How To Make Apple Cider
We tried making apple cider and it was easy. All it took was putting the apple juice in a big bottle with brown sugar and yeast, letting it ferment, and …
Food/Drink
Food and drink
How To Make Duck Confit
Duck confit is a French dish where duck is cured in salt and poached in fat. It has long been one of my favorite dishes, so I decided to make …
Houseplant Cupcakes
These cupcakes have houseplants on them! I think they are pretty original and awesome looking. And there’s a tutorial to show you how to make them.
What To Do With Frozen Green Beans
I have explored the reaches of frozen zucchini. Next up: what to do with all those bags of green beans in my freezer? Usually, I sauté or blanch green beans …
What To Do With Frozen Zucchini
My freezer is overflowing with produce from last year’s garden. I froze most of the zucchini from my zucchini experiment, and now I have to eat it. But frozen zucchini …
Roasted Corn Chowder
The problem with corn chowder is that it’s so bland. Or so I thought until I tasted a roasted corn chowder at a restaurant. Turns out the extra step of …
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Cocktail
The first question you might have about this Valentine’s Cocktail I made with DIY Cocktails is, where is the chocolate? After all, this isn’t your typical calorie-laden drink-your-dessert chocolate martini. …
5 Football-Shaped Super Bowl Snacks
Super Bowl 2014! Woo! (I really think it should be “Superbowl,” one word, but I guess that’s incorrect.) Here are 5 relatively easy Football-Shaped Super Bowl Snacks for your Super …
Blood Orange Old Fashioned
There were some nice blood oranges at the grocery store, so DIY Cocktails and I decided to make cocktails with them. The Blood Orange Old Fashioned uses four ingredients: bourbon, …
Super Bowl Football Pepperoni Pizza
Most football fans I know are happy with chips and beer, so I don’t know how worth it is to make bacon wrapped potato bites or hand-dipped chocolate-covered strawberries made …
Low-Calorie Blueberry Tarragon Cocktail
This being the time for weight loss, I didn’t want to make a cocktail that was too heavy. On the other hand, I didn’t want to not have a cocktail. …