I recently got a starter batch of kefir grains from Wardeh at Gnowfglins. She too has her own herd of dairy goats and also works hard to give her loved ones whole and wholesome foods. Her kefir grains have been amazing, quite vigorous, and the kefir delicious! What is kefir? Kefir grains are a combination of bacteria and...

The slideshow above will take you through the process of making homemade Buttermilk Saltines. You might ask WHY one would want to make saltines when they are so cheap at the store. I guess I am the sort that can not leave well enough alone. I also can’t help being a scientist, even though...

I wasn’t necessarily raised on transcendent biscuits, we had patacones and arepas instead. My mom, who is from Illinois and from a family of Illinois corn, soybean, and pig farmers who came from the hills of Kentucky ages ago (and I don’t know where before that), would talk about the delicious food her grandma...

[This post appeared on the Spirit World blog, a member of the Well Fed Network] For this month’s designated driver drink, I had to stretch beyond the trite Saint Patrick’s day “stock drinks”. I also didnt want to explore virgin irish coffees, whats the point?! Today’s nonalcoholic drink is a fusion between Colombia (my childhood influence)...

As you know from reading some of my previous posts (here), I live in a super tiny village called Wales in central Massachusetts USA. We do not live the fast life here; we enjoy the quiet and solitude of the woods. One of the things I like about the people who live in this region is...

I have a love/hate relationship with Irish Soda Bread. The stuff you buy in the store here in New England around St Patrick’s day is filled with raisins and caroway seeds, neither of which my family likes. I hate having to pick the seeds out of my teeth, even though they have a...

(Many more how-to photos below) Recently I have been hankering to make bread. I usually make White Bread plus from The Joy of Cooking but this hankering was specific to a bread I had not made before – Challah. Part of this comes from knowing a bit about the rich Jewish family traditions that...

So the egg thing for breakfast morphed into this high octane french toast. Enjoy! Warning: This is so completely decadent that adults may need their kids to eat their leftovers. Mine did! Carmel Chocolate French Toast Ingredients: 4 eggs 1/8th teaspoon cream of tartar 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla extracts 1 dash cinnamon 8-10 slices bread (can remove crusts) 1 tablespoon...