An easy Summer recipe: fast fermented pickles

Since I started brewing my own kombucha last year, I've been eager to learn more about fermentation. For a few months already, every meal  that I eat starts with a fermented something - sauerkrauts, sauerrüben and most recently pickles.

Pickles are so fast and easy to make. They don't have to ferment for a long time before we can start eating them. After a day, you can already bite into the first one!

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LESS SALT FERMENTED PICKLES RECIPE

•  1 gallon jar / lid
•  1 cheesecloth
•  1 kg of cucumbers
•  1 tbsp pickling spices
•  5-6 garlic cloves
•  2 dill sprigs
•  2 horseraddish sprigs
•  2 blackcurrant sprigs
•  8 tsp of sea salt (adjust when it's cold)

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Start by sterilizing the jar and the lid. Wash the cucumbers and cut both ends. Place the pickling solution ( spices, blackcurrant, dill, horseraddish and garlic) into the bottom of the jar. Place the bigger cucumbers at the bottom of the jar, gradually reducing the cucumber size (place the small ones on top). Add the salt (don't add too much -you can always add more after tasting the water). Boil water to fill up the jar. When the water has reached 100°C, pour it into the jar. Cover with the cheesecloth and the lid and wait until the solution is cold.

Wait for one day and then enjoy! The longer you will wait, the more fermented the pickles will be!

Brewing coffee {The moka pot}

What's your favourite way to brew coffee?

Do you use a coffee machine, a coffee press, a moka pot?
Before Latvia, I always used to use a coffee machine to brew my coffee. I didn't even know that they were other ways to do it.  But since I don't own a machine to do the job anymore, I had to find different ways to brew it.

And I realised that I enjoy the whole process so much more. Do not misunderstand me, everytime that I stop by a coffeeshop, I cannot resist the delicious smell of a freshly brewed coffee beans, and I get in to have a small shot of espresso, or a flat white, or even an almond latte. There's no way, I could resist.
But when I'm at home, I like to take my time, and enjoy the slow process.

I thought it would be very nice to show you the different ways I enjoy it. This week-end I shot a short video with my moka pot. I'll share my other tools later if you're interested.