How to Make Cream Cheese at Home
In this post I want to show you how to make cream cheese. You will need a whole recipe of the homemade yogurt for this. I will attach that video at the end of this one. Frankly, I
How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
It may seem a little silly to have a post on how to boil eggs. However, the truth is most of the time we are doing this wrong. We end up with an egg that is hard to peel and a yolk
How to Dye Easter Eggs
Ethan and Ella, my precious little neighbors, want to show you how to dye Easter eggs successfully. You will need boiling water, white vinegar and food coloring. The amount of colo
How to Make a Roasted Chicken
In this post I want to show you how to roast a chicken — a perfectly moist and flavorful bird. This particular recipe is extremely easy. All you need are 4 ingredients. Roast
How to Make Bechamel Sauce
Here is my white sauce recipe for you. White sauce is also known as Bechamel and is used as is or as a base for other sauces such as cheese sauce for pasta. There really is not muc
How to Make Berry Coulis
This berry coulis recipe is very versatile as you can make it with any frozen or fresh berry you like. It is a wonderful complement to everything from ice cream to cheese cakes. A
How to Make Red Enchilada Sauce
This red enchilada sauce recipe is made with re-hydrated Mexican ancho chilies. It is authentic and much better than store bought. It is well worth the work. I love enchiladas dren
How to Make Sour Cream Substitute
This sour cream substitute is very easy to make and will get you out of any pickles. Sometimes you live in places where sour cream is not a staple — like Vanuatu — and
How to Make Crystallized Candied Ginger
Candied ginger is a great addition to cookies, crisps, fruit salads or any dessert you want to have an extra zing! It is also great as a sweet snack. I like using these to make my
How to Make Caramel Sauce
Caramel sauce is great for desserts. It is especially great on vanilla ice cream. Here is what you need to do for this: Makes about 1 3/4 cup sauce 1 cup sugar 6 TBS unsalted butte
How to Easily Dice an Avocado
Avocados are a fruit that grows in sub-tropical and tropical weather. The skin can be dark green or purple – almost like an eggplant. Its flesh is mild in flavor and, althoug
How to Make Mexican Mole Sauce
This mole sauce is absolutely wonderful. The amazing combination of spices, nuts and chilies makes this a deep and bold sauce. It takes a lot of work but it is well worth it! You c