This is a fantastic thread. I got lucky and married a man who's always up for some DIY so that helps.
We live in a great part of the world for foraging and growing literally a few meters from our doorstep are wild strawberries. A bit further out is the forest full of bilberries, lingon and mushrooms (chanterelle, porcini, hedgehogs, etc) in Autumn. We cook as many mushrooms as we can eat and dry the rest. The berries get made into jam or jelly, usually mixed with other berries from the garden. In spring we make nettle soup and dandelion fritters.
I used to keep a sourdough starter but neglected it and it got mouldy. I've tried my hand at various different types of bread over the years, from easy (naan, pizza, Hönö flatbread) to more difficult (bagels, English muffins). We even made hard bread once. The bagels were fantastic but a bit too complicated to be a regular thing. The English muffins were average and not worth the effort. I'd love to try crumpets at some point.
DH keeps bees so we often make mead from the dregs that aren't good enough to sell. This has had mixed results. Sometimes wonderful and other times overly sweet and headache inducing. He also makes cider when we have a glut of apples.
My MIL gave us a crock a few months ago which we used to make some excellent sauerkraut. I'm keen trying the other fermentation recipes that have been suggested in this thread.
In the past we've made yoghurt, mozzarella and paneer, but I've stopped eating dairy, and when I tried to make soy yoghurt it was a disaster. If anyone has any tips on making plant based yoghurts I'd be incredibly grateful.
Has anyone tried paneer?
What recipe did you use?
We used this one:
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/how-to-make-paneer-homemade-paneer/ but trippled the amounts to make it worthwhile.
