An essential part of home preservation and canning is being sure to sterilize canning jars. You never know what kind of germies might be...

If you buy natural peanut butter, you probably suffer from the affliction of "oh-dang-my-pb-is-all-dried-out." It's very ...

This September, NOFA-NY will be running its 3rd Locavore Challenge . I'm participating - are you?  It's not so much a chal...

A year ago today , everything changed for my small little section of the world. Hurricane Irene ripped through the Northeast, bringing with...

Today, I’m doing a multi-post series chronicling how I actually eat (everything from what I typical feed my family during the day to how ...

I've been planning on painting the farmhouse for a while now. When we first bought the house, the paint was in good shape, I just wasn...

I couldn't leave you with all those cocktail recipes without something pretty to drink them from! Behold... cocktail tumblers (more enc...

I'm over at From Scratch Club today talking about the Melon Daquiri (bonus - DIY melon rind drinking cups!!). Check it out if you h...

Just like with Rosemary Simple Syrup , Jalapeno Simple Syrup can be used in so many ways. My favorite, though, is in a margarita. It'...

I love to cook and bake, but sometimes my favorite things to make are really simple and easy. Things like compound butters and simple syr...