Make a choice to make a change... Click here to get started!
  • Recipes
  • Events
  • Contact

Hatch Health & Happiness

Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coaching

  • Home
  • About
    • Why Hatch?
    • My Education
    • Client Testimonials
  • Services
    • Stress Reduction
    • Digestive Disorders
    • Autoimmune and Other Chronic Diseases
    • Changing Unhealthy Eating Habits
  • Health Coaching
    • Who Can Benefit?
    • Hatch Health Approach
  • Blogs
    • Recipes
    • Health and Wellness
    • Food
    • Restarting My Hard Drive
    • Product Reviews

Simple Sauerkraut

April 10, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt 2 Comments

Cate Still­man is THE guru of all things fer­ment­ed. In this recipe, Cate takes some­thing that seems com­pli­cat­ed and makes it incred­i­bly sim­ple and acces­si­ble. I was blown away by just how easy it was to cre­ate deli­cious, pro­bi­ot­ic-rich sauer­kraut with just 3 inex­pen­sive ingre­di­ents. Be sure to leave a good amount of space at the top of the jar to allow for reset­tling as more liq­uid forms…otherwise you might dis­cov­er a sauer­kraut explo­sion on the counter (I took the lib­er­ty of doing this research for you, dear read­ers…😬) Check out www.yogahealer.com for more good­ness from Cate Stillman.

Ingredients

  • 1 small cab­bage, thin­ly sliced
  • 1 tbsp. sea salt
  • 2 tsp. car­away or cumin seeds
  • 1 quart ster­ile, wide-mouthed mason jar
Making Sauerkraut
Check out the brave par­tic­i­pant at a recent work­shop on fer­ment­ed foods …she real­ly dug right in!

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, com­bine the cab­bage, the salt, and the spice.
  • Mas­sage the salt into the cab­bage for 10 min­utes. Try to get the water out of the cabbage.
  • When the cab­bage is soft, stuff it into the jar. Pause after every hand­ful to stuff it tight and get the air out. Your goal is to have the cab­bage sub­merged in its own juice.
  • Once it’s all in there and sub­merged, light­ly cov­er with a plas­tic bag. Keep on your kitchen counter.
  • Each day push any air out by shov­ing the cab­bage in deeper.
  • Taste after 3 days. When it’s to your lik­ing, put on a plas­tic lid, and store in your fridge.

Have a bit with lunch and din­ner for opti­mal digestion.

Recipes probiotics

Sign up for my newsletter!

Join my email list and receive 3 free delicious and nutritious recipes!
* indicates required
Email Format

Comments

  1. Billy says

    May 8, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    Wow I did­n’t know it took three whole days for sauer­kraut to fer­ment and be ready for eat­ing! That is a long time to wait, although the prep time is not so bad. I have yet to make sauer­kraut — I’ve always had it at fam­i­ly din­ners because my Grand­pa would make it by hand. If I want sauer­kraut as of late, I usu­al­ly just pur­chase it from the gro­cery store. I try to make sure to go organ­ic so I know there isn’t any weird ju-ju chem­i­cals in my food. My favorite brand is Bub­bies sauer­kraut so far but I’m keep­ing an eye out for oth­ers! Thanks for the article.

    Reply
    • Lydia Buschenfeldt says

      May 8, 2017 at 3:23 pm

      Hi Bil­ly, So glad to hear you enjoyed the arti­cle! Def­i­nite­ly give sauer­kraut a try — it does take a bit of advanced plan­ning with the wait­ing time, but it saves big time on cost and is even more deli­cious than Bubbies!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Contact Lydia

Based in Fairfax, Virginia, Hatch Health and Happiness offers full-service face-to-face health coaching in Northern Virginia and virtually around the globe!
lydia@hatchhealthhappiness.com
610-220-7036

Newsletter

Join my email list and receive 3 free delicious and nutritious recipes!
* indicates required
Email Format

Please check your spam folder for a confirmation email

Healthy Living — Great Recipes and Ideas!

Trail Mix

Bulk Bin Trail Mix

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sure, it’s tempt­ing­ly easy to grab a bag of pre-made trail mix –col­or­ful, effort­less, and with such fun names to boot! But have you ever stopped to glance at the nutri­tion facts of that bag of seem­ing­ly healthy options? More specif­i­cal­ly, check out the sug­ar con­tent. Some com­mer­cial brands of trail mix have as much sug­ar as a 16 oz bot­tle of soda! The main cul­prit is sweet­ened dried fruit, and some brands add can­dy as well. If that deli­cious mouth­ful of sweet and salty is your taste­buds’ desire, don’t despair. There are plen­ty of ways to make a deli­cious AND nutri­tious trail mix, all with ingre­di­ents from your gro­cery store bulk bin! [Read More…]

Product Reviews — NEW!

Purely Elizabeth Superfood Oat Cups with Granola Topping — Cranberry Pumpkin Seed

More Great Recipes and Ideas!

Meal Planning

Meal Planning

July 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

One of the trick­i­est parts of most people’s healthy rou­tines is the meal plan­ning com­po­nent. Luck­i­ly for you, we have that cov­ered with the lat­est install­ment in our Hatch Video series! More…

Bloat Buster Smoothie

Bloat Buster Smoothie

June 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Now that we are head­ing into the warmer months of the year, you may find your­self want­i­ng to spend less time in front of the hot stove top or oven. For­tu­nate­ly, smooth­ies are a great way to pack a lot of nutri­tion in one place. Check out the video below for one of my favorite smooth­ies — the bloat buster!

Pan roasted plantains

Pan-Roasted Plantains

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Pan roasted plantains with mashed avocadoDespite the fact that plan­tains close­ly resem­ble a banana, they have a com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent fla­vor and are def­i­nite­ly not to be con­sumed raw (you’ll only make that mis­take once!). Plan­tains are actu­al­ly a veg­etable, chock full of fiber, cal­ci­um and vit­a­min C. Pan-roast­ing the plan­tains allows them to caramelize, keep­ing the out­side a lit­tle bit crispy and the inside nice and soft. Cin­na­mon, gin­ger and turmer­ic add a tri­fec­ta of anti-inflam­ma­to­ry good­ness and a lit­tle sprin­kle of sea salt makes these plan­tains absolute­ly irre­sistible. Enjoy as is, or my favorite way –- with mashed avo­ca­do! More…

Energy bites

Energy Balls

April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gluten, Grain, Dairy, Soy-Free and Vegan

Seeds need ener­gy in order to grow, and cul­ti­vat­ing your own healthy habits can take a lot of ener­gy too! Ener­gy bars and ener­gy balls are every­where we look these days. They are super easy to whip up your­self, but many peo­ple are intim­i­dat­ed by the thought. More…

More Great Recipes!

About Lydia and Hatch Health

Lydia Buschenfeldt

I was a happy, healthy, newlywed 4th grade teacher when a random virus paralyzed my GI system, along with parts of my … More...

Follow me!

Client Testimonials

Rainbow

See what Lydia’s clients have to say…

I’d say Lydia Buschen­feldt has changed my life, but that would­n’t be exact­ly true. What she does is even more pow­er­ful. Any­one can tell some­one else what changes they ‘need’ to make to live a health­i­er life. It takes some­one spe­cial to enable and empow­er you to change your own life. Lydia is that some­one spe­cial. Dur­ing every ses­sion, at every twist and turn and bump in the road, Lydia meets me where I am with an incred­i­ble amount of knowl­edge and patience, and helps me iden­ti­fy one or two steps for­ward to accom­plish the goals I have for myself. She knows that each jour­ney is dif­fer­ent, and cus­tomizes our ses­sions so our dis­cus­sions are tai­lored toward what I need in that moment to help me build the health, future and hap­pi­ness that I deserve.
— L.S.
Man­as­sas, VA More…

healthy choices

quoteWe do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. — Anonymous

Topics

Acceptance anti-inflammatory properties antioxidants apple cider vinegar aromatherapy conventional vs organic Dairy free egg free electrolytes exercise farmers' markets food allergies gluten free grain free gratitude health benefits of dog companionship healthy dietary fats healthy dog treats healthy pets healthy snacks hydrating recipes managing stress and anxiety natural remedies Natural sugar nut free peanut free pesticide-free probiotics refined sugar free Self Worth soy free vegan vegetarian
Juice Plus

Follow me on Social Media

Search

Contact Lydia

Based in Fair­fax, Vir­ginia, Hatch Health and Hap­pi­ness offers full-ser­vice face-to-face health coach­ing in North­ern Vir­ginia and vir­tu­al­ly around the globe!
lydia@hatchhealthhappiness.com
610−220−7036

© Copyright 2015-23 · HatchHealthHappiness.com · All Rights Reserved ·