You will need: White vinegar water your own preferred spice mixes dill peppercorns green onions (optional) garlic cloves salt Kirby cucumbers or any variety of small cucumbers. Hot peppers (optional) To prepare the brine- 2 cups of vinegar, 3 cups water, 2 tablespoons of salt and mixture of spices you like. Bring to boil, then…
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A tiny Spring cake made from scratch.
I decided to make a little cake for the family a couple days ago. Got out all my baking supplies, and ingredients to try my hand at an old recipe that many have made over the decades. Before there were box cake mixes our grandparents had to rely on simple ingredients in their own homes….
A chocolate house for Valentine’s Day.
A different take on the traditional gingerbread houses. Got the idea from a boxed Oreo house kit from the holidays. They were sold out at the store at the time so we made one ourselves after looking up the recipe for Oreo cookies. The cookies did not come out like the store bought Oreos but…
Our Little Red House 