This is how my mum always used to make a fresh quark/cheese form a raw milk. She started with letting the milk on the kitchen bench for a couple of days until it turned into kefir and then she turned it into super soft and creamy quark. The recipe is very simple and the quark is delicious. I am using kefir I make form a pasteurized milk (as I have no access to raw milk) using the kefir grains or how some people call them the Tibetan mushroom. You could probably also use store bought kefir if you don’t have the grains or try the old fashion way how my… Read More
Continue ReadingDaikon Radish Salad With Ginger And Turmeric
This was our last night side dish we made for dinner. I had a fresh Daikon radish which had to be harvested as the greens wanted to go to flowers already and this was the result! Super fresh and delicious salad! As usually it was a spontaneous idea so I just had to make a record of it. Now happy to share with you all. Daikon Radish Salad With Ginger And Turmeric 1 Daikon radish together with some of the green top leaves few green onions stalks, washed and cut into small pieces 1 tsp self made sweet chili souse (the recipe is in my blog) or fresh chili and raw sugar… Read More
Continue ReadingHow To Build A Cheap Or No Cost Worm Farm From An Old Laundry Tub
Everyone knows that the worm juice is very good for all your greens in the garden. Here is a simple video of how we made a no cost worm farm made of recycled materials. You can sometimes get an old laundry tub for free or very cheap from your local recycling center or garage sale. The net can be any net, even an old insect net will do if it doesn’t have any holes. if you don’t have a strap, use a rubber band 🙂 You could improve it further like install a pipe with a tap from the drain down to the bucket. We haven’t done it as we… Read More
Continue ReadingLemon or Lime Cheesecake
Super yummy cheesecake for any occasion. It is very easy to make and it tastes just delicious! Super fluffy and refreshing summer taste. We had plenty of limes from our food forest and didn’t want to waste them so that is how the recipe evolved. Try it and you won’t regret it 🙂 Lemon Or Lime Cheesecake Ingredients for the base: 150g bread crumbs 1 tbs raw sugar 1 tbs dessicated coconut 80g melted butter Combine and press the mixture into the pan lined with baking paper. The loose-bottomed tart pan is best. Preheat the oven to… Read More
Continue ReadingMadagascar Bean With Feta And Veggies Recipe
Madagascar bean is a perennial vine which grows up to 7 years in a warm climate. It not only grows very easily but the beans are also very tasty. If you want to see how the Madagascar bean grows in my garden, just click on the video below the recipe. It was the very first time for us to cook a meal with Madagascar bean and it was a big win so I am happy to share with you the recipe now. Madagascar Bean With Feta and Veggies Ingredients: about 1 cup of dried Madagascar beans, 2-3 tbs smoked bacon chopped into fine strips 2 onions, finely chopped 2-3 garlic… Read More
Continue ReadingPerennials In Our Food Forest – Madagascar Bean
A quick video about the Madagascar Bean we grow in our food forest. It is a perennial bean and definitely worth growing if you live in a warm, subtropical or tropical climate. I could imagine they would also grow in a colder region as an annual.
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