Sour Cream & Onion Dip *

Who wants to eat the chemical-preservative laden store-bought dip, when you can make this homemade sour cream & onion dip at home…considering how easy it is. Every time I make this dip it gets eaten up the same day…within hours of making it actually. We eat it with anything from homemade potato chips to raw veggies, such as carrot or celery sticks.

Lacto-fermented “Sweet & Spicy” Pickles

These pickles are slightly sweet with just a hint of spicy-ness. They taste similar to a bread and butter style pickle, but with the added benefits of lacto-fermentation. The bad thing about these tasty pickles are that they never seem to last in my house… they get eaten up so quickly. I just may have to lock the kids out of the refrigerator so that I get to eat more than just a few slices of these (Well, at least I know these pickles are so good for them… so really it’s a good thing that they enjoy them so much.)

Homemade Yogurt “The Easy Way”

Yogurt is a super-nutritious food, full of beneficial bacteria (Probiotics). Especially “homemade” yogurt, as most store-bought yogurts contain some sort of additives and/or thickeners-stabilizers.

We use yogurt a lot around here for making smoothies, eating plain (or with fruit) for a snack or great breakfast, and in the summer we make creamy yogurt popsicles. There are [...]

Pickling Spice

Use this handy spice mix where-ever a recipes calls for “pickling spice”. I like to use it a lot in my lacto-fermenting….especially pickles, whether they be the sweet or dilly kind.

Lacto-fermented Roasted-Tomato Salsa *

Lacto-fermentation is quite easy, and so beneficial to ones health. You can read more about fermented vegetables in our article section, “Lacto-fermented Vegetables & Fruits…Give Them a Try”. This salsa is a major favorite of our family, we put it on everything from tacos and burritos to scrambled eggs. You can adjust the heat and seasonings in this salsa to your tastes.

Ranch-Style Spicy Potato Salad

Enjoy this spicy potato salad at your next BBQ…it is sure to be a big hit. Now wait a minute, don’t let the word “spicy” scare you off. This really is a great tasting potato salad, and you can adjust the spicy-ness by the kind (heat level) of salsa you use. Simply use a mild salsa for a milder version, or kick up the heat with a hotter salsa….it’s your choice.

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