by Daisy | Aug 15, 2008 | Flavorings & Condiments, Recipes
I want to make lime extract today. I think it would taste amazing in tangy shortbread cookies speckled with little bits of lime zest. I found two different recipes for lime extract, and I may try both of them for comparison. Can’t have too much lime anything...
by Daisy | Aug 12, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
I had pretty much given up on my peach trees. After all, they were impulse buys at the garden center, little “Patio Peaches” which are only about 4 feet tall at maturity. Year after year, they lived up to their promise in terms of ornamental value only,...
by Daisy | Aug 2, 2008 | Flavorings & Condiments, Recipes
If you’re like me, watching your kids DUMP real maple syrup on their pancakes is like watching them flush gold down the toilet. That stuff is SO expensive! BUT, I also can’t stand to feed them that maple-flavored-high-fructose-corn-syrup JUNK at the store....
by Daisy | Aug 1, 2008 | Flavorings & Condiments, Recipes
I grew up with an abundance of sassafras trees all around me. I don’t know how I knew the leaves were edible because I have eaten them for as long as I can remember. Someone must have told me they were okay to eat, because I doubt I taste-tested all the foliage...
by Daisy | Jul 29, 2008 | Breads, Recipes
When I run out of an ingredient or a supply my first thought isn’t necessarily, “Gotta hop in the car and go to the store.” It’s, “Can I make this myself out of stuff lying around the house?” Although I consider myself...
by Daisy | Jul 29, 2008 | Garden, Recipes, Snacks & Sides
The okra has started coming in. Just a handful, I only have a few plants, but I wanted to show them to you. This is the first year I have grown okra. I love fried okra and remember my grandmother and my mother making it in great quantities. We popped them like...
