Homemade Wine Crates and crates of Mouvedre grapes fresh from Berri South Australia were emptied into a crushing machine as participants of Healthy Country Life’s free workshop, ‘Make Wine The Natural Way’ gathered around for a closer look. The workshop was held at Contadino Farm, Falls Creek, NSW on Saturday, Read more…
Tom Yam Pizza All my pizza bases are freshly made with sourdough starter. I grind the wholegrains and use fresh flour. Flour does not last long. Flour sold commercially has had the bran and germ removed [the most nutritious part of the wheat containing the vitamins and oils such as Read more…
Probiotic orange juice The reason we all love soft drinks or soda is for the thirst-quenching fizz. But more and more health conscious people are rejecting these nutritionally empty beverages that are harmful to the body. In addition to the high sugar content they also have preservatives, colourants and other Read more…
Why sourdough starter Why sourdough starter? It is the all natural way to ferment grains before they are consumed so our body can access all the vitamins and minerals in those grains. Grains contain phytic acid which is the principal storage form of the mineral phosphorus, a vital mineral for Read more…
Probiotic juice is becoming popular among fermented food lovers and many are making them at home because it is so easy. All you need are the fruits and vegetables, sugar or raw honey, a large, clean jar and a lot of patience because the best ones are those you can Read more…
Baking with sourdough starter Sourdough starter is just wild yeast. As most bakers would use commercial yeast for baking, I use sourdough starter instead. Whether you bake professionally or at home, you will be familiar with commercial yeast usually sold in dried, powdered form. This yeast is saccharomyces cerevisiae, a Read more…