When I decided to give up sugar for the month, I wasn’t sure what that left in terms of dessert. I thought at some point I’d look into baking with dates or other natural sweeteners, and then a chocolate chickpea cake popped up in my Google Reader. That sounded too intriguing to pass up. A […] Read more…
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Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
Welcome to a new segment: Slow Cooker Monday! Look for slow cooker recipes here every Monday. Please leave a comment here or contact me if you have any requests. Once a week we now have a slow cooker day in my house. While our schedules typically vary wildly, there’s one day when both Russ and […] Read more…
Homemade Garlic Compound Butter
Last week I made homemade butter, which turned out to be extremely easy and tastes just like commercial butter. I wanted to do something fun with it, but baking with it would just use it up (not to mention I’m not eating processed sugar this month) and simply spreading it on toast seemed boring. Instead, […] Read more…
How to Make Butter in Less than 30 Minutes
Have you ever ended up with a half carton of heavy whipping cream after a baking project? In the past, I’ve always kept it around, just in case I found a use for it…and, 3 weeks later, it would end up in the trash. What a waste! But never again. I am here to tell […] Read more…
Part 1: Buddha’s Hand Citron Vodka
Happy New Year! Although the 52 Kitchen Adventures are technically over, I have another unusual ingredient to share with you… No, that’s not some odd sea creature. It’s a Buddha’s hand, a fragrant cirton shaped somewhat like a creepy hand. Some of these citrons come with the “fingers” more spread out, although according to tradition, […] Read more…