Now is a great time to start making holiday gifts (like the homemade vanilla extract we made a few weeks ago). All you need is the bottles and some cute labels and everybody’s happy (this drink, in particular, will make everybody happy because it’s 100 proof!). Bob Albers in Louisiana is always busy making cool fermented food and he has kindly shared many of his
Making Vanilla Extract
Why make it? Vanilla extract is very expensive right now. I just bought a 12 oz bottle at BJ’s for $28 and that was way cheaper than anywhere else around here. At our local food co-op, Madagascar vanilla extract was $996/ounce which is more expensive than silver! A package of 3 vanilla beans was $27! So, I decided to make my own and to give
Holiday Gifts for Cheese Makers
As they say, “Tis the Cheeson” for giving gifts. Is someone on your list a cheese maker (or a passionate cheese lover)? If so, here are a few ideas: 9″ Poplar Cheese Box, $3.39 click here Glass Blown Cheese Wedge Ornament, $9.99 click here Cheeses of the World Tea Towel, $13.13 click here Mousetrap Cheese Cutting Board, $14.40 click here Personalized Blank Notebook, $15.00 click
Dehydrating Pears with the Cheese Queen
Ricki’s Dehydration Station Ricki is not only the Cheese Queen – she’s the Royal Dehydrator. In the last few years, she has dried apples, peaches, bananas, pineapple, tomatoes, kale and just about every herb there is. Now, at the end of the growing season here in New England, she’s busy dehydrating about a million pears. Why pears? Over 40 years ago, when they first bought
Purchasing a Handmade Cheese Board
If you were inspired to make your own cheese boards in our last article – A Guide to DIY Cheese Boards – congratulations! You are officially a master do-it-yourselfer. Now, stop reading this article and get back to work so you can send us pictures of your beautiful creations. Still here? Well, you the second best thing to making your own cheese board is buying
A Guide to DIY Cheese Boards
The obvious gift for cheese lovers is, you guessed it, cheese. But, this year, we thought you might want to really impress your friends and family by gifting your homemade cheese on a handmade cheese board. If you’re not ready to part with your homemade cheese, you can always place a cheese making kit on top of the cheese board instead. Here’s some of our