Archive for 'Make Your Own'

Blackberry Vinegar Recipe

Blackberry Vinegar Recipe

  Blackberries have been on the tart side this season.  But don’t let them go to waste.  Make the most of their sour side by combining your pucker-worthy blackberries with vinegar and sugar to make a [...]

Basic Basil Pesto Recipe

Basic Basil Pesto Recipe

  Basil Pesto is a simple way to make use of all that extra basil growing in your garden.  While this recipe is pretty basic, you can get creative by adding nuts or other herbs.  Check [...]

Homemade Ricotta

Homemade Ricotta

Photo by Francoise Villeneuve Recipe by Victoria Cannizzo Ricotta translates to “recooked” as thrifty Italians would literally recook the milk whey that was leftover from cheese making.  The addition of an acid would separate the curds [...]

Homemade Goat Cheese

Homemade Goat Cheese

by Lissadell Cohen-Serrins If the words “homemade” and “cheese” spoken together conjure up images of Italian grandmothers kneading away endlessly at giant balls of mozzarella or wacky grey-haired scientists conducting dairy-related experiments in incubators, then fear [...]

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Photo by Brannon Conza Makes 1 lb dough, enough for two 13” pizzas or 4 individual pizzas 2 cups white whole wheat flour (King Arthur) 1 package Active-Rise yeast 1 tsp salt ¾ cup hot water [...]