Homestead apples
our garden has been flourishing. it is finally time for harvesting some of our apples. First, we had to wash the apples and sort them into two categories: apples good enough to be apple chips and ugly apples to be made into apple butter which would be turned into fruit leather. Apple chips: Apple butter…
vanilla bean paste
We used the left over vanilla splits from making vanilla extract to make vanilla bean paste. I followed this recipe: https://thesaltedpepper.com/vanilla-bean-paste/#recipe The paste should be thick in a couple days and less alcohol-y in a couple weeks. It already tastes phenomenal!
Fermenting and other Homestead things
Today Josh and I finally got to process some of the things we have been fermenting and extracts we’ve been… extracting? Here are some photos of the process
Crockpot Blueberry Butter
I found a recipe on fb that I had to try! the link from Facebook:https://m.facebook.com/BestRecipeIdeas/photos/a.560198331353925/982259152481172/?type=3 I do everything on hard mode…. so I made a 2.5 batch rather than following the recipe as is for the first time. My quantities were: 13 c blueberries 2.5 c sugar 2.5 lemons (juice & zest) 4.5 tsp cinnamon…
Adventures in Japanese donuts
1. mochi donuts — they have tofu?!? Recipe: https://eatwithjean.com/mochi-donut/?amp=1 Reflections: The dough was too sticky to roll into balls. I added more flour but they were still too sticky. So I coated my hands in cornstarch. That worked but it was hard to regulate ball size. Cooking time varied. If they sit overnight they become…
Silly cooking survey
Who can really cook? No boxed Mac N Cheese or Stouffer’s lasagna. I know there are several of you that can really cook.I look forward to seeing your surveys.Who can cook real food, not stuff prepackaged or in a box? HAVE YOU EVER?1. Made biscuits from scratch? 🤔🤔I do t think so2. Fried fresh okra?…
Meriah J Tigner 