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7 Reasons I Have Kefir Every Day

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Viruses, yuck . . . my family used to...

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Lots of articles are popping up about reasons you...

My Kefir Is Too Sour!

Best of Cultured Food Life 2019: Our Top Articles!

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Perhaps you've seen this happen, and it even happens...

Why You Need Christmas Pickles

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I hope 2019 was a wonderful year for you....

Does Your Bacteria Whisper?

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The Christmas pickle is not really a pickle at...

How To Second Ferment Your Water Kefir

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I had just started my blog in April of...

Water Kefir

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Water kefir tastes pretty plain unless you second ferment...

Second Ferment Your Kefir - Your Taste Buds Will...

Cranberries Have Many Healing Powers

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Many years ago I discovered a way to make...

How To Make The Probiotic That Inhibits Candida

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Cranberries are usually eaten only around the holidays. It’s...

Eczema and Probiotic Foods

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I love kombucha and not just because it tastes...

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Eczema is a skin condition that causes itchy, red...

Einkorn Sourdough Bread

Reasons To Love Almond Kefir

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A few years ago, I started hearing about the...

Dairy Free Kefir

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I love almonds and they make wonderful kefir. Some...

Histamines and Fermented Foods

The Thick and Thin of Kefir

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How to deal with Histamine flare-ups is a common...

Asthma and Fermented Foods

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Are you ready to master kefir and eat it...

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Milk Kefir

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One of the first friends I ever told about...

The X Factor Vitamin In Cheese

The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

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The rewards of making your own cheese are by...

Fibromyalgia and Fermented Foods

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A “healing crisis” is something that happens when the...

Probiotic Foods For Colds and Flus

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Fibromyalgia is one of the fastest-growing disabling conditions. It...

Will Bacteria Keep You Young?

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It astonishes me that everybody doesn't know about Cultured...

Which Are The Best Sweeteners?

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I remember the day I learned that the human...

Condiments

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It's been quite a journey for me trying to...

Enzymes and Your Gut — You Aren’t Just What...

The Many Ways Cultured Foods Detoxify Your Body

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Eating cultured foods have not only supplied my body...

My Favorite Vitamin — and Why You Should Have...

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I love my microbes and all they do for...

Health and Wellness, Uncategorized

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This life is a journey and a fun one...

The FODMAP Diet for SIBO, IBS, and Probiotic Foods

Help! My Kombucha Is Too Sour

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We all know that food choices can drastically impact...

Kombucha, Q&A

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In the early days of making kombucha, I would...

Yogurt Versus Kefir - Which Is Better?

Chai Spice Kombucha with Blackberries Video

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So, what is the difference between kefir and yogurt?...

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Kombucha is a wonder drink and for good reason....

Low-Carb Cultured Foods

Did Kombucha Heal My Husband's Eyes?

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Low carb and keto diets are very popular right...

Health and Wellness, Kombucha

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My husband is used to my crazy new ideas...

This is the Summer You Start Making Kefir Cheese

Fermented Jalapenos and Sourdough Bread

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If you love cheese then you really need to...

Cultured Vegetables, Sourdough

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It's summertime and this is my sourdough starters favorite...

Ginger Kombucha - The Anti-Inflammatory Drink

Get Cultured at The Green Dragon 🐉

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Ginger is powerful medicine! I have been consuming ginger...

Events and Classes

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Spend a day and immerse yourself into the world...

Need Crunchy Pickles?

The Mineral That Saved My Life

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Pickles are a huge part of my life. I...

Fermented Vegetables Are Safer Than Raw Vegetables

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My family has a history of high blood pressure....

Probiotic Tomatoes

Appetizers, Condiments, Cultured Vegetables, Summer Food

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I have a diverse group of people who subscribe...

How Microbes and Your Brain Work Together

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Cultured foods have become an exciting frontier in health...

Thoughts and Habits That Changed Everything

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A healthy body isn't the only result of consuming...

12 Reasons to Eat Cucumber Kimchi

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In March 2010 I was turning fifty years old...

You Are What Your Bacteria Eat

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I love cultured veggies, but mostly I love the...

How To Make Kefir Donut Holes

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You are what your bacteria eat. It sounds like...

Desserts, Milk Kefir

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I'm always looking for recipes that give us healthy...

Sugar Drops Your Immune System By 75%

UTIs, Yeast Infections, and Cultured Foods

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Boosting your immune system is one of my favorite...

Two Women Who Convinced Me to Make My Own...

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We know that more than half of all women...

10 Natural Miracles I Found To Lower Stress

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I was twelve years old and taking a school...

7 Reasons I Eat Sourdough Bread

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Stress is an alarm clock. It’s your body trying...

Best of 2019, Sourdough

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So as I write, I'm waiting for my starter...

Personal Reasons My Family Eats Cultured Foods

Microbes – If You Don't Feed Them They Can...

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Everybody I know leads busy lives, but did you...

New York Class – The Trilogy! 4-27-19

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The microbes that have made your body their home...

Easy Ways To Heal Your Microbiome

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Spend a day and immerse yourself into the world...

Kombucha - Healing My Addiction

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I talk a lot about your body and what...

Best of 2019, Health and Wellness, Kombucha

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Many years ago I was addicted to diet cola....

Can Your Gut Heal Your Joints?

Can Sourdough Change the Gluten-Free Diet?

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When I first started with cultured foods almost two...

Health and Wellness, Q&A, Sourdough

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About ten years ago I went to a class...

7 Reasons I Drink Coconut Water Kefir

Water Kefir

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Coconut water is one of my favorite drinks! It...

My Personal Christmas Story - That Changed Everything

Overeating During the Holidays? Cultured Foods Can Help

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This is one of the most personal blogs I...

Reasons to Have Fermented Foods During the Holidays

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One of the most important things I've learned about...

History of Kefir, Kombucha, and Fermented Vegetables

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As the holiday season hits, we spend more time...

A Cold You Can Beat After A Holiday Treat

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We all have trials and struggles throughout our lives...

Best of 2018, Health and Wellness

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For many years, and way before I found cultured...

Probiotics and the Autoimmune Epidemic

Dairy Free Kefir, Kefir Soda, Milk Kefir

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I’m going to introduce you to your microbiome. These...

The 12 Days of Kefir 🎄

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I made a series of videos for my Biotic...

Got an Acidic Stomach? The Surprising Remedy

Symptoms of an Unbalanced Gut

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In 2017, we moved across the country from Kansas...

How Gut Microbes Tell Your Hormones What to Do

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Sometimes I wonder how I got here. Symptoms of...

Best of 2018, Health and Wellness

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Female hormones are complex and beautifully made. But take...

Probiotic Foods for Different Ailments

How Your Gut Affects Your Entire Body

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Probiotics have become an exciting frontier in health and...

Does Your Gut Help Control Food Cravings?

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Let me tell you about Mary. She sat on...

Best of 2018, Health and Wellness

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Food cravings — why do you have them? We...

The Flu Shot in a Jar

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Fall through winter is the time of year they...

Are Probiotic Foods Stronger Than Supplements?

Sleep Problems and Your Gut

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Many people wonder if probiotic pills provide the same...

Earl Grey Probiotic Pickles 📹

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Sleeping is fundamental to our wellbeing and health, and...

Appetizers, Cultured Vegetables

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Fermented pickles are the best pickles. Cultured pickles are...

Fermented Sauerkraut and Breast Cancer

Best of 2018, Cultured Vegetables

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Sauerkraut is an incredible food. I teach people to...

Healing From Food Allergies

Is Kombucha Good For You?

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It was early 2002 and my sixteen-year-old daughter climbed...

Best of 2018, Kombucha

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Is kombucha good for you? Is it alcoholic? As...

The Many Reasons You Should Eat Fermented Salads and...

Cultured Vegetables, Salads

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There are many reasons you should eat salads. They...

Which is Better – Water Kefir or Milk Kefir?

Dairy Free Kefir, Milk Kefir, Water Kefir

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People often ask me about water kefir and milk...

My Kombucha's Not Bubbly?

Kombucha, Uncategorized

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Bubbly, fizzy kombucha is one of my favorite things....

Fermenting Tip: Put a Lid on It?

Cultured Vegetables, Kombucha, Milk Kefir, Q&A

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When making milk kefir, many people have been taught...

Kefir for Breakfast ~ My Favorite Four

Breakfast, Milk Kefir

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I learned a long time ago that if I...

7 Tips for Summer Kombucha ☀

Summer Cultured Vegetables ☀

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Kombucha is a must-have in the summertime! When the...

7 Tips for Summer Kefir ☀

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There is no better time to make cultured veggies...

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Kefir is a living food that tends to have...

Summer Sourdough Bread

Fermented Asian Salad Video! 📹

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When I walk into my kitchen each day, I...

Cultured Vegetables, Milk Kefir

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This salad is one of my very favorite cultured...

Kefir And Your Blood Pressure

Best of 2018, Health and Wellness, Milk Kefir

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In 2001, I was battling hypertension and diabetes. It...

Cocoa Kefir Krunch Puff Breakfast Video! 📹

Dairy Free Kefir, Milk Kefir

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This is my daughter Holli's favorite breakfast. I make...

Probiotic Kefir Nut Butter Video! 📹

Seven Probiotic Foods to Always Keep in Your Fridge

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This recipe is in my new book Cultured Food...

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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When it comes to cultured/probiotic and fermented foods, I...

How To Fix Your Seasonal Allergies

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I have had seasonal allergies since I was twelve...

What to Do With Your Cultures While You're on...

Is Kefir the Answer for Acid Reflux?

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Your cultures (kefir, kombucha, sourdough, and water kefir) are...

Learn How To Make Water Kefir

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One of the first things I noticed when we...

Water Kefir

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Water kefir grains, or we call them kefir crystals,...

The Tale of the Disappearing Kefir Grains

43 Ways to Use Kefir Cheese

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We make a lot of kefir. We drink it...

Overnight Sourdough Bread

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I make a lot of kefir cheese. I use...

Best of 2018, Sourdough

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I think fermentation is essential to bread making. If...

Probiotic Foods for Food Poisoning and Stomach Virus

Best of 2018, Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness

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Of all the health ailments cultured foods can help...

Make Your Condiments – Probiotic!

Condiments, Cultured Vegetables, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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We all eat condiments. They are easy to make,...

Your Kidneys Might Need Some Kefir

I Stopped Eating Cultured Foods ~ Here's What Happened!

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I’ve received several emails from people who have been...

I Am Having Difficulty Straining My Kefir 📹

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I’ve been eating cultured foods for almost sixteen years....

7 Reasons to Make Goat Milk Kefir

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I love kefir that is thick like yogurt. However,...

What's This On My Cultured Vegetables?

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Goat milk was a godsend for my tiny daughter,...

Cultured Vegetables, Q&A

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Cultured vegetables are so easy to make with just...

Winter Kefir

How to Make Bubbly Fruit Flavored Kombucha

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I love winter kefir! It’s often creamier and thicker...

Buffalo Kraut ~ You Simply Must Try

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There’s nothing better than bubbly fruit flavored kombucha. For...

Best of Cultured Food Life 2017: Our Top Articles...

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I’m always trying to find ways to help you...

🎄 Twas the Night They Made Kefir — 📹...

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I hope 2017 was a wonderful year for you....

Cultured Foods for the Cholesterol Conscious

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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the...

The Power of Peppermint That Changed a Holiday

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One of my good friends told me her cholesterol...

Desserts, Holiday Foods, Milk Kefir

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It was gloomy outside, and I was gloomy inside....

Microbes That Change Your Home in 24 Hours

Autism and Cultured Foods

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When you and I find the courage and strength...

Jicama if You're Sicka-ma! 📹 Video

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Her name was Mary and she changed my life...

Best of 2017, Cultured Vegetables

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If you are looking for an easy cultured veggie...

Probiotic Foods and Cancer

Best of 2017, Health and Wellness

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In 2010, I had just started my blog and...

Kefir and Diabetes

Best of 2017, Health and Wellness, Milk Kefir

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I remember that day quite vividly. It was over...

Gluten Pain: The Best Teacher

Health and Wellness, Kefir Soda, Milk Kefir

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I have met hundreds of people who are now...

Life Changing - 20 Second Kombucha Mayo

Best of 2017, Condiments

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Mayonnaise is a common condiment that so many of...

Kefir Blueberry Pecan Pancakes

Breakfast, Milk Kefir

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We love pancakes at our house. I mostly make...

Spanish Kimchi

Mr. Picky and Cultured Foods

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You really must eat kimchi. Kimchi has a special...

Appetizers, Cultured Vegetables

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Do you have picky eaters at your house? Do...

I Want to Get Cultured —Where Do I Start?

Cultured Vegetables, Frequently Asked Questions, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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Do you want to change your life and feel...

Cultured Veggies ~ Saving Lives

Can You Make Happiness in Your Gut?

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Forget everything you think you know about vegetables and...

Best of 2017, Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir, Q&A

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Emotions are my best friends. They help me not...

How to Share Good Bacteria with Your Friends

My New Book "Cultured Food in a Jar"!

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It was the summer of 2003. A friend came...

Nut Milk Kefir That Looks and Tastes Like Thick...

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Cookbooks — I have a lot of them, 229...

Best of 2017, Dairy Free Kefir

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We went to a nut farm this weekend and...

Never Give Up ~ Do Great Things ~ Eat...

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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I was 41 when I first found cultured foods....

Kefir is Your Ally Against Toenail Fungus

Candida and Cultured Foods

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So, do you want to know why you have...

You'll Never Think of Fruit Salad the Same Way...

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I get hundreds of emails about the subject of...

Breakfast, Condiments, Kombucha

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It was a warm summer day and I needed...

19 Ways To Use Fermented Garlic!

Best of 2017, Cultured Vegetables

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There are certainly many ways to enjoy garlic, but...

The Real Reason Men Need Cultured Foods

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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My husband was the last one in my family...

Does Your Body Need a Miracle?

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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Do you believe that healing requires a miracle, or...

The Probiotic Superstar in Cultured Veggies

9 Ways to Use Extra Kefir Whey!

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I have been getting a lot of letters asking...

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If you're making kefir, and especially kefir cheese, you're...

Eight Days With Kombucha

Don't Be Afraid of Your Ferments — They Know...

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Watching tea turn into kombucha is quite a thing...

Cultured Vegetables, Frequently Asked Questions, Kombucha, Milk Kefir, Q&A

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Every day I receive many emails from people who...

7 Reasons I Eat Cultured Vegetables

Time-Lapse Video - Kombucha SCOBY Forming

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Cultured vegetables have special powers that go far beyond...

Best of 2017, Kombucha

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This is a time-lapse video I did to show...

Carrot Cake in a Jar - Culture Your Carrots!...

Condiments, Cultured Vegetables

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I have glass jars everywhere in my house, and...

What Are Cultured Foods? Restorative Foods for the...

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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Cultured Foods and LACTO-Fermented Foods are the same thing....

Why I Drink Kombucha Every Day

Best of 2017, Kombucha

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Kombucha is an amazing drink. Sales have grown to...

Six Easy Ways To Store Your Cultured Foods

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir, Uncategorized

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Having lots of fermented foods in your fridge is...

When Are My Kefir, Kombucha, and Veggies Done Culturing?

Your Microbes Love Coffee Just As Much As You...

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Do you wonder when your kefir, kombucha, and cultured...

Tips That Nobody Else Talks About

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I love coffee, and I drink a cup every...

10 Ways to Use Your Over-Fermented Kombucha!

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Years ago when I was young and raising my...

6 Ginger Sodas That Can Do Amazing Things

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Kombucha is a wonder drink. This fermented tea has...

Health and Wellness, Kefir Soda, Kombucha

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Pain touches everyone in some way; and when this...

Can I Eat Probiotic Foods While Taking Antibiotics?

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I routinely talk about each member of The Trilogy...

Kiss Me ~ I'm Cultured 💋

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Flashing back to 2001 and my first few months...

Probiotic Soup Secrets

10 Ways and Reasons to Use Your Cultured Veggie...

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Soup can not only comfort your mind and your...

I Was Lost, Until I Did This . ....

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Cultured vegetables are super powerful, but so is the...

Making Winter Kombucha . . .

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“How do I apply all this cultured food stuff...

Best of Cultured Food Life 2016: Our Top Articles

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Kombucha is a wonderful probiotic drink and something you...

I Fed My Microbes on Christmas Day

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As we close out 2016, I hope you will...

Help for Food Allergies, Viruses, and Your Immune System

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We love traditions in our family. Every Christmas my...

Gingerbread is Healthy and Historical

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One morning I woke up hearing voices in the...

Cultured Classes in Your Kitchen

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Food as medicine is the way that I live...

The Foods That Made Me Change My Life

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I was taking my daughter to acting class this...

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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A lot of suffering in this world comes from...

Nine Recipes and Reasons to Eat Cultured Pumpkin

Dairy Free Kefir, Kombucha, Milk Kefir, Sourdough

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I love, love pumpkin. It has many wonderfully healthy...

What Kind of Sugars Can I Use in Kombucha?

Kombucha Apple Scrap Vinegar!

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When you’re brewing kombucha, you need to feed the...

How to Make Ginger Soda - Delicious Medicine for...

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Apple cider vinegar has many health benefits. Kombucha vinegar...

Living Longer on Yogurt and Kefir

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The “ginger bug” has grown in popularity over the...

Whey - The Liquid Gold in Kefir

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I love to eat and make kefir as well...

Ten Kefir Ice Creams

Desserts, Milk Kefir

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I’m always looking for ways to enjoy my kefir,...

Get Dirty - Get Microbes - Be Happy!

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Don’t throw out your kefir if it separates into...

20 Smart Ways To Use Your Kombucha SCOBYs!

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Several years ago I found myself with much to...

My Favorite Cultured Vegetable Recipe

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So, you all keep asking . . . What...

Appetizers, Cultured Vegetables, Summer Food

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A few years back, a woman named Shelley came...

Starter Cultures ~ The Science Experiment

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So, let’s talk about starter cultures! I would like...

Coconut Oil Is Incredible!

Condiments, Kombucha, Summer Food

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I love, love, coconut oil for a myriad of...

Three Foods That Can Change Your Life ~ The...

Best of 2016, Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir, Q&A

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Fermentation is an art form and each individual cultured...

Help! My SCOBY Is UGLY and Other Common Issues

Will Eating Probiotic Foods Make Any Difference?

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There are a lot of common misbeliefs when it...

Best of 2016, Health and Wellness, Q&A

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Most of you don’t know what processes are actually...

Jun! New Culture or Honey Kombucha Hybrid?

Six Reasons (and Recipes) to Eat Fermented Pickles

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For some of you, this culture is old news...

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness

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My 23-year-old son, DJ, called me from his home....

Can Cultured Foods Hurt Me?

Probiotic Mocktails! Kefir, Kombucha, and More!

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I get a lot of people writing me letters...

Kombucha, Water Kefir

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A recent study, published in the journal PNAS, suggested that bacteria...

The Must-Have Food Medicine - in Your Fridge

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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One day my daughter Holli came running into the...

Prebiotics - As Important as Probiotics

Why The Whole World Should Eat Kimchi Every Day

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In the last few years, I have been researching...

A Love Affair With Coconut Water Kefir

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First time I heard about the power of the...

Best of 2016, Water Kefir

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Coconut water is my favorite water kefir. I love...

What Kind of Tea Can I Use to Make...

Can You Reuse the Brine From Cultured Vegetables?

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The legend goes . . . in China, 2727...

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If you add a starter culture to your cultured...

Probiotic Pets!

How Many Calories in Kefir?

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This little guy in the picture is my puppy...

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Kefir can be made with many different kinds of...

Food Care is Health Care

The Secret According to Kefir Ice Cream

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It's pretty crazy these days listening to all the...

Desserts, Milk Kefir, Summer Food

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Somebody asked me the other day how I come...

Carrots, Kombucha, and Eyes! Oh, My!

Dairy-Free Kefir- Every Kind You Can Imagine

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I was young, nine years old, and sitting in...

Best of 2016, Dairy Free Kefir

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I have seen many people benefit from kefir, and...

Too Much Sourdough Starter? I Can Help

Frequently Asked Questions, Sourdough

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It's Tuesday night and I usually make bread on...

Foolproof Kefir

Cultured Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Milk Kefir

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I love kefir grains, but I didn't start my...

Mercury Needs Wisdom

Kombucha Treats For Your Dogs

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I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me....

My Grandparents Knew

Milk Kefir, smoothies

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They knew the grandkids were eating badly. They fussed...

Red, White, and Blue Smoothies

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Scoby treats 2I get an overabundance of kombucha SCOBYs...

Milk Kefir, smoothies, Summer Food

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Many years ago, I was desperate to feel better....

Vitamin C-abbage

Culture Your Broccoli - It's Better

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Captain Cook was one of the first people to...

Appetizers, Condiments, Cultured Vegetables, Kombucha, Milk Kefir

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When I was growing up, my mom had a...

Video - How To Make Cultured Vegetables

Video - How to Make Kombucha

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I am very excited about the new veggie starter...

Kombucha Margarita and Strawberry Too!

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Here is one of the very first videos I...

Cultured Vegetables Made Stronger - Cutting Edge Culture

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Last year on my thirtieth wedding anniversary we took...

How Many Cultured Foods Do I Eat In a...

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I am very excited to introduce you to Cutting...

Your Microbes Want This Coffee

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People have the mistaken idea that I only eat...

Non-Dairy Kefir Wants a Date

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When we were healing my daughter’s Irritable Bowel Syndrome...

Dairy Free Kefir

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Kefir grains love to eat the sugars (lactose) in...

How to Care For Your Sourdough Starter

The Jury Case and Carpal Tunnel

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I usually make sourdough bread once or twice a...

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My husband was called for jury duty this week...

5 Minute Sourdough Bread

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This is the bread I make at least two...

Video: How to Make Kefir

My New Love - Probiotic Soup!

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A few weeks ago I had a dream about...

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Should Babies and Children Have Cultured Foods?

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Salad in a Fermenting Jar. Travel Food with Culture. I...

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Have you tried making your own nut milks? Walnut...

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