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This complete guide of Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar will walk you through from start to finish. From using cultured apples to growing mother–you’ll know it all.

Apple Cider Vinegar is a wonder food that most households have it in their pantries. The health benefits of it is phenomenal. It’s versatile. Besides consuming, it can be used for almost everything.

I love fermented foods and believe that we need good bacteria to keep our gut healthy. When the gut is healthy, we don’t tend to get sick as often.

So I ferment a lot. From fermenting whole grains, making water kefir and lacto-fermentation to soy sauce. Of course, Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar is one of them. I always make sure to have one batch of vinegar going so I don’t run out and have to buy it.…

store sprouted-toasted buckwheat in glass jars

Sprouted Buckwheat is one of the world’s healthiest seeds. It’s gluten free, and people can rely on for amino acids, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants!

I grew up eating Japanese soba noodles made with buckwheat, but I had no idea what buckwheat really was. However, trying to eat everything healthy the right way, I came across buckwheat. The first time I saw real buckwheat, I thought it was grain, but it is actually a seed!

Knowing about phytic acids in whole grains, nuts and seeds, I do a lot of fermenting and sprouting of these things before I cook them, and buckwheat is something I like to sprout too!

Sprouting anything sounds difficult, but don’t let the sound of it stop you. To me, sprouting buckwheat is even easier than other kinds of seeds or beans. I’m writing this post while living abroad, and I didn’t have all the equipment I used back home, so I am sprouting buckwheat with a recycled jar, and a basic strainer, and the result is great!…

Water Kefir is a great way to have a probiotic drink without dairy. It’s full of beneficial bacteria strains that are also vegan friendly!

I know how good kefir is to my body, as I have been making my own with local goat’s milk for many years. I was so happy with the result and the milk even came in reusable glass bottles.

It is not so easy to find such high quality organic milk in glass containers everywhere however, and I have been looking for a way to be less milk dependent.

I read more and more about how much plastic packaging ends up being burnt somewhere outside the US after we recycling. …

Lacto-fermented cauliflower is one of the easiest ways to eat raw vegetables, and to consume prebiotics to keep your gut healthy at the same time.

As I try to balance my diet with both cooked and raw vegetables, lacto-fermented vegetables are an important part of what I eat.

It amazes me how simple it is to get good bacteria to keep our bodies healthy–just by mixing any kind of vegetables you want to eat with salt and water, and letting the wild yeast work for a few days. Before you know it, it’s ready to eat.…

This Fermented Cranberry Sauce is not only good for holiday meals, but it’s also a good way to keep your guts healthy while enjoying your favorite meals!

Many holiday meals can’t be completed without cranberry sauce. Even though crabberies are very sour, when you eat them as a sauce, it’s sweet and most people love it. We tend to forget that a lot of sugar is what usually makes cranberry sauce taste so good.

Since sugar plays such a big role in making cranberry sauce taste good, I have my own way of sharing some of this sugar with wild-good bacteria in my house. That’s right, I let the good bacteria eat some sugar in cranberry sauce, and turn the sauce into a healthier, raw and fermented version!…

This Fish Sauce Substitute is perfect for replacing both fish sauce and soy sauce. If you are trying to avoid fish & soy sauce, this recipe is for you!

It’s been over 16 years since I became vegetarian and quit eating fish sauce entirely. I then relied on soy sauce to season any dish that requires fish sauce. As soy sauce plays an important role make my food taste good, I started to look into making my own soy sauce at home.

I was fascinated with how soy sauce is made traditionally. I did a lot of research, experimented, and adapted the method and recipe to make it at home. Please check out the video I have made about it.

Even though the process is fascinating and beautiful, it’s not quite practical to do on a regular basis. With the climate and the house environment differences where in North America where I live, I had to find a different way to make a homemade Fish Sauce Substitute that is more practical. …

If you think dried cranberries are hard to make, and if you also think you need to put a lot of sugar in them, re-think and try this homemade dried cranberry recipe!

I was one of those people who thought it was too difficult. However, I re-investigated it and started looking into making my own dried cranberries.

It was intimidating as cranberries are small. To dry them, I needed to open them up so the water in them could evaporate. That must be a lot of work, I thought.

Commercial dried cranberries are very sweet, and as cranberries are tart, I knew they must require a lot of sweeteners to make them edible.

To learn about this, I started to make my own, and it turned out I was wrong about a lot!

Making homemade dried cranberries is manageable. Once you get the hang of how to open them, it doesn’t take that long. …

Aloe Vera Jelly? Yes, besides using it on skin, hair and making healthy drinks, did you know that aloe vera can make a very healthy and tasty dessert too?

Aloe Vera Jelly is no stranger to me, as I grew up eating this tasty dessert. I forgot all about it for awhile though since moving to the US.

It brought back childhood memories eating it after decided to put aloe vera back to my diet. As I always have aloe vera leaves and plants available at home now, Aloe Vera Jelly has become one of our favorite desserts.

It’s very easy to make, and the agar-agar powder makes it so much fun to et. It contains very minimal sugar, but it’s very refreshing, just like eating jelly. …

A high-quality Apple Leather costs $2.25 per piece if you buy it ready-made. Why not make your own? This recipe shows you how–from scratch!

Apple leather is meaty but soft, sweet & tangy, and most of all it’s very healthy!

For my family, I prefer to have Apple Leather over any sweet crackers or candy, even the ones labeled “organic & healthy” snacks.

For many years when my daughter was younger, she always asked to get fruit leather when we went grocery shopping. As I thought it would be too hard and too much time to make my own, I just kept buying it.

However, as it’s not cheap and I want to reduce unnecessary packaging, I decided to give making Apple Leather a try. It’s so easy, and I’m glad I did. It’s also another great way to preserve apples when they are in the season.…

This Thai Sweet Chili Sauce is so tasty. It’s a perfect combination of sweet, salty and sour infused with spiciness. It’s so good even with a bowl of rice!

I grew up eating Thai Sweet Chili Sauce. I think this sauce makes anything taste better, and it’s a staple food that most Thai households have in their pantries.

However, I have to admit that I wasn’t 100% happy when I ate the store bought Thai Sweet Chili Sauce. There are unknown ingredients in it that concern me, so I only ate it sparingly.

Because of the fear of these unknown ingredients, I decided to make my own. Since then, I helplessly become addicted to it, but I don’t feel bad eating it at all.…

Wondering how to prepare Aloe Vera properly? If so, this post is for you. Want to know what to use it for? I’m going to show you how to make 3 juices from it too!

Aloe Vera is a miracle plant, but surprisingly not many people I know know about it. I have experienced amazing results from using Aloe Vera so many times.

When my daughter got burnt from touching a hot pan in the kitchen, I was frightened but managed to cut a leaf from the Aloe Vera plant in my house and applied the gel on the burnt area.

I didn’t expect it to be a miracle cure, but it turned out that the burn healed very fast right after the gel dried out. The burn left only a light pink mark on her skin but was gone in a couple of days. …

Homemade Ketchup (Raw & Fermented) is way healthier and tastier than normal commercial ketchup. Try this recipe and you’ll know exactly what I mean!

Ketchup makes french fries taste better, and I’m sure everyone knows that. When I eat fries, I always make sure to have enough ketchup, if not too much.

This habit happens to my daughter too, and I’m not 100% comfortable seeing her eat a lot of commercial ketchup.…

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