Christmas, oh Christmas. I’m not religious but Christmas is my guilty pleasure. I love the holiday season in general-that magical time between Halloween and New Year’s makes me all gooey. It’s probably all of the alcohol and baked goods you’re encouraged to imbibe. (Hey-o!) Since my fiance joined me on the east coast a year [...]
Posts Tagged ‘homemade’
Recipe: Gingerbread Caramels
Posted in dessert, recipes to impress, tagged candy, caramel, gift, gingerbread, holiday, homemade, martha stewart on December 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
How To: Creme Fraiche.
Posted in breakfast, dessert, for veggies, how to, recipes to impress, snackies, tagged buttermilk, cream, creme, culture, dairy, fraiche, handmade, home, homemade, made, milk, yogurt on May 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Alrighty. Creme fraiche. So it turns out creme fraiche is ridiculously easy to make. All you need is some heavy cream, culture, and a warm-ish windowsill. Emphasis on the warm-ish windowsill. I made this stuff in early May and Boston was still dealing with some shitty weather, so although I left my jar out for [...]
How To: Pumpkin Puree
Posted in dessert, for veggies, how to, Non recipe posts, recipes to impress, tagged cake, dessert, fall, homemade, pie, pumpkin, puree, thanksgiving on October 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Alright ladies and gents. It’s that time of year again, the time when most Americans begin to experience uncomfortably desperate pumpkin cravings. You know who you are. You’re the one in the corner mainlining pumpkin spice lattes. Don’t try to hide! YOU’VE BEEN SPOTTED. Ahem. Sugar pie pumpkins and all manner of squash are currently [...]
Recipe: Goat’s Milk CHEESE!
Posted in dinner, how to, lunch, recipes to impress, snackies, tagged cheese, chevre, diy, goat, handmade, homemade, milk on February 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I finally got around to hauling out my kit from Urban Cheesecraft and making some queso. And it was AWESOME. I love making things that you usually have to buy (marshmallows, anyone?) because it makes me feel oddly powerful. Like, eff you world! I can MAKE SHIT. If the zombie apocalypse came tomorrow, you would [...]
Recipe: Marshmallows!
Posted in dessert, how to, recipes to impress, tagged candy, gelatin, handmade, homemade, how to, make, marshmallow on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I know you were probably hoping for cheese. Sad day. But I got distracted yesterday when I realized that I had all of the ingredients for marshmallows in my cupboard (yeah, this is what happens when you cook a lot. You end up with random bits of foodstuff, like envelopes of gelatin and corn syrup [...]
The Cheese Kit Cometh!
Posted in Non recipe posts, tagged cheese, cheesecraft, handmade, homemade, kit, making, urban on February 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yeah. You heard me. A few months ago I found this amazing Etsy shop called Urban Cheesecraft. They sell, yup, cheese making kits. I sent the link to Anders with a mention that a cheese kit would make an awesome gifty for muah, and lo and behold! He remembered! The kit comes with everything you [...]


