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I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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Lacto-fermentation and You (i.e. Why Making Your Own Sauerkraut & Sourdough Bread is Important)

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Homemade sauerkraut, ready for some lacto-fermentation action!

What comes to mind when you think, “fermented”?

Hopefully it’s not “ewww”, because fermented foods can be incredibly tasty, not to mention they have a ton of health benefits!

Fermentation is the way most cultures all over the world preserved certain foods so they wouldn’t go bad [...]

The Yokohama Oktoberfest & Menu Plan for Oct. 17 – 21

Well, I’ve finally attended my first ever Oktoberfest… in Japan no less.

Last Saturday, Hisa and I went to the Yokohama Oktoberfest at the Yokohama Red Brick Building, and fun times were had.

Most of the action was located inside of a huge tent, with the vendors lined up along the edges, tables and chairs [...]

Guinness & Red Wine Stew – The Perfect Food for Fall

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Summer is finally officially over here, and we’re not in the depths of Fall.

I love it.

It actually got a bit cold last weekend. More like November temperature rather than October. Now it’s back to more normal October temperatures for this area; high temperatures in the low to mid 70′s and low temperatures in [...]

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