Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Series
Cultured Veggies: Preserving with Lacto-fermentation
Bubbling Crocks: Sauerkraut, kimchi , Lacto-fermented vegetables, sauerruben and sourbeets, kvass, brined veggies, ginger beer.
Raw cultured vegetables are rich in lactobacilli, probiotics,
enzymes, alkaline-forming and loaded with vitamins.
They are an ideal food that can and should be consumed with every meal. According to medical experts, regular consumption of probiotics is the best way to maintain healthy intestinal flora.
The Culture Lady will demonstrate how we can easily make our own cultures at home. If you love dill pickles, you will leave this class knowing how to make the best
you ever tasted. You will also delight your family with
gifts of delicious Sauerkraut which your will make in the class. . Liberal tastings. Bring lunch and a quart jar.
Saturday 9:30-5:00 pm with choices of these dates:
June 10 or August 5 or Sept. 9 or Sept. 30
Tuition $100 some barter and work exchange available
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Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Series
Cultured Grains
Old-fashioned Sourdough Breads, Muffins,
Crackers, Pancakes, Injera, Idli, Dosas and other cultured grains.
Whole grains have formed a nourishing staple for peoples around the world since the development of agriculture. Unfortunately, today's refined flours and quick processing yield breads and other baked good are lacking in nutrients and digestibility. In this class we will learn how to bake using a sourdough starter.
The Culture Lady will introduce the practice of keeping a sourdough starter and how to use it in baking bread, pancakes, muffins and pizza. We will also feast upon cultured grain staples from the exotic cultures of India and Ethiopia.Each participant will receive their own sourdough starter.
Saturday 9:30-5:00 pm with choices of these dates:
May 20 or July 22 or August 19 or September 23
Tuition $100 some barter and work exchange available
Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Series
Cultured Dairy and Dairy Alternatives
Kefir, Kefir Cheese, Kefir Sourcream, Cashew
Kefir, Almond Kefir, Coconut Kefir, Creme Fraiche,
Yogurt, Whey, Kefir Cream Cheese and Cheesecake
Three groups noted for their longevity: the Soviet
Georgians in the Caucasus Mountains, another group from
the village of Vilcabamba in Ecuador, and a third group
from Hunza in North India. All consume whole dairy
products, either raw or fermented with a kefir type
culture. Kefir contains a wider range of beneficial probiotics
than yogurt and includes microorganisms such as: L.
acidophilus, L. casei, L. lactis and L. plantarum.
Never buy cheese or yogurt again, You will make your own in fifteen minutes a day. Class includes Kefir Starter grains worth $22.
Saturday 9:30-5:00 pm with choices of these dates:
May 13 or June 17 or August 12 or September 16
Tuition $100 some barter and work exchange available
Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Series
Soy Cultures:
Make your own Miso, Soy Sauce, Natto,
High Protein Tempeh
Seeking high protein alternatives to meat?Yeah! for Tempeh. You can bake it, marinate it and grill it, boil and stew it, fry it and stir fry it. You will learn to make your own best tasting tempeh, quick miso and aged miso and your own Soy Sauce.
All these cultured soy foods are easy to digest and actually increase your digestive abilities and are very high in Vitamin K. These soy products add meaty tastes to all your foods.
Women in Japan who eat Natto each day never have strokes or Osteoporosis. First five to register will receive a copy of The Tempeh Book.
Saturday 9:30-5:00 pm with choices of these dates:
June 3 or July 29 or August 26
Tuition $100 some barter and work exchange available
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