Have you ever wanted something so badly that you went on an epic adventure? This is that post. Okay, I may be stretching the truth a bit. But sometimes the truth is boring and it’s more fun to embroider. The truth is I sent someone ELSE on an epic adventure on my behalf. Yes, I…
Spreadable Vegan Margarine
This post won’t be for everybody, and that’s cool. After all, the real foodies among us have the option of butter instead of margarine. But if you’re vegan, or you’re contending with dairy allergies, butter is a no-go. My tale of vegan margarine begins with a commercial brand, the only vegan brand available, that my…
Pumpkin Spice Mix (and Why You should Enjoy It)
Adventure Bread
Ginger as Medicine, Bike Wrecks, + Williams-Sonoma Juice Week
Coconut Buttercream Frosting
It’s kind of funny that one of my earliest recipes has suddenly become one of the most searched, so I’m bringing it back to the forefront with a new picture and a printable recipe card. And it totally deserved this, because I had forgotten how really, truly delicious this icing is. Before I began doing…
Blueberry Maple Syrup + “Baby” Pancakes
The Science of Whipped Cream and Butter
Have you ever wondered about how cream turns into butter, or why whipped cream and butter are different? I was thinking about post ideas, when someone said “have you done butter yet?” No, I haven’t done butter. Butter is gradeschool Homesteading 101, and everybody’s got a post on how to make butter. “Yes,” says my friend….
Smooth Hummus from Canned Chickpeas
What do you do when you’ve a potluck request for your super-smooth like store-bought, (Jerusalem-style) hummus, and you somehow hallucinate you have another day to soak the dried chickpeas, forgetting that to make it you would have to be grinding chickpeas in your food processor at 7am? I had a can of chickpeas left over…