Michigan cherries Midsummer in Northern Michigan; it was the last day for cherry picking so we picked as many types of cherries that we could at a local cherry farm. We actually came home with about 200 pounds of cherries for a very good price. Yikes, what do you do with 200 pounds of cherries?You…
Category: Food Preservation
The Weekend Variety: Daikon
Enter the Daikon (Raphanus sativa): It’s still winter outside and, because of this, I decided to write our very first Weekend Variety post on daikon. This radish, one of our favorite vegetables, stores great in winter. They stay so well that some dub them the “icicle radish” or the “winter radish.” But not even…
Pickles
Many ways exist to make pickles. In times past, different vegetables were lacto-fermented as a way to preserve them from the time of harvest through the winter or for a long journey. Lacto-fermenting is a type of pickling that increases the beneficial bacteria in a food and is therefore good for the health of your…