Election Night: Fermenting Alternative America

To add to the rising tide of blogospheric Election Night photos...

Our friends at the Cultured Pickle Shop hosted a potluck with a tangy theme. We picked classic, Americana dishes, and gave them a fermented, germinated, or raw remodeling.

Check out the menu:

Chips and Dip (Pine Nut Sour Cream with Shallots and Celery).


Sweet Potato Freedom Fries with Fermented Ketchup.

Green Bean and Mushroom Soup Casserole with Fried Yuba Skins.

Potato Salad with House-Pickled Peppers and Cucumbers.


Chili with Mole and Shitakes, topped with a Cilantro-Cashew Sour Cream.


Jello: Agar Gel infused with Pomegranate.


Mousse Burgers! Coconut Macaroon Buns topped with Raw Chocolate Mousse, Kiwi, and Raspberry Puree.

Raw Apple Pie with a Fermented Cashew Coolwhip.

Dousing the Baked Alaska with Rum.

Baking Alaska!

(Not pictured: House-brewed root beer with Kentucky Bourbon.)