Field Guide

May 14, 2021

Recipe: Lacto-Fermented Jalapeños
Fermented jalapeños are a deliciously spicy ingredient we keep on hand to jazz up any meal. These piquant little peppers pack loads of flavor and are incredibly versatile. When jalapeños are lacto-fermented, they develop a tangy flavor that balances out the spice. Don’t get us wrong, these peppers are spicy, but leveled with a nice pickled tang.
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May 7, 2021

Recipe: Preserved Meyer Lemons
The process behind making preserved lemons is really similar to making kraut or any other lacto-fermented vegetable: lemons + salt + time. That makes it easy for the enthusiastic fermentation-fan and delightfully tasty for everyone else.
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April 12, 2021

Recipe: Green Tea Kombucha
If you’re new to brewing your own kombucha, a simple Green Tea Kombucha is the best recipe to get you started.When making homemade kombucha, you can use just about any tea. Black tea, white tea, red tea, pu-ehr tea, herbal...
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April 9, 2021

Recipe: Fermented Red Onions
Fermented onions are one of the easiest and tastiest ferments to make. If you open our fridge, we can pretty much guarantee that we always have a jar of lacto-fermented onions tucked somewhere. And these pickled red onions are one of our favorites.
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April 5, 2021

Recipe: Beet Apple Ginger Red Kraut
We like keeping our fermented goodies plentiful and colorful. Red cabbage and beets, even after fermentation, do an amazing job of holding on to their vibrant red hues. And thanks to a potent zing of ginger and apples, this Beet Apple Ginger Red Kraut has energy to spare. It's so refreshing to spoon out something that looks as lively as it makes you feel.
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April 4, 2021

Recipe: Dill Pickle Carrot Sticks
Lacto-fermented carrots are super easy to make and the perfect balance crunchy and sour. And these dill pickle carrots are one our favorites. Packed with lots of garlic and fresh dill, these carrots have all the flavor of a dill pickle but in carrot form.
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January 17, 2021

Recipe: Jalapeño Cilantro Lime Kraut
The flavor combinations in this kraut are fantastic and will surely wow even your most fermentation-skeptical friends. Plus using napa cabbage gives it a really fun texture that's closer to some of our favorite Asian ferments.
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October 12, 2020

How to Make a Ginger Bug
A ginger bug is a starter culture that can be used to make delicious ginger beer and naturally fermented sodas. Wild yeast from the environment and the skin of the ginger is cultivated to kickstart the fermentation process. Creating your own ginger bug starter is really easy, you only need three ingredients and five days to grow your ginger bug.
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October 25, 2019

Recipe: Concord Grape Kombucha
Some people will say that you’re crazy to brew a kombucha without tea. Kombucha is literally fermented tea! But rest assured, you can brew this Concord Grape Kombucha and be considered, not only sane, but a kombucha genius. Why’s that? Because this kombucha is so good and so unique from just about any kombucha you’ve tasted. It has some of the best grape flavor you can imagine. We look forward to concord grape season every year so that we can make a few batches of this and share it with friends.
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August 30, 2019

How to Make Cultured Butter
Cultured butter is rich, tangy, calls for only two ingredients and is incredibly easy to make. In this recipe you’ll learn the whole process from cream selection, culturing, churning and washing your homemade butter so that you can make your own cultured butter from scratch.
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June 19, 2019

Recipe: Fermented Cherries
Fermented cherries are salty, tangy and super savory: kind of like the love child of a maraschino cherry and an olive. Which is probably why one of our favorite uses is plunked into a cocktail. If you’re looking for something sweet: make pie. But if you want to take a walk on the savory side these fermented cherries are excellent on a cheese board, as a tangy pizza topping (think white pies) and as a fun twist on a cocktail garnish.
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June 5, 2019

Recipe: Fermented Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce
This vibrant hot sauce with pineapple and habanero is spicy, tangy, and deep. Fermenting your hot sauce gives it an umami depth and knocks just a bit of the edge off the chiles for a complex and bright hot sauce you’ll want to put on everything.
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