In a bid to try new things and learn about how to prepare fresher foods, I came across the idea of making my own nut milk. This is not a new idea by any stretch of the imagination, but new to me. I was always under the impression that doing things like making your own…
Tag: food
What am I eating? I Try Pista Burfi
#954 on the List of 1001 Things to Eat Before You Die Burfis are a generalized term for popular Indian candies eaten at special occasions. There is a whole slew of recipes to make different types but they usually contain sweetened condensed milk, nuts, spices and are decorated with an edible silver leaf. I am…
I Try Ras el Hanout
#715 of 1001 Foods to Try Before You Die I have decided that I am going to tackle the aromatics section of the list. I figure aromatics ship easier and I can make recipes at home for the fam. Much easier than say trying to ship a weird type of fish…
I Try a Boston Cooler
Once again, in my attempt to try the unusual I came across a “recipe” for this drink on one of my favorite sites, atlasobscura.com In a section called gastro obscura people write in on local favorites of their homes. A Northeastern treat of the US is a soda shake that is made from ginger ale…
Have You Ever Had Peanuts in Your Coke?
Weird right? I come from a family with quite a few southerners. My dad is a out and out southerner from East Tennessee. I have tried many southern staples from his childhood: ice box cake, ham hock and lentil soup, hard cake, but until recently I had no idea that this was a thing let…
What am I eating? Cultured Butter
Sour Milk Never Tasted So Good
What am I cooking? Steamed Jaggery and Coconut Milk Pudding/Watalappan
#993 of 1001 Foods to Eat Before You Die What Is It? From Wikipedia, “Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in Asia, Africa and some countries in the Americas. It is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary…
What am I Eating? Sour Cherry Jam
It’s my jam…
What am I doing this week to amuse myself? Jam, pickles, and a cubic Crap-ton of apricots
This is my first installment of, “What am I doing this week to amuse myself?” Or as I like to call it, WAIDTWTAM. It’s a working title. Don’t judge. The last few weeks I have been learning all I can about the semi-forgotten art of canning. Living in the pacific northwest, I have access to…
ARC – A Literary Tea Party by Alison Walsh
I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I absolutely love the ideas in this book. I am a book lover, but also a lover of the ideas and scenes in books. Cooking can be a great storytelling tactic. Everyone has to eat, and many…
