{Grape Expectation} Holiday mode is in full effect. Tonight is the third night of Hanukkah and Christmas is this weekend. Or maybe you are more of a Winter Solstice person. And let’s not forget New Years Eve is next Saturday! Either way, you are probably going to get down with your bad self over the…
Tag: edible gifts
{edible gift} Chocolate Dipped Candied Orange Peels
My sister-in-law is a new vegan. I had a moment of disquiet about this over Thanksgiving, saying to her, “But what are we going to do about mashed potatoes?” We sub-divided them, of course, which was perfectly sensible. But my next question was even more important: what about dessert?!?!?! Thanksgiving without pie? Really? She made…
{free printables} gift & canning labels
Now that the From Scratch Holidays free e-book has launched you into a gift-making frenzy, we wanted to give you another little present to thank you for helping us create this wonderful community of home cooks, gardeners, homesteaders, policy advocates and all-around food-lovers. Your response to our very first e-book was overwhelming; to thank you,…
{from scratch holidays} De-Mystifying The Cheese Plate
The words holidays and entertaining seem synonymous. For most people, the only time the top of the bookshelf is dusted is when expecting an onslaught of visitors for the five to six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year. It also raises the timeless question what the heck do I serve all of these people?! If you are…
{FREE EBOOK} from scratch holidays
Coined ‘from scratch holidays‘, we wanted to dedicate most of November & December’s content to various seasonal recipes for your holiday table, edible gifts and reflections on the holiday season as a whole. We have more to come, including radish toasts, DIY coffee creamer, beef jerky, dark chocolate covered candied orange peels, Kahlua marshmallows &…
{edible gift} homemade chai concentrate
As an avid chai drinker, I was ecstatic to stumble upon the realization that I could make my own creamy, spicy chai concentrate! This recipe is a cinch to make- just add the ingredients to a jar and stir- and is a perfect from-scratch holiday gift. You can make several batches at once and bottle…
{reflections of a daughter} DIY Coffee Roasting
There is really nothing like the smell of freshly roasted coffee. Unless of course you were like me when I was introduced to coffee roasting, seven and a half months pregnant. It was Christmas of 2004, I was in my third trimester of pregnancy, and my mother decided that for my dad’s Christmas gift that…
{community sharecropping} July is for Garlic Harvest
Garlic is an easy crop and should have a place in every home garden. The individual cloves are planted in October, lie dormant in the ground all winter, and then are among the first plants to sprout in the spring. You can buy garlic heads from your local farmers market this fall, break them up…
{local holiday} Part 3: A Capital Region Roundup
Part One and Part Two focused on a few stores in Ballston Spa. I linked to other fabulous shops in the Village, so please check them out. In my last installment, Part Three, I have included a list of must-visit locally owned shops to further encourage shopping local during the last weekend and days before…
{giveaway} FSC Edible Gifts Collection
Our Edible Week is finished (well almost…I have a few more recipes up my sleeve..I can’t stop!) and we are now giving you, our readers, a chance to win the entire collection! Up for grabs is: Leslie’s Quick Bread in a Jar AND Pancakes in a Jar Alexis’ Apple Chutney (shown here is Chris’ Apple…
{edible gifts} breakfast in a basket
I like to “theme” my edible gift presentation. “Lunch in Paris”…”Cooking 101″… “Cookie Carnival”… This year {and last} is breakfast in a basket…or more appropriately “breakfast in a reusable shopping bag”. If I’m not shipping the gift, I try to always give my gifts in a stylish non-logo-ed reusable shopping bags. I can usually grab…
{edible gifts} quick & easy peppermint bark
I always have the best of intentions. I want to make lots of really great and super extravagant things to give as gifts. One holiday season I baked almost every day. Many of my treats found their way to my husband’s office so as not to end up in my mouth. Another year I crocheted…
{edible gifts} THEME WEEK!
We are gearing up for another theme week, Edible Gifts. Y-U-M. I don’t really have to say much because Leslie, who’s first up, has said it for me in the first paragraph of her post. But I will add that, the From Scratch Club, are striving to introduce you to or expand upon your repertoire…
