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Condiments, Fermented Foods, Recipes

Lacto-fermented Beet Hot Sauce

Kristine

Updated March 1, 2022

After swooning over a spicy, beet based salsa at the new Venezuelan restaurant in town, I knew I had to make my own version. Sweet and earthy beets pair perfectly with spicy aji peppers. Cilantro and garlic add depth and flavor to this tasty sauce. Salt helps to preserve it by promoting a beneficial environment for lactobacillus, the same bacteria that turns cabbage into sauerkraut.

This lacto-fermented condiment has quickly become my new obession. I love spooning a bit over fried eggs or stirring some into soup or pasta sauce. It would be delightful on nachos, pizzas, and burgers too. Mix it into homemade mayonnaise and you have a tasty dip for fresh veggies or fries or a spread for slathering onto wraps and sandwiches. The possibilities go on.

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Healthy Living, Holistic Healing

Foods for Cold and Flu Season

Kristine


We all know that what we eat affects our health, but we often don’t think about how important our diet becomes when we are ill. Eating too much of the wrong types of foods when we are sick can worsen symptoms and weaken the immune system, making us feel worse and making it harder for our body to fight off infection.

Eating healthy foods is always important and becomes even more so when we are sick, as our body needs all the help it can get to fight infection. The following foods help to lesson the severity of cold and flu symptoms and boost immune function to help our bodies recover from illness more quickly.

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