Recipes
How To’s
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Natural Yoghurt
How to Make Natural Yoghurt – no yoghurt maker Do I need a yoghurt maker to make home made yoghurt? NO! You don’t need a yoghurt maker to make natural yoghurt at home. All you…
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Sourdough Tin Loaf
Flour A few words about flour. When making any bread, you would normally opt for a strong flour, that is to say that the flour has a high protein content (12-13%) and therefore good gluten.…
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Sourdough Starter How to Make
How to make a Sourdough Starter To make a sourdough starter from scratch (without innoculation(1)) you will need: Jar. A clean medium sized jar Flour. The ideal flour is 100% organic Rye flour. It can…
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Sprouting Grains for health
Sprouting Seeds for Health: A Guide to Sprouting Seeds at Home Sprouting seeds at home is an easy and affordable way to incorporate these nutrient-packed grains into your diet. This means you can have an all year round supply of fresh “greens” even without a garden. You will also increase the nutritional value of seeds…
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Bitters
What are “Bitters”? Bitters are a class of plants and herbs that taste bitter. We have bitter receptors through our digestive tract – the mouth, pancreas, liver, ear, nose, throat, brain and genitals all have bitter receptors. Most poisons are actually bitter, so we need to be very alert to the bitter flavor / compound. …
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Sourdough Tin Loaf
Flour A few words about flour. When making any bread, you would normally opt for a strong flour, that is to say that the flour has a high protein content (12-13%) and therefore good gluten. Some flour varieties are naturally high in protein an some aren’t. This makes following a recipe quite difficult. A high…