WALDOBORO, Maine — Just one forkful and it all becomes clear why two art dealers from Seattle, who trace their meeting to a Bolivian witch doctor, gave up their business, moved to rural Maine and ...

Pork and sauerkraut is a savory, dish that’s easy to prepare and perfect for hosting. Made with tender pork roast, fresh ...

Something nudged me the other day and sent me to a closet where high on a shelf, tucked back in a corner, was a collection of Mama’s gatherings. That box of mishmash told a lot about the woman. There ...

A bumper crop of cabbages in New York State means heaps of sauerkraut. Neighbors in a rural community in northern New York recently gathered to celebrate this culinary custom. North Country Public ...

Because cabbage is one of those vegetables that can withstand light frost, I often leave part of my crop in the garden until the very end. By that time, most of my largest and best heads of cabbage ...

The recipe for homemade sauerkraut is a one-liner, a simple ratio to commit to memory: five pounds cabbage, three tablespoons salt. Mix those two -- swiftly or sloppily, in a plastic bucket or a ...

I can cook. I'm no great chef or anything, but turn me loose in the kitchen and within a half-hour or so, I'll have a decent meal on the table. But if you ask my husband — the world's top expert on my ...

Microbes have gotten a bad rap. Sure, they’re at the center of the Zombie Apocalypse, but not all microbes are bad. Some, in fact, are very, very good. Like those we use to preserve food, making it ...

Homemade sauerkraut is extremely easy to make. All that is required is cabbage, salt, and a container to store your fermenting sauerkraut in. Sauerkraut is made when naturally occurring bacteria in ...

The secret to the most incredible chocolate cake? It's in the pickle aisle. Get the recipe for Kraut Conquers All Chocolate Cake.

This recipe is based on Sandor Katz’s version of sauerkraut, or “kraut-chi,” though it is more like a template for cabbage-based ferments than a formal recipe. For spices, you can add juniper berries, ...

Microbes have gotten a bad rap. Sure, they’re at the center of the Zombie Apocalypse, but not all microbes are bad. Some, in fact, are very, very good. Like those we use to preserve food, making it ...