Canning Homemade Bloody Mary Mix Each year I reserve 25 pounds of tomatoes from the garden to can up into Bloody Mary mix. Typically I make a dozen quarts. Saving…
Homemade Flavored Salts
Homemade Flavored Salts My sister loves salt! As in loves, loves, loves salt, however she recently got the big NO! from her naturopath and was lectured on how bad standard…
Smoked Chocolate Salted Truffles
Every year for Valentine’s Day I make my husband the same meal. Fillet Oscar with hollandaise, avocado and lime marinated shrimp, wedge salad with homemade blue cheese and chocolate truffles….
Homemade Christmas* A Simple Hostess gift
My husband and I are off to an ugly sweater party tomorrow. Which seems to be the theme of choice for Christmas parties the last couple years. This is fine because…
Homemade Peppermint Bark
A few years ago I was introduced to Williams-sonoma.com peppermint bark. If you have not ever tasted it, is the most delicious treat in the world. DISCLAIMER… It is not diet…
Homemade Christmas Keepsake Ornaments
My absolute favorite Christmas ornaments are those that are handmade, with the majority of them being from my son. Each year he makes me a new ornament and every December…
12 Days of Homemade Christmas Gifts
Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… …means a little bit more. Dr. Seuss, The Grinch After years of being disgusted with the consumerism of Christmas, my family…
