Homemade Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise
Why go to the trouble of homemade mayonnaise? Store-bought mayonnaise is full of industrial oils you do not want to put in your mouth. Like soybean and canola oil.
Top 10 Reasons To Eat Sourdough Bread Even If You’re Gluten Intolerant
The other day I went to the farmer’s market in Santa Monica and spent some time talking to Jack Bezian of Bezian’s Bakery, the home of Los Angeles Sourdough.
How to Make Kefir
Would you like to know how to make kefir? Kefir is a delicious probiotic cultured milk drink. It’s tangy and sour tasting, kind of like a more liquid version of yogurt. But it’s so much easier to make than yogurt.
Homemade Corn Tortillas – Part Three: How to Make Tortillas
This is the third and final post on how to make tortillas from scratch. These are corn tortillas, made from masa. They came out really delicious. We had them with beef tongue (tacos de lengua) one night, and I had cheese quesadillas the next night.
Homemade Corn Tortillas – Part Two: How to Make Masa
This is the second post on how to make corn tortillas from scratch. After you’ve cooked and soaked your corn in lime water, you’re ready to make your masa (or dough).
Homemade Corn Tortillas: How to Soak Corn for Masa (Part 1)
I’ve been wanting to make homemade corn tortillas for a long time. I grew up in Texas and I love the taste of homemade tortillas. Store-bought tortillas just don’t cut it. It’s like eating Wonder Bread compared to homemade sourdough.
Pickled Purslane
I was looking around the web for a recipe for purslane salad. I found purslane at the farmer’s market on Saturday and we have not gotten around to eating it yet — I want to make a salad tonight before it goes bad. I’m also serving grilled salmon and artichokes with melted butter.