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Put ‘em Up

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I’m a do it yourself kind of girl. I’ve always shied away from canning though. A possible bout of food poisoning from botulism-laced food doesn’t really excite me all that much. Last year, a friend of mine graciously gave me several quarts of his home-canned tomato sauce. It was delicious and my family didn’t die [...]

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Make Your Own Gummies Kit

I bought this kit for The Boy. It’s supposed to be for ages 8 and up, but Punk was going to get in on the action no matter what. I figured it would be a nice way to spend the afternoon. Just something for them to do so they don’t start smacking each other. I [...]

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Make Your Own Sourdough Starter

This is another one of those super-easy things I do that people think I’m nuts for doing. Once you’ve had the best whole wheat waffles ever, you’ll know why I’m not nuts. Well, not nuts for doing this anyway. There are lots of ways for getting your sourdough starter going, but I’ve found this to [...]

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How to Make Yogurt

This whole making-my-own-yogurt bit came out of need. I became obsessed with dairy from grass-fed cows. I couldn’t find yogurt made from milk from grass-fed cows. Butter, yes. Cheese, yes. Yogurt, no. Being a competitive, DIY kinda gal, I figured if some nomad in a makeshift tent in the middle of the desert could manage [...]

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Breakfast Timesaver

Cereal. That would probably be a breakfast timesaver. Sorry, I can’t bear to do it. I need a hot breakfast. If I eat a bowl of cereal, I’m going to need another breakfast preferably something that once had a face accompanied by a bowl of rice. Since this how I roll, I always assume that [...]

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Cheese, Anyone?

My client (yes, I mean you, Deb) told me about a chef that made cheese out of his wife’s breastmilk. It was all I could do to stop myself from running out the room in mid-massage to Google the article. In my defense, this was on the heels of the breastmilk assault story. It was [...]

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Lard. Yes, Lard.

“So do I ask you why you have two bricks of chicken fat in your freezer?” That was the text I got from my ex-husband. First of all, it’s PORK fat. Second, what was he doing looking in my freezer? Hmm? Well, if you must know, I am rendering some lard. Yes, LARD. I have [...]

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