As promised, here is the sweet addition to the pumpkin ice cream from yesterday. With a big bottle of apple cider sitting in the fridge, I needed something interesting to do with it (besides drink it straight, of course, because that would be boring). I already planned to make the ice cream when I stumbled across a recent recipe from Southern...

I seriously love Peanut Butter and Co.'s White Chocolate Wonderful Peanut Butter. Not only do I love the name, but also the product. Dustin and I have decided that one day when we are ridiculously wealthy we are going to buy a white racing horse and name it White Chocolate Wonderful (and also a riding horse named Peanut Butter like the horse I...

These preserves tastes like the filling of the most delicious peach cobbler you can imagine. The flavor of Southern Comfort is subtle and not overwhelmingly boozy, but gives it a little something extra beyond basic peach preserves— a great combination of Southern flavors. I really enjoyed the strawberry freezer jam from a few weeks back, so I...

One of the things I really wanted to do while I had the free time was to buy a book on jarring and canning, so I could learn to make my own jams, jellies, and other preserves, especially while we lived in such an area with great summer produce. Well, that time has come and passed as we are crazy with the move, and I will be starting graduate...

When Dustin cooked up those Thai peanut butter burgers with grilled pineapple rings, we didn't simply purchase pineapple rings from the grocery store. We actually bought a whole pineapple, as intimidating as it looks, and chopped it up ourselves. For some reason my mind just screamed pineapple curd. So that's exactly what I made with the...

During our trip to the Northwest Chocolate Festival last September, we sat in on a tutorial on how to make salted caramel sauce. I had some cream in the fridge with no other planned purpose, just waiting to expire. With Valentine's Day coming up next week, I figured I could come up with a special dessert to incorporate caramel sauce into. Sounds...

Actually this is Maple Cinnamon Cashew Macadamia Nut Butter, but that title was just a tad too long. And it's mostly cashew butter. The texture of this nut butter is quite different from your standard peanut butter. It's almost chalkier, if that makes any sense, and doesn't spread quite as easy (at least not after it's been in the fridge)....

What should you do with a bag of leftover hazelnuts? Make homemade Nutella, of course! After I realized how easy it was to make homemade nut butters, I am planning on doing my own experimentation with a variety of nuts and flavorings. My homemade Nutella didn't quite taste like the real thing. Dustin said it wasn't quite as sweet (which I...