Here’s a quick, easy way to make coconut milk with hot water and unsweetened coconut flakes or shredded coconut. It will not have as much fat in it as a commercial can or container of coconut milk, so I recommend using it for recipes that don’t require full-fat coconut milk. There are some commercial sources …
Baking with Honey
Quite often you can replace sugar or agave syrup with honey when you’re baking or cooking. But not always. Honey is wetter than sugar, so it adds moisture to a recipe. This works well for a lot of baked goods, marinades, and sauces, but it’s not as reliable for recipes that you want to have …
How to Make Mayonnaise
I’m so proud when I manage to re-create the taste of something that I used to buy in a jar. And this is quite simple to make—it just requires a bit of patience as you slowly drizzle the oil into the processor. Homemade mayo is great because you choose the oil to use, and the …
Baking with Almond Flour
The first time I baked a recipe with almond flour it was not at all what I expected. And then I discovered that almond flour can mean a lot of things: almond meal, ground almonds, and blanched almond flour. Since then I’ve found that finely ground blanched almond flour works best in most cases. Blanched almond flour …
Three Ways to Make Chicken Stock
Whenever I have the remains of a roasted chicken, or the drippings from a roasted chicken pan or casserole dish, I make chicken stock and then use it or freeze it to use later. It is easy to defrost and you can have instant soup or stock for a recipe. Here is one slow and one fast …
How to Make Yogurt
Making yogurt is easier than you might think. While it’s not necessary to own a yogurt maker−there are many techniques, from using a dehydrator to using a heating pad or placing a jar in a cabinet with a lamp−it does make the process easier and some of them come with nice glass jars you can use to …