How to Make Cottage Cheese
I keep buying a gallon of fat-free milk at my local store because it’s cheaper than the other sizes. The problem is, I am the only one who drinks fat-free …
Food/Drink
Food and drink
DIY Coconut Vodka
Recently I had an opportunity to try Vikingfjord Vodka from Norway. It had a clean flavor that I thought would be perfect for making some flavored vodkas for summer cocktails, …
How To Refresh Stale Tortillas
This weekend, I tried a tip to refreshen stale tortillas and it worked so great I had to share. [Courtesy What’s Cooking America] If your tortillas have gone stale, either …
Perfect Lemonade
I have two bushes of ripe lemons outside, so I have begun making things with the juice. Of course, lemonade is a natural choice. In my opinion, perfect lemonade is …
Lemon Bars
The lemon orgy continues around here. I made these lemon bars on Sunday and they were gone by Monday. They had a shortbread-like crust and a rich lemon curd filling. …
Make Yourself A Refreshing Plum Margarita
DIY Cocktails and I tried out plum margaritas, and you know? They’re awesome. Cold and refreshing and so easy to make. We used frozen plums, so we didn’t even have …
Orange Marmalade
My orange tree is giving me a lot of oranges this year, so I decided to make orange marmalade. I’m pleased with how it came out. I used Alton Brown’s …
How I Made Blackberry Jam For $.69 A Jar
This year, I took a lunch hour to pick some berries from a patch down the road and got a pretty good haul. Since Savvy Jr. has been eating a …
Make Your Own Standard English Bitter Beer
Last year, I Grew My Own Hops. You may be wondering what we did with those hops. Well, we made a Standard English Bitter with them. The below recipe is …
Black Walnut Manhattan
Speaking of making your own nocino, here’s a cocktail using nocino that I made with DIY Cocktails. The Black Walnut Manhattan is a traditional Manhattan that uses nocino in place …
10 Delicious Plum Desserts
My neighbors gave me four bags of plums. I’ve already frozen some and made plum jam, and now it’s time to make a plum dessert. Which one should I do? …