Cultured Pickled Beets

photo by Manon Gaudreau: 8 oz jar of cultured pickled beets; based on recipe from Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon For a 1 quart jar 6-12 beets seeds from 2 cardamon pods (optional) 1 tablespoon sea salt 4 tablespoons homemade whey (if not available, use...

Cultured Beet Juice – Kvass

Based on Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon. Photo by Manon Gaudreau 3 medium beets, peeled and chopped coarsely (do not grate) 1/4 cup of homemade whey 1 tablespoon sea salt filtered water to fill a 2-quart jar (not chlorinated) Put beets, whey and sea...

Light Easy Salad with Raspberries, Greens and Feta Cheese

Ingredients 1 lb. mixed greens 1 pint raspberries 1 jicama peeled and chopped 4 oz almonds halved feta cheese red onions or Walla Walla’s chopped 1 cup raspberry vinaigrette Recipe Directions Gently toss salad greens, raspberries, jicama, almonds, chopped onions...

Preserving Green Tops

There is an abundance of edible leafy greens in the summer, and most end up in the compost rather than on your plate: radish greens, turnip greens, beet greens. You can save green tops for winter months when fresh greens are scarce. They are wonderful in soups,...

Lentil salad over spinach

Ingredients 1 1/4 c lentils 1 green, yellow, or red pepper, chopped 1 onion or scallions, chopped 1/2 cup radishes, chopped cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 c fresh parsley, chopped 3 Tbsp capers, drained 1/3 c olives (kalamata are best) 3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon 8 oz...