Here at Northern Homestead we love fermented foods. We love them because they are delicious, healthy, and simple to make. Just try it for yourself and you'll see! What you will need to make fermented food Fermenting is simple! You do not need any special equipment nor any starters. Even beginners ...
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How To Make Quark Cheese
Quark is a type of fresh cheese made from cultured milk. It has a very smooth and creamy texture and is slightly sweet (unlike sour cream or yogurt). If you do not know what I am talking about then you most likely have not had any quark yet, otherwise you would remember this unique and very ...
How to Make Homemade Sour Cream (Creme Fraiche)
Sour cream (Creme Fraiche) is just so delicious, creamy, sour, fresh - a must-have in the summer as a dip, topping for a fried potato, or just simply as a bread spread. Mmh, yummy! Why make homemade sour cream? Reading the ingredients on a store bought sour cream does not sound very appealing. ...
How to make Quark for the Budwig Diet
Quark is a soft cottage cheese made out of cultured milk. I shared how to make quark cheese before, but I got a lot of questions about making it specifically for the Budwig diet. When Dr. Budwig developed the diet, she used quark. Dr Budwig was German and quark is widely available in Germany, but ...
How to Make Water Kefir with Milk Kefir Grains
We just love Water kefir: yummy, healthy, and fairly easy to make. For years I used water kefir grains for making Water Kefir. I did not know how to make water kefir with milk kefir grains. Well, why is to know that important? It's not if all you want is water kefir, go ahead and get some, make it, ...
How to make Homemade Sauerkraut
Real sauerkraut is raw, fermented, and packed full of nutrition and good bacteria. Most sauerkraut in stores is heat treated and soured through vinegar, so it is a totally different product. It is worth it to make your own. The ingredients for sauerkraut are cabbage and salt, this naked sauerkraut ...
How To Make Fermented Half Sour Pickles
Fermented food is delicious and very healthy, and fermenting vegetables is very simple. You do not believe me? You don't have to. Just try it and you will be surprised. It really is just a few minutes of work and delicious to eat. As you will notice I do not use any special equipment nor starters. I ...