• Strawberry and Pink Guava Kombucha Tea

    Strawberry and Pink Guava Kombucha Tea (Second Fermentation)

    May Ly

    One of my favourite memories as a child was going to the local garden nursery with my dad on the weekends to pick out fruit trees. He would wheel me around in the cart loading it up with various trees to plant in their first home they bought when we moved to Australia. The most memorable of all the trees was the beautiful guava tree that had 2 little guavas already growing on it. It still sits in mum and dad’s back yard with big strong branches that my kids grew up swinging on, with fragrant guavas still dropping from…

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  • Fresh Hibiscus Kombucha Tea

    May Ly

    One of my all time favourite Kombucha flavours for the second fermentation is Hibiscus. I love the deep red colour it produces and the distinct tart flavour. I only had access to dried hibiscus before moving to Vietnam, so it was exciting to get my hands on some fresh wild…

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  • Nana Ice Cream With Gut Healing Collagen and Slippery Elm – GAPS, Paleo, AIP

    May Ly

    One thing we always seem to have at home (and even more so now living in hot and humid Vietnam) are over-ripe bananas. They’re a bit like avocados, one day they’re just right to eat, then the next they have black spots all over them. Not such a bad thing…

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  • Vietnamese Pickled Carrots (Đồ Chua) – Naturally Fermented

    May Ly

    Growing up in my mum’s house there were always jars of pickled carrot, daikon radish, cauliflower, lemons and cumquats sitting around.Β My mum used sugar, salt and allowed them to sit and create their own brine. I absolutely loved the sweet and sour crunch the vegetables added to all our dishes.…

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  • Cucumber Hamwich and Fermented Carrot Sticks

    May Ly

    This cucumber hamwich and fermented carrot sticks isn’t so much a recipe but more of a fun health snack, lunch box, party platter or after school snack idea. We don’t often have cold meats as it is hard to find pasture raised junk free ham and salami here but every…

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  • Ginger, Turmeric and Black Pepper Kombucha Tea – Second Fermentation

    May Ly

    Ginger and turmeric has always been one of my favourite combinations whether it is for food or drinks, they go so well together (seeΒ my lemongrass, ginger & turmeric kombucha recipeΒ hereΒ or my hot lemongrass, ginger & turmeric tea which I drink dailyΒ hereΒ πŸ™‚Β This ginger, turmeric and black pepper kombucha tea combination is…

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