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…
Homemade Limoncello
Remember all those lemons my parents brought home from Arizona? Well besides lemonade for the kiddos, I decided to make some limoncello for this years homemade Christmas gifts for…
Homemade Lip Balm with Essential oils and Vitamin E
Is there anything worse in the winter then dry chapped lips? Seriously, I can handle being cold and crazy wind blown hair, but when it comes to protecting my lips…
Quick Huckleberry Preserves
I crave huckleberries, Seriously. I love them. However this coveted, plump, berry is only seasonal and found in the mountains of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. So running to Costco for huckleberries…
Homemade Twinkies
Let me first just say that this recipe is not my typical “whole foods” type recipe. Twinkies of any sorts are not a everyday food. These are not healthy nor…
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 Basic Dry Spice Rub
My brother has recently found a love of cooking and barbecuing. So naturally, whenever I’m in the kitchen, he’s lurks over my shoulder curious about how I cook and prepare…
Homemade 3 ingredient fruit snacks with grass-fed gelatin
Every year my kiddos make a special gift for each kid in their class for their school Christmas party. This year they’ve elected to make fruit snacks. And with only…
