Regular readers of this column know that Chris and Linda like to use fresh ingredients, but don’t hesitate to recommend a prepared or convenience food if the quality is up to their standards. But ...

Great tasting raw sauerkraut is not hard to find in grocery stores in the Bay Area, and store-bought ‘kraut is a perfect choice for a last-minute fermented cabbage emergency. (Hey, you don’t have ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For those with the time and inclination for home pickling, making your own sauerkraut can be a delightful culinary experiment — provided you ...

The pungent, acrid aroma is unmistakable. As soon as you enter the house, you will know if fresh sauerkraut is on the horizon. It stinks. The more cabbage being fermented, the more it stinks. Six ...

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 ...

Wondering what to do with extra cabbage? Learn how to make sauerkraut in a crock for a tasty and nutritious snack or side. If you’ve only eaten store-bought, canned sauerkraut, you owe it to yourself ...

I may be a whiz in the kitchen, but a green thumb I am not: a few weeks ago, I managed to kill a succulent over the course of a weekend (I thought those things were bulletproof!). This Summer, I ...

Everyone should be making their own homemade sauerkraut. Not only do you get all the benefits of those fermentation-induced probiotics, but you ditch all the preservatives from canned and jarred ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Doug Wetzel sat down for Thanksgiving dinner soon after he moved to Petaluma, Calif., he surveyed the table. His hosts, who owned the artisanal bakery ...

To celebrate Super Bowl 50, we’vepartnered with Taste of the NFL and their chef partners all season long. The charity helps to raise awareness and funds via the season-long Kick Hunger Challenge. For ...

During the growing season, Chris is a regular “shopper” at Holcomb Farm, the community supported agriculture farm in West Granby. While shareholders can’t wait to scoop up ripe tomatoes, salad greens, ...