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Nena Foster.Food.

Natural Chef. Food Stylist. Fermenter. Recipe Developer. Food Writer.

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Kicking off Monday with the 3 Days of Fermentation Challenge in the lead up to the launch of The Brine Club this week! 💚How does it work?  I use 1 seasonal ingredient and show you how to use them in 3 different types of ferments and give you the recipes. 💚What do you need to do? Like and comment on ALL 3 posts with an idea of what you'd eat with this ferment. 💚What do you win? 6 months free membership on to The Brine Club and a 30-minute 1-2-1 online fermentation session with me. 💚Competition starts NOW and closes at Wednesday, July 17th at midnight, GMT. Winner will be chosen at random from those who meet the criteria. The first recipe using my chosen ingredient, red gooseberries is Fermented Gooseberry, Chamomile and Vanilla Jam. See below! ++++++++++++++++++++ Fermented Gooseberry Chamomile and Vanilla Jam 500g red (or green) gooseberries 200ml of brewed chamomile tea  ½ tsp vanilla paste (or ½ vanilla pod) 150ml maple syrup/honey Pinch Himalayan Salt 2 tsp raw ACV (with the mother) 1. Add the gooseberries, tea, vanilla, sweetener and salt into a saucepan. 2. Cook until on a medium heat until the berries soften and begin to burst. 3. Once the berries resemble a compote, turn off the heat and set aside to cool completely. 4. Once cooled add the ACV, stirring to mix. 5. Spoon the cooled mixture into a 500ml clip top or screw top jar and seal.  6. Label and date your ferment and allow this to sit on the kitchen side for 4-5 days to ferment.  7. When time is up, taste the ferment, it should be tangy, slightly fizzy with both a hint of sweetness and savouriness.  8. When it is ready to eat store it in the fridge. Once opened use within 2-3 weeks. If unopened this can be stored in the fridge for 2 months (or possibly longer depending on temp of cold storage). . . . . . #fermentation #guthealth #goodforthegut #guthealing #fermented #fermentedfood #fermentedfoods  #fermenteddrinks #lactofermentation #healthyfood #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #gutbrainconnection #gutmicrobiome #sauerkraut #kimchi #foodie #onlinecourses #nenafosterfood #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub Hello new followers! 🍍🍍 🍍 I'm Nena, mum of 2, Natural Chef, Fermentationist and occasional jumpsuit model for @_beyond_nine (despite my inability to keep my eyes open in photos). 🍍 In a few days I am launching my fermentation project, The Brine Club, something that I have loved creating. I FINALLY, after several careers, feel like I have found my thing and despite the rollercoaster, some days I can't believe I've made it here! 🍍 Thanks for following along and stay tuned for more! 😘 📷@_beyond_nine . . . . . #brineclub #naturalchef #recipedeveloper #foodstyling #fermentation #cookeryteacher #nenafosterfood #cabbageisthenewblack Don't forget to show me yours...your ferments!😆 Take a picture of what you're fermenting, post it, tag me and use #brineclub. The person with the most posts wins a FREE space in The Brine Club, my online fermentation community and school. Competition ends July 11th at 10pm, GMT. 📷@indi_petrucci and dandelion water kefir by 🙋🏾‍♀️ . . . . . . #fermentation #guthealth #guthealthy #goodforthegut #fermented #fermentedfood #fermenteddrinks #fermentation #lactofermentation #healthyfood #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #gutbrainconnection #microbiomehealth #gutmicrobiome #sauerkraut #kimchi #kombucha #foodie #kefir #onlinecourses #nenafosterfood #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub You guys have been busy fermenting! And I love seeing what you're up to! Over the next few days while I double check that The Brine Club is launch-ready (all tech sorted, just want to make sure I've not missed anything), I want you to show me your ferments! So show me what you're fermenting, tag me @nena.foster.food and use #brineclub. I will share these in my Stories. If you don't have anything going, that's OK. You can join me cooing over all the gorgeous ferment babies! Whoever tags me in the most ferment snaps wins a free spot in The Brine Club. And if it turns out your cupboards are as full as mine, then we'll select a winner at random! Competition ends Thursday, July 11th at 10 pm, GMT. Can't wait to see your babies! 📷@indi_petrucci . . . . . #fermentation #guthealth #goodforthegut #guthealing #fermented #fermentedfood #fermenteddrinks #fermentation #lactofermentation #healthylifestyle #gutbrainaxis #microbiome #microbiomehealth #sauerkraut #kimchi #kombucha #kefir #foodies #onlinecourses #nenafosterfood #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub Milk kefir. it can be a bit of an acquired taste. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I think a lot of people struggle with knowing how to drink it because I get asked often how to drink it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So here's what I recommend: 🥛Mix it into a smoothie. One of my favourite fibre packed smoothies is pear, milk kefir, oat milk, flaxseeds, cinnamon and a small squeeze of raw honey. 🥛Do a second ferment with fruit and spices (apple & cinnamon or fig and cardamom). 🥛Ramp up the sour by adding a few squeezes of lemon juice. 🥛Stir it into natural or Greek live yogurt. 🥛Just down it! Your taste buds will soon get used to the flavour. 🥛Make it non-dairy using either coconut or almond milk. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do you drink your milk kefir? Mixing and masking or down in one without so much as a wince?! ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tell me! 📷@indi_petrucci . . . . . #fermentation #guthealth #goodforthegut #guthealing #fermented #fermentedfood #fermentedfoods #fermenteddrinks #fermentedtea #lactofermentation #healthyfood #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #gutbrainaxis #gutbrainconnection #microbiome #microbiomehealth #gutmicrobiome #sauerkraut #kimchi #kombucha #foodie #kefir #nenafosterfood #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub Today's weather is definitely worthy of South of France-style snacking. 🍋 A recent image that I styled for @graziauk for @laurajgood snack column. Thanks to @annadews for art direction and @marcomakespictures for capturing the image. . . . . . #foodphotgraphy #foodstyling #snackrecipe #grazia #socca #nenafosterfood

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