Frequently Asked Fridays: What is Kombucha?

One of my goals for 2014 was to start making and eating fermented foods (and drinks), and I’ve done it! I have successfully brewed my first batch of kombucha tea. It all began several weeks ago when a very generous friend of a friend offered me a scoby from one of her batches of tea. I had been wanting […]

Schobel Supp: Summer Bean Soup

Schobel Supp in low-German, or bean soup, is a food closely connected to childhood memories in my grandma’s kitchen, stirring a pot on the stove, or measuring out ingredients into a bowl. My grandma always had a collection of aprons hanging along side her fridge, and she would always let me choose which one I […]