Mar
02
2011
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about kefir. But my past posts on kefir continue to draw responses from readers who have been asking me for free grains. To those who have left comments on my other kefir posts, please be patient. I’ve got only a limited batch of kefir and I cannot …
May
25
2007
It has been a while since I blogged about kefir so I thought it was good to talk about it again. Are you asking: What is kefir? That was my very first question when my friend asked if I wanted some. In my very first post on kefir, I recounted how Vera gave me my …
Mar
14
2007
It’s not easy to introduce my kids to new foodstuff. Looks and smell have something to do with it. If it doesn’t look good — forget it; if it does not pass their olfactory (smell) standards, chuck it too. So, when I was introduced to the health benefits of kefir, I wracked my brains as …
Feb
22
2007
Making kefir is not difficult. It just needs attending to over a span of a few hours each day. I took a shot of the paraphernalia I use for it: 1. A small bowl 2. Plastic strainer (the one in pic is the medium size of its kind) – NO METAL STRAINERS!!! 3. Ice cream …
Feb
21
2007
One day some weeks back, my friend Vera texted, asking if I knew what kefir was. Ke-WHAT??? Well, she explained that kefir is a fermented drink from cultured milk. Kefir itself is a living organism that looks like tiny cauliflower or sago (I actually think it looks like cottage cheese!). When mixed with milk, the …
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