Save left-over condiments from your epicurean excursions to the various fast-food establishments. Heinz Corp. Products, the company that produces the bulk of these packets, claims a shelf-life of between 4 to 9 months for most of their products. Ranging from their Hot taco sauce at 4 months to Mayonnaise at…
How to put together Cheap Lightweight First Aid Kit for a couple of dollars to buy yourself a little insurance on your next hike. You can buy a ready-made first aid kit and spend between $3-120 dollars. I prefer to steal a couple of bandaids out of each of the boxes in the medicine cabinet. Any…
18 hard boiled eggs, peeled 5 raw beets, peeled and sliced 1 onion, peeled and sliced 2 cup vinegar 2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon whole cloves 1 teaspoon salt Mix and heat until boiling, vinegar, sugar, whole cloves and salt. Add sliced beets and reboil. Simmer for about 30 minutes to…
This is essentially a mint and parsley salad that’s very popular in Lebanon and in the Middle East. Good tabbouleh is the result of careful prep. Use a very sharp knife to chop the herbs. Cut and clean the veggies, removing all of the gooey innards and seeds. You chefs…
Here is my great grandfather’s recipe for Homemade Peanut Brittle. This recipe has been in the family for years. It requires just a few simple ingredients, basic to candy making. If you think you’d like to do this, invest in a clip on candy thermometer. You really can’t fake it…
To dry your freshly harvested herbs from your garden, don’t turn on the oven or invest in an expensive food-dehydrator–use your microwave! Drying takes just a couple of minutes, if you’re careful. Line a diner plate with 3 paper towels. Loosely cover the towel with the herbs. In the picture,…
Here’s an alternative to pickles made from cucumbers. Try pickling some beans! This dilly bean recipe works well on old, late-season beans that you don’t want to throw away. Be sure to put lots of peeled garlic cloves in each jar. They give the beans a great flavour and we…
A gougère, in French cuisine, is a savory choux pastry with cheese. Grated cheese may be mixed into the batter, cubes of cheese may be pushed into the top, or both. Gougères are sometimes called cheese puffs in England. Here’s how to make Gougères–just follow this recipe: Ingredients: 2 cup…
Pumpkin seeds are easy too make and much tastier than the lumps of salt that come from the supermarket. If you’re making Pumpkin Pie or Jack-O-Lanterns, Save the Seeds! First, dump the seeds in a big bowl and cover with warm water. Add a handful of salt. Squeeze out the…
Here’s what’s planned for tonight. The sumac berries in the salad really makes a difference between what you get served in a restaurant and what you generally end up with at home. Look on the Internet. Mountain Rose Herbs is an excellent source, but they’re on the Left Coast, so…
