My friend Cat had sent me a recipe for making a vegan chocolate spread using garbanzo beans (chickpeas) as the base. I tweaked the recipe a bit, it had called for 1 part peanut butter to 3 parts olive oil and I don't know...that just didn't sound appetizing to have the oil in it so… Continue reading Choco-Nut Spread
Category: Food Gifts
Ball Canning Discovery Kit
Last fall after helping my friend Teresa learn how to make and can jam she borrowed my canning rack and accessories. She still has them (not heart-broken though, they were much too big for the small batches of canning I like to do). Last week I was going through the coupon sheets that come in… Continue reading Ball Canning Discovery Kit
Another Homemade Marshmallow Recipe
As I have mentioned before in previous blog posts about marshmallows I can rarely have commercial marshmallows due to the habit of manufacturers using artificial dyes to get that "white look". So over the past couple years I have tried a couple recipes, from one with corn syrup to even a maple syrup based one.… Continue reading Another Homemade Marshmallow Recipe
Mini White Fruitcakes
One thing I love is a good fruitcake - yeah, I know many don't. But that is something to consider - have you ever had a good one? One that isn't sickening sweet nor full of weird citron or candied fruit? A white fruitcake is a great introduction to something you might have missed. It… Continue reading Mini White Fruitcakes