Fermented

These are really tasty, just like pickles except...they're not. Recipe is adapted from someone on the GAPS yahoo group.

3 c cauliflower, cut into chunks
1 large garlic clove, crushed
1 T dry dill
3-4 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
2 T sea salt
2-3 c filtered water

Wash cauliflower well, and cut into chunks.

Crush garlic clove, and add to jar with spices. Add cauliflower, pressing down firmly into jar so chunks are tightly packed, leaving 1" space at the top of the jar.

These are really, really good!

http://herbangardener.com/2009/11/15/make-your-own-bubbies-pickles/

I had to use a bit more salt (it was really warm in my kitchen, and I wanted to retard fermentation), and I had to skim the top and stir up the whole vat of cukes halfway through fermentation, when they started to smell funky. After that, they fermented into the best pickles!

Definitely use little cukes, not the plump, seedy kind that happen when you let them ripen for about an hour too long on the vine...

Many thanks to Sharon Kane, from whom this recipe was adapted: http://www.sanctuary-healing.com/index.html

Yield: 1 loaf

2 1⁄2 cups boosted brown rice starter
1 cup quinoa flour
3 tablespoons water
3⁄4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons ground flax (if batter looks soupy add another tablespoon)

Gently whisk ingredients together till smooth.

Allow to sit at room temperature for 6 hours; stir down.

Pour into greased loaf pan, and let rise till double--about an hour.

Bake at 350f for 60-70 minutes, till evenly golden brown and a skewer comes out mostly clean.

Many thanks to Sharon Kane, from whom this recipe was adapted:http://www.sanctuary-healing.com/index.html

Makes 2 dozen small muffins

2 1⁄2 cups boosted brown rice starter
3/4-1 cup quinoa flour
3 tablespoons ground flax seed
3-4 tablespoons agave (optional)
1⁄2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
A pinch of ground nutmeg
2 large bananas, or a total of 12 oz., mashed
1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts, preferably soaked overnight, then rinsed and drained
1⁄2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

This is a great way to use up any leftover grain (for cooking instructions, see http://www.lifeisapalindrome.com/recipes/how-soak-brown-rice )

7 eggs
1 quart of really good milk
6 chopped dates
2 tsp. cinnamon
zest from one organic orange
2 pears (shredded or grated)
Dash of vanilla extract
3-4 cups of leftover cooked oatmeal

Mix well, pour into a buttered 9x13" or so baking pan. Bake at 350f for about an hour, until golden brown and just set (160f when you insert an instant-read thermometer into the center). Eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks!!