Hello, Willy Wonka! Making candy is just delightful. There’s no two ways about it. And making marshmallows? From scratch? That’s downright magical. I mean, take a handful of…
We’re kicking off our Basic Cooking series with a toast! (The makings of a toast, to be more precise.) Simple syrup is gloriously useful stuff. It’s one of…
I think ginger has to be one of my all-time favorite flavors—from ginger ale to the ginger in my Chinese food, and everything in between. While my favorite…
Did you know you can make your own hot chocolate mix? As in, grind cacao nibs to a fine powder, then mix them with milk and sugar for…
This week, I started to think about one of my dreaded end-of-summer chores: cleaning up the garden. Aside from all the weeding, pruning, and plucking, I needed to…
I just posted my Buttery Greek Apple Tart recipe. As I started to write the notes on how to deal with phyllo dough at the end of the…
Fresh fruit + vodka = summer in a glass, all year round. I’ve been making fruit-infused liquors for about 10 years. I get it from my mother, who…
It’s hard to find a good vanilla extract that has strong, true flavor, and doesn’t cost a million bucks. Vanilla is the most expensive spice in the world…
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