Researchers turn coffee grounds into a cheap carbon sponge in just one day
Java, joe, brew, go juice, cuppa – there are many names for the dark elixir that brings life to the morning hours and caps off a festive evening with friends. Coffee is an integral part of the daily routine for people in much of the world, and its consumption comes with a host of hotly debated benefits and risks for the human body. Recently, researchers in South Korea discovered another feature to add to the list of benefits – but this time, it’s for the health of the planet.
How to Make a Big Batch of Kombucha
Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage popular in Russia, China, and elsewhere. The culture forms a leathery skin called the "mother" that floats on top.This week's Instructables TV episode shows how to wrangle the jellyfish-like "Mother" and make Kombucha 5 gallons at a time. This method produces a fizzy carbonated kombucha that tastes very much like hard apple cider.
Positively Healthy
Pizza. No matter where I go, no matter who I talk to, when it comes to healthy living people always seem to ask about pizza. Usually, pizza is not a bad thing – as long as you are aware of how often you eat it, how much you eat, and what you put on it… so yea, there’s still room for a slice from your favorite pizza joint once in awhile. But say you want pizza more than just “once in awhile”? There are ways to make your pizza a Positively Healthy option. Normally I would start with what you put on top of your pizza, but today let’s start at the bottom – the crust.
Green 3D Printer Prints Living Designs From Organic “Ink”
Project PrintGREEN is turning 3D printers into on-demand gardeners after designing a “green” 3D printer in 2013. The printer produces living prints, printing customized objects in a variety of sizes and forms. The project was created at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, conceived of by students Maja Petek, Tina Zidanšek, Urška Skaza, Danica Rženičnik and Simon Tržan, with help from their mentor Dušan Zidar.
F.A.Q. - Kombucha America - Frequently Asked Questions Page
What is a Kombucha Mushroom? The Kombucha Mushroom is not a true mushroom but pseudo lichen. It is a fibrous cellulose spongy membrane that is formed by the various Kombucha bacteria and yeast cells that live in the liquid sugary tea.
Ketupat
Unopened bunch of cooked ketupat on a plate Gado-gado stall displaying the ingredients of the dish, including ketupat Ketupat (in Indonesian and Malay) or Kupat (in Javanese and Sundanese) is a type of dumpling made from rice packed inside woven palm leaf pouch.
Edible Growth: 3D-Printed Living Food That Grows before You Eat It
Photo by Bart van Overbeeke 3D-printed nylon prototype Edible Growth is an ongoing project by Eindhoven-based food designer Chloé Rutzerveld that blends food, gardening, and 3d printing. The concept involves a specially printed outer casing made from dough that contains “edible soil” and various seeds. Once printed, it takes a few days for the seeds and mushrooms to germinate after which they start to poke out of the small holes on top.
Kombucha Remix
New methods of brewing, mixing, and imbibing put the fun back into this fermented favorite. Tart and effervescent, polarizing and mystical, kombucha has taken the fermented beverage market by storm with its uniquely vinegary flavor and alleged ability to treat everything from arthritis to dull hair to liver disease. Whether concocted in your kitchen, sipped in a cool cocktail, or slipped into a culinary creation, this versatile elixir made from tea goes way above and beyond natural-foods market shelves. Here are a few new ways to enliven your obsession with this quirky quencher.
