How to Make Butter
I’ve always wished I’d lived in another era. Which is typical, I realize now, and also kind of a cop-out. Like, I would have…
Category: DIY Cooking Projects
How to Make Flour Tortillas
Every pueblo in Mexico, no matter how small, has at least one tortilleria. Chelem, the village where we lived, was reduced to a seaside…
How to Make Apple Butter
The baby slept until nearly eight o’clock. This may be the result of daylight savings time, the children’s Tylenol I dosed her with last…
How to Make Chicken Liver Pâté
Rendered duck fat gets a lot of play here in Maine, and for good reason. There are few better fats that you can use…
How to Make American Cheese
As our regular readers know, I’ll go to my grave defending processed, pasteurized American cheese. I understand your objections to this position. I’ve heard…
How To Make A Soft Pretzel
Eating a soft pretzel fills me with happy nostalgia. I have a vague yet comforting memory of pulling them apart while being pushed in a…
Homemade Wheat Thins
I picked up my snacking habit from my dad. Beginning when I was a little kid, I would sometimes get to hang out with…
How to Make Mexican Chorizo
Unlike the Spanish style of chorizo, which is cured and sliced like a traditional sausage, Mexican chorizo is a raw ground pork sausage, often…
Jamaican Beef Patties
I was first introduced to the notion of “Jamaican Beef Patties” as a ten-year-old, while living in the Virgin Islands. Brightly-colored, impromptu roadside stands…
Homemade Marshmallow Fluff
If you have even a passing fond memory of opening your lunchbox and finding a Fluffernutter inside, that classic sandwich made with peanut butter…
Light Rye Hamburger Buns
Hamburger buns are important to me. Most supermarket hamburger buns are pretty boring, and are kind of like a really thick, cottony Wonder Bread,…
How to Make Ketchup
It’s much, much easier to buy ketchup off-the-shelf, than it is to make it from scratch. Preparation weighs in at about two hours, and…
How to Make Mustard
Making this super-simple mustard couldn’t be easier, but plan ahead. It won’t be ready for at least two weeks, and likely three. It takes…
How to Make Queso Blanco
I know three things about Mexican cheese: When they say Manchego, it’s not what you think. This is processed, white melting cheese like a…
Homemade Graham Crackers
The first time we made a batch of wintertime, gas-burner stovetop s’mores using our own homemade graham crackers, we realized that they are a…
Homemade Sriracha
Why in heavens would you make your own Sriracha, when the bottled version is cheap, readily available, and already pretty perfect? It’s actually quicker…
Homemade Cheez-It Crackers
There are definitely foods that I used to enjoy, that I have had to stop having around the house. Cheez-It brand snack crackers are…
How to Make Corn Tortillas
If you’ve never made your own tortillas, you won’t believe how out of wack the effort-to-payoff ratio is. They are dead simple to make,…
Homemade Hand-Rolled Water Bagels
Bagels are a lot like pizza, in the way people get fussy about them; why, some bagel places will refuse to even toast your…
Homemade Fried Mozzarella Sticks
Ah, fried mozzarella sticks. The toddler silencer. The fairgoers’ midway snack. The fuel of the currently drunk, or the consolation prize for the recently…
Caribbean Habanero Hot Sauce
We believe that there is a hot sauce for everything: Cholula gets drizzled over hummus, El Yucateco “Green Monster” gets added to Mexican and…
Chickpea Hummus Recipe With Tahini
This relatively easy hummus recipe is perfect when you are considering dipping your favorite chips or bread into something that might not be too…