The other day, based on what I read at Fias Co Farm, I tried turning my chevre into “sour cream”. It isn’t true sour cream because it isn’t from the cream. However, the taste is so good and the texture so right that we all swear (not really) it is the best sour cream we’ve ever had.
Frugal Sweetener: Organic Raisins
June 25, 2009 By 7 Comments
Many fruit-sweetened desserts or other recipes, including my own, call for whole dates or date pieces which are blended into the wet ingredients. Don’t get me wrong, I love dates and usually have them at all times ready and waiting in the freezer! A few weeks ago, when I was getting low on dates, and also thinking that maybe we could save some money, I started experimenting with using raisins as a sweetener instead. It is working!
Amish Cheese Recipes and Tips
June 19, 2009 By 6 Comments
For today’s Weekly Kitchen Tip (and Fight Back Fridays! at Food Renegade) I dug in my comments and pulled out this gem. My friend Christina once asked her Amish friend, Bethany, how she made cheese. Bethany wrote down all her methods and Christina keeps the paper in her recipe box. What I love is the simplicity of each recipe. Each type of cheese explained in five sentences or less! Makes it seem so easy! What do you think?
Homemade Coconut Milk Yogurt
June 5, 2009 By 11 Comments
Convenient, Frozen Lemon and Lime Juice Cubes
May 29, 2009 By 11 Comments
Every once in awhile, I will be tempted to buy a convenient squeeze jar of ready-made lemon or lime juice. Then I read the ingredients on the jar. Then I put the jar back. Not only is the juice usually not organic, but other ingredients – such as preservatives – are listed besides lemons or limes.
How to Wash and Store U-Pick Lettuces and Greens
May 15, 2009 By 13 Comments
For the past two weeks, we have been going to a local U-Pick farm, Sterken Farms, and bringing home bags of baby and head lettuce for the rest of the week. Washing and storing it properly is the key to making it last the whole week.
Summertime Cooking Strategies
May 1, 2009 By 2 Comments
Vickilynn Haycraft and Shonda Parker released a fabulous new book, “Naturally Healthy Cuisine: Real Food for Real Families.” Since we’re coming up on summer, when we all hate to heat up our kitchen with cooking, I’d like to share one of their helpful summertime cooking strategies from the “Surviving Summertime” section.
Use Mason Jar As Liquid Measuring Cup
April 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
How to Remove Labels from Glass Jars and Plastic Containers
April 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
My friend Jami has another tip to share with us. She saves jars and containers for her own purposes and shares how she easily removes labels, whether paper or sticky adhesive. Read more…
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