Bitters, Ginger Beer, Kombucha – Oh My! I’ve attended a few Food Connection potlucks over the past 6 months, but August’s potluck is my favorite to date as the workshop focused on two of my favorite things: fermented drinks (ginger beer and kombucha) and bitters (for cocktails or ‘mocktails’ – the non-acoholic variety). Back in April, Joey and I were chatting and I mentioned that my boyfriend Thomas has a food blog (shameless plug for Shady Morels here: shadymorels.com). I th

Our very first potluck and food workshop! We were excited to be at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House with its big hall and full kitchen, and there were 15 of us ready to get our hands dirty and make sauerkraut. After the potluck and introductions, Steph gave us a quick overview about kombucha and the benefits of fermenting for gut health. She also split some 'mother' starters into jars for a few of us to take home. The idea is that you can keep splitting more starters with e