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SIMPLE VANILLA SYRUP Syrup of ipecac is fun, but vanilla syrup is easier to make. In CRAFT Volume 07, we learned how to make vanilla extract. Now, let’s use that extract and take it to the next level! MATERIALS Medium saucepan 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 cups water ¾ tsp. vanilla extract 1. Combine the […]
Kathy of A Good Appetite shows you how easy it is to make homemade ricotta cheese. She also turns them into fresh lemon ricotta pancakes. Yum!
I saw this charming cutting board bird feeder how-to a few days ago on Treehugger and just haven’t been able to get the image out of my mind. It’s use is obviously limited to those people who have birds as pets (or cut their bread outdoors?), but it’s a fabulous idea anyway! It could also […]
I first made this dressing out of necessity when we had forgotten to buy some to go with our chicken wings on super bowl Sunday. I always thought it would be hard to make my own ranch, especially judging by the long list of ingredients on the bottle. It turns out it’s not that hard, […]
I love stuffed grape leaves but have never tried to make them myself (confession: I usually buy them tinned at Trader Joe’s). Molly Watson’s stuffed grape leaf recipe makes it look pretty doable! Via sfgirlbybay‘s Friday Food Files.
I love the whimsical feel of this trophy once it’s coated in fresh paint and surrounded with fun birthday cake topper bits. Elizabeth Holcombe Fedorko created the project using a thrift store find and some basic cake decorating items. I’ve always loved the look of the people on trophy toppers, but have never been a […]
One of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco used to have this unbelievably weird-sounding but unbelievably divine olive oil cake on their dessert menu, but it vanished at some point (fingers crossed that it’s a seasonal thing and will be back). So when I saw the olive oil almond cake recipe over at Sassy Radish‘s […]
