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Damson Plum & Muscadine Butter
There's a lovely little spot downtown that I quite enjoy walking past as I head into work. It's an office in an old converted Victorian...
How to make Ginger Tea
There are a few teas that I make as often as I make Ginger Tea. From the moment I put the cup to my lips...
Milkshakes for Breakfast?! YES!
I have a tendency to make a special Sunday breakfast. I brew up a french press pot full of the good coffee that we only use...
How to make Mint Infused Sugar
So, you've made a mint extract. You've made mint tea and stored enough dried mint to last you through a few winters. Maybe you've made...
Lavender Infused Honey Recipe
If you have a fresh lavender plant, or an abundance of dried lavender flowers to use up, why not try making an infused honey that...
One Gallon of Mint Wine {Recipe}
Mint, mint, mint. Once you get a good patch of mint planted, you should quickly have more mint than you can ever figure out how...
Recipe Box: Honeysuckle Infused Sugar
May is rolling out and June is rolling in - wild roses and irises are blooming their last and the berries are starting to form green on...
Recipe Box: Creamy Coconut Cordial
So, here's another mad kitchen-science experiment that has been a consistent success in our home - creamy coconut cordial. A few years ago, my housemate and...
Wild Fermented Dandelion Wine Recipe
It is a beautiful spring, but I'm singing the blues. I'm down to my last bottle of dandelion wine from last year, and now I...
Quick Smoothies – A Frugal Recipe [Acuisina Review + Giveaway!]
I make a smoothie every single morning. While I appreciate the occasional full "homestyle" breakfast with eggs, bacon, pancakes, toast, and whatever else you have...
Vanilla Bean Chamomile Mead – One Gallon Recipe
When I began making infused honey, the first and favorite of my herbal honey blends was Vanilla Bean Chamomile Honey. It was only natural that...
How to Make Lemon-Infused Honey
Man, oh, man...is this honey good! We go through jars of this recipe more quickly than the other infused honey and syrups that we keep around the house....
Wild Greens Pesto
There is a bounty of wild and cultivated green goodies just waiting to be enjoyed - all you have to do is to learn to...
Recipe Box: Lacto-fermented Watermelon Radish & Citrus Pickle
The fermenting bug got me again! It starts when I realize that I have a wide-mouthed jar that isn't being put to use, and...
Apple Daikon Radish Sauerkraut Recipe
Sauerkraut. The very word used to make my nose wrinkle and my jaw clamp shut, lips sealed, and my little curly head shake an adamant...