It’s that time of year again. I break down and start cooking with sugar. Lots of sugar. Read through this latest offering. I don’t ferment anything at all! I do slip in a little salt. People don’t realize the importance of salt in recipes. Just a little goes a long…
Welsh Cookies or Welshcakes or pice ar y maen are raisin scones from the United Kingdom. They’re popular at tea time or as a portable snack. Traditionally, they were packed for lunch by miners and slate cutters. Welsh cookies reappeared here in the States as a testament to their versatility as…
Here is a recipe for lard peanut butter cookies that is simple to do and skips the overused, cliche-ed, sugared fork step. It also uses lard instead of shortening. Shortening is evil. It’s the hydrogenation process basically changes the cottonseed oil into something more akin to plastic. Why do you think Crisco…
I hate to say that I found this recipe for Citrus Cured Salmon on the Martha Stewart website. Usually, I shun the place, but when Michael Ruhlman shows up, I pay attention. In my defense, I was googling “rulhman cured salmon” and this popped up. This is a very cool,…
Here’s my recipe for a naturally fermented, traditional ginger beer that has beneficial probiotics and enzymes. The recipe makes use of a ginger bug instead of dumping a bunch of bread yeast into your soda. I think the bread yeast flavor really comes through in the finished product and overwhelms the ginger….
Well, sort of “Refrigerator Smoked Fish”. This is actually a recipe for making homemade lox. I’m not advocating using the fridge for a smoker. What I AM suggesting is to find yourself some Salish to use to do a basic salt cure of some fish. ˈsāliSH is named for the American…
Italian Marinated Olives are an easy snack that just takes a little planning a couple of days before you want to serve them. There are always some of these lurking in the fridge at home. It’s simply olives in oil and vinegar with some aromatics. Mix up a big batch…
My old supervisor, Jeremy, asked if I make yogurt. He’d been wanting to try it and it’s really pretty easy. Here’s a simple recipe for Homemade Yogurt. The trick is to find a good culture. I looked at the supermarket for yogurt with live cultures and actually found quite a…
I’ve been eating this stuff my whole life. I can remember my Mom making this homemade granola recipe when I was little. Now, I’m in charge of keeping the cereal jars stocked for Nina and the kids to enjoy it on yogurt with fruit and berries. It’s nice because it…