Brewing Kombucha at home is a fun and easy process. Like most hobbies, the more you brew, the greater your skillset. However, to the newbie, the Kombucha brewing process can be fraught with uncertainty, mostly due to lack of information. Oftentimes the mere sight of the culture alone is enough to inspire shudders of revulsion…
Lamb has a long history as a sacred food at this time of year and within Christian, Jew and pagan traditions, the lamb carries powerful symbolism. After a long, hard winter in which access to fresh foods were limited, the ritual of slaughtering a Spring lamb was heralded not only as a first taste of…
During the late winter and early spring months, a special type of citrus begins showing up in the grocer’s aisle. While on the outside they may look like a regular orange with just a hint of blush, but once they are sliced open Blood Oranges reveal their true nature. The red color of the blood…
“Kombucha Tastes Like Vinegar!” Have you heard this one before? While many first time drinkers say that Kombucha has a distinct vinegar-like flavor, the taste buds of long-time drinkers are often recalibrated to barely register the tartness of properly fermented Kombucha. However, if allowed to ferment aerobically for a long time (at least 30-60 days or more…
黑水龍年 Hei Shui Long Nian Black Water Dragon Year The Chinese New year has arrived! The year of the Black Water Dragon couldn’t have had a more auspicious start here in sunny SoCal. Rain in the desert is always a blessing and it poured down buckets. Having majored in Chinese and lived abroad in Taiwan,…
