Drinks

I’m not a big coffee drinker. In fact, I only drink decaffeinated coffee! But I do enjoy a good cup of coffee now and then. In the interest of saving money, I decided to look around and see what I could find for homemade coffee creamers, and this homemade French vanilla creamer is definitely a…

How to Make Hard Cider from Apple Juice   I have been dreaming about making my own homemade apple cider from a cider press for many years. This year my dream finally came true! It was a lot harder work than I expected, but making apple cider with a cider press was a great success.  …

I have been wanting to learn how to make cider for a long time. I still have fond memories of making apple cider with my grandparents on their farm when I was a kid. Every year they would pick up all the apples that had fallen on the ground at their small apple orchard and…

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit a local lavender farm. It was a really fun experience, and with the lavender I brought home I have already made lavender lemonade and lavender blueberry jam. While looking for more lavender recipes, I found a recipe for lavender iced tea and had to…

I know using lavender in recipes has been popular for quite awhile, but I guess I missed the boat. Lavender grows well where we live in southeastern Washington state, and we have a couple of beautiful lavender farms we can go visit to harvest fresh lavender. I decided to try this easy lavender lemonade recipe…