A refreshing cold, soup for a hot day. Like a cross between a potato salad and a dip.... add some cornichons, fresh dill and capers to the table to add to the soup as you like. A dark rye, butter and a pickle works well too.

This sauerkraut is sour and sweet, with the horseradish in the backgroudn, and is particularly gorgeous served with (kefir) crème fraîche on a potato latke or cream cheese on dark rye.

If you ever have a piece of fruit that's a bit too soft to eat, pour some honey over it and let the flavour of that fruit impart into the honey. Then you can eat summer in the winter, life included.

A tangy, nutty and soothing way to enjoy milk kefir. It's grey and so great frozen in a bowl with dragon fruit, passionfruit, mango, kiwi and banana. Also great for freezing into icy poles.

Once you make your own naturally sparkling Water kefir, you'll try to steer clear of buying force carbonated kombucha or water kefir style drinks ever again. x

Wake up your water kefir grains and get brewing. It doesn't take much to get them started - clean water, some sugar and a jar. Oh, and of course some grains!