Today

German Rotkraut with apple slices and gloves

#food #Kraut #redcabbage

Still cooking!

Here we have buttered sprouts with chestnuts, bacon & almonds and some honey glazed red cabbage cooked in red wine

#Christmas #ChristmasDinner #RedCabbage #Sprouts

I love the colour, texture and patterns in red cabbage for taking photos (it’s great to eat too!) Braised red cabbage with cooking apples and spices in the oven at the moment. To be frozen and used for Christmas lunch. #photography #redcabbage #cooking

I made the most #punk #food ever: "#PinkCurry"! 🍛

Why?: Cuz fuck rules… That's why!

This variant isn't #vegan or #vegetarian due to use of Thai Fish Sauce, Oyster Sauce and minced meat (and I didn't have tofu at home) but I am convinced it would work the same way - propably only needing more black chinese vinegar, soy sauce and fried tofu crumbles...

  • Given we're neck-deep in the #CabbageSeason in #Germany, I'm shure a lot of you #FoodHackers out there will at least consider something similar, cuz a big-ass #cabbage is cheap and in a 5l pot one can put like two of those (minced as coarse of fine as you like) and have a shitton of cheap food that tastes good and is #comfy af in the "cold and wet season"

And yes, that colour is solely from the red cabbage, which is more purple than red, and no fruit juice.

#food #FoodPorn #FoodHacking #DIY #HomeCooking

And yeah, I've seen urine used for various purposes, but not as a dye mordant... Not for the squeamish!

20 Natural Dye Plants You Can Forage and Grow in Your Garden

By Catherine Winter

Excerpt: "Would you prefer to go a super-natural route, since you’re using plant-based dyes? If you’re aiming to be as self-sufficient as possible, there are also all-organic mordant options as well.

Natural Mordants:

- Sumac: Simmer fresh sumac twigs for about an hour, strain out the twiggy bits, and reduce the liquid by half
- Urine: human urine is ideal for mordanting, but you’ll need to age it. Collect it in a jar and allow it to age for several days. [🤢 ]
- Salt: You can use standard table salt as a mordant, but Kosher salt can yield some of the strongest color-fastness. [I've used that]
- Vinegar [That too]
- Wood ash lye

"You’ve probably noticed that some of these are alkaline, and some are acidic. Alkaline mordants tend to work best with plant-based fibers like cotton, linen, and #hemp. In contrast, acidic mordants like vinegar are better with animal fibers like #wool, #alpaca, and #angora.

"Note that if you use an acidic mordant and your colors still run, you can set the color by dipping the fabric in a 50/50 vinegar/water solution. In contrast, if you’ve used an alkaline mordant like lye or baking soda [another one I've used], an acidic solution will strip the color rather than setting it." [Been there, done that!]

Learn more [includes a list of #DyePlants -- does not include #BlackWalnuts though]:
https://morningchores.com/dye-plants/

#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Gardening #Foraging #Goldenrod #Elderberries #Chicory #Beets #Onions #RedCabbage

20 Natural Dye Plants You Can Forage and Grow in Your Garden

If you're interested in spinning your own fibers, you may be interested in foraging and growing dye plants to color them as well.

Morning Chores