Yang's Nourishing Kitchen

July 17, 2017 By Yang 7 Comments

Mango Kefir Ice Cream w/o Ice Cream Maker {Video}

You will love this mango kefir ice cream for the probiotic benefits. If you are looking for a summer dessert to make with your milk kefir grains, this mango kefir ice cream is a tasty treat and uses only 4 ingredients. Mango and kefir are a perfect match in flavour. I will also show you some tips for achieving the best results without using an ice cream maker.

If you have been following my blog, you know that I emphasize a lot on probiotic foods, from fermented vegetables, to kombucha to milk kefir. Milk kefir made from milk kefir grains is one of the best source of probiotics providing somewhere between 30 and 50 strains of probiotic bacteria and yeast combined. So it’s a no-brainer I would want this good stuff in my kids’ ice cream in the summer.

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Millets are seen as a rarely eaten ancient grain in many modernized countries. Do you know that in some parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, millets are neither ancient nor rare? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), millet porridges are regarded as a healing food for postpartum and digestive health. Millets are naturally gluten-free, highly nutritious and beneficial in treating physical weakness and stomach ailments like ulcers and indigestion. I will show you how to make a basic millet porridge the Chinese style.

July 6, 2017 By Yang Leave a Comment

Millet Porridge: A TCM Postpartum & Digestive Healer

Millets are seen as a rarely eaten ancient grain in many modernized countries. Do you know that in some parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, millets are neither ancient nor rare? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), millet porridge is regarded as a healing food for postpartum and digestive health. Millets are highly nutritious and beneficial…

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Don't toss that leftover pickle juice after you finish your pickles. Use it with summer herbs to make pickle juice salad dressing. When using fermented pickle juice, you are adding more beneficial bacteria, enzymes and nutrients into this pickle juice salad dressing that's both delicious and refreshing. Some people drink pickle juice straight. The risk of high sodium level can be mitigated by using pickle juice in dressing instead. I will also show you the differences of 2 kinds of pickle juice.

June 29, 2017 By Yang Leave a Comment

Pickle Juice Salad Dressing /w Summer Herbs

Don’t toss that leftover pickle juice after you finish your pickles. Use it with summer herbs to make pickle juice salad dressing. When using fermented pickle juice, you are adding more beneficial bacteria, enzymes and nutrients into this pickle juice salad dressing that’s both delicious and refreshing.

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Make your own kefir cheese and eat with creativity. You will love this rice-less sushi for extra dose of probiotics from the kefir cheese. Along with smoked salmon, avocado, sesame seeds, cucumber, microgreens, this probiotic sushi not only is a tasty treat, but with abundant healthy fats also a super brain food to support mental health and brain functions. Comes with a yummy alternative dipping sauce recipe that you can make without wasabi.

June 8, 2017 By Yang 1 Comment

Kefir Cheese Smoked Salmon Wrap (Probiotic Sushi + Brain Food)

You will love this rice-less sushi for extra dose of probiotics from the kefir cheese. Along with smoked salmon, avocado, sesame seeds, cucumber, microgreens, this kefir cheese smoked salmon wrap, a.k.a. probiotic sushi, not only is a tasty treat, but also a super brain food to support mental health and brain functions.

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{Video} Instruction and recipe on how to grow sprouts at home. You can use a mason jar and simple supplies to make your own sprouting jar. Make sure to use good quality sprouting seeds to grow your sprouts successfully. You can buy sprouting seeds from regular grocery stores or online once you know what you are looking for. Home-grown sprouts are fresh, nutrient-dense and live superfood.

June 1, 2017 By Yang Leave a Comment

How to Grow Sprouts {Video} + Health Benefits

Your guide on how to grow sprouts at home. Learn to make your own sprouting jar, select the right sprouting seeds, know what to sprout and learn about the health benefits. Growing sprouts at home isn’t a taunting task with the right information. It’s easy, healthful and rewarding at the same time!

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Sake Kasu Recipe: this sake kasu marinade is great on chicken, as well as other meats and fish to bring out big flavours while acting as a tenderizer. Sake kasu, a traditional ingredient, has been regaining recognization in recent years in modern cooking. Sake kasu is appreciated for its nutritional values by the health enthusiasts, as well as praised for its rich umami flavour by the gourmet chefs. Meet this new ingredient that has the best of both worlds - nutrition and flavour.

May 26, 2017 By Yang Leave a Comment

Sake Kasu Recipe: The Best Tender Marinated Chicken

Looking for a great sake kasu recipe? This sake kasu marinated chicken is super delicious and melt-in-your-mouth tender. You will fall in love with this modernized sake kasu marinade. It is great on chicken, as well as other meats and fish to bring out big flavours while acting as a tenderizer. Sake kasu, a traditional ingredient, has…

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Part #2 of my kombucha series. I will share tips on how to make fizzy and flavoured kombucha. Kombucha carbonation is created during kombucha's 2nd fermentation process by infusing kombucha with additional ingredients and let it continue to ferment in a tightly sealed bottle. This article is all about making your kombucha’s second fermentation as successful as possible, so that you can create the kind of kombucha flavour and carbonation you desire!

April 24, 2017 By Yang Leave a Comment

Kombucha Carbonation and Flavouring Tips: The Second Fermentation

Your comprehensive guide to kombucha carbonation and flavouring. You will find practical, helpful and super flexible tips for kombucha’s second fermentation. Use these tips to create the kind of flavour and carbonation you desire.

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