I play around a lot with fermenting foods and souring veggies. My absolute favorite is spicy, firey, salty, tangy kimchi. However, a lot of people can’t take the heat or the combination of flavors… or, they just prefer something milder.
Which leads me to this compromise. I’m not a huge fan of sauerkraut in its purest form: cabbage and salt. I mean, I’ll eat it. No problem. But for me it can be bland or boring (especially compared to gingery garlicky goodness of kimchi).
So a few weeks
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Once a year towards the end of the dry season, the village nearby has a fun little morning tradition. Everyone makes their way to the very top of the hill. Six different families lug *huge* pots of their best atole to share with the entire town. We get up early, we do not eat breakfast (you only make that kind of mistake once), and we walk to town to enjoy breakfast with friends.
For those who have never had the pleasure of drinking atole, it is a thick, hot drink, typically made from ground corn. Depending
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I make a few breakfasts regularly, rotating through them depending on my mood and what ingredients are on hand. They are all different, but share one important attribute: they are all really stinkin’ easy. Cabbage with eggs is no exception.
This meal takes under 10 minutes to both prepare and cook. I’m a big believer of including protein in my breakfast, and the two eggs per serving here means that I won’t be hungry again until about five hours later. But, add more veggies or a side dish
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38 years ago today, my parents got married. 38 years. That’s a long time. I want to share a little bit about them in hopes to convey at least some of their awesomeness.
My parents must have made a conscious decision at some point before my older brother’s birth that they would be put forth 100% effort to be amazing parents. Or, maybe it just came naturally for them. Either way, my brother and I lucked out. All of my passion for nature, community, nutrition, learning, food, and travel comes from them.
Growing up, my parents took us kids on at least
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These last three months have been a combination of weird, interesting, exciting, and inspiring. In August, we officially ended our short-term volunteer program. Since the bulk of our guests came as volunteers, this effectively meant that we went from an average of ten to zero guests to feed.
At first I didn’t really know what to do with myself for food. No more 2 liter batches of hummus?? No more 5 liter batches of soups for dinner?? And how in the world do I make a salad dressing for just two people?
We ate a lot of simple food in August. Think
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