happens periodically as a new perspective is presented to me. Over the years I have taken a journey that has shown me how opposites can be complementary. That the harmony and balance in my life changes with time as my perspective shifts and I now appreciate how interdependent these opposites are. I must have the chaos to feel the calm!

Making in Season and Enjoying all Year - Cultured Vegetables

Making in Season and Enjoying all Year - Cultured Vegetables

We are coming to the end of the cabbage season in Sydney, Australia so rather than lament the change in season lets embrace it and move onto an alternative and still simple way of fermenting the new season with cultured vegetables.

Let’s get started – with Sauerkraut!

Let’s get started – with Sauerkraut!

When starting out on the path of fermenting foods, an easy place to begin is with cultured vegetables, particularly sauerkraut. There is so much variety and you can start with something very simple and diversify from there, using: colours, textures, herbs, spices as well as incorporating new vegetables as they come into season.

There are countless variations in recipes and you can have fun in the kitchen creating your own variations once you feel comfortable with the basics...