My catastrophic cooking fails that I share here are always popular - they get more hits than my other posts. I decided to be brave and retry two of my fails: Making paneer cheese and pectin. Paneer is supposed to be the easiest of all cheeses to make. It doesn't involve rennet, and it's basically… Continue reading Second Try
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When I Grow Up
At my birthday dinner this year, I mentioned to Ms. M that for gift giving purposes, all she had to do was think of what a 1950's housewife would like. Ever since I said it, I realized there was even more truth to it than I had intended. The infamous "they" ask, "What would do… Continue reading When I Grow Up
Cooking with Apples
All my long(ish) term readers out there know that I love canning and of my penchant for following prepper websites. One day, these circles collided. I was minding my own business, reading through my RSS feeds, when I learned something new: I could make my own pectin! [For the uninitiated, pectin is what makes jam… Continue reading Cooking with Apples