Planning Ahead

The other day my husband was watching Jas Townsend on youtube. He was showing you how they made sauerkraut in the 18th century. My husband commented to me that back then you really had to plan ahead for some things. If we want sauerkraut we just have to go to our local grocers. You can even get the fermented kind, similar to how Mr Townsend was making,  at some stores today.

I watched a first episode of a cooking show with Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog last year and they were having a cook off on who could make the best fried chicken. Snoop explained his recipe as get some chicken add this and that and fry it. Martha's instructions started with soaking your chicken in a brine for 3-4 days prior to cooking it. The other people on the show asked her who know they were going to eat fried chicken 4 days from now? They thought she was crazy, she thought they were crazy Its was pretty funny. You should look up the episode. It seems they both fried up some good and very different chicken. 


This weekend I want to have shrimp tacos. Even though I can go to the store and buy some cilantro I have several packets of sprouting seeds in my cabinet. They take about 4 days to grow and I am using things I already have and that I need to use up. I like to think I am a bit like Martha and have things planned a little better for my meals.


Sprouting supplies can be a little pricey and can easily be made at home for most of us. All you need is a canning jar or any glass jar that's tall and some loose woven fabric like cheesecloth. To start you just have to place sprouting seeds in your jar. I just did 1/2 Tablespoon and a few inches of water for them to soak 8-12 hours. Since I did this around 7 this morning I will drain them and place the cloth over them later this afternoon, set my reminder to rinse and drain them again in the morning. I will repeat this process of rinsing and draining for about 4 days until we make our tacos.

I will keep you updated on how the sprouts are going. I am using Botanical Interests sprouting seeds but I also have some seeds from Mozybeau Farms and I have used raw sunflower seeds that I have gotten from the grocery store as well. The only negative thing I have to say about the Botanical seeds is that the detailed instructions are inside the package. That makes it a little hard to read without tearing up the package.

 I highly recommend Townsend and Sons videos. They are interesting and educational. They also have a website where you can purchase some of the things they use on the show. I especially love the homemade whisks in the videos. Let me know what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFFUdQdyJg