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Only 2% of vanilla flavor is made from real vanilla beans. This tutorial shows you how to make quality homemade vanilla extract.The Simple Dollar » A Guide to Making Inexpensive and Delicious Homemade Pizza
I tend to layer things as much as possible - sauce, then toppings, then cheese, then a bit more sauce, then more toppings, then more cheese. You can do whatever you like, of course, but I do recommend having a bit of sauce on the bottom to hold the crust to the toppings.
PIZZACooking: Bake Pizza From Scratch Without Special Equipment
Getting a good pizza from a decent pizzeria is pricey, and the El Cheapo Express frozen discs are often indistinguishable from their cardboard backing. Learn how to make your own without inheriting a wood-fired oven. Photo by Foodie. Writing for business blog Mainstreet, Allison hit the streets to find someone to teach her how to make a cheap and easy homemade pizza. Andrew, a food studies graduate student, was happy to oblige. In addition to sharing a recipe for the dough, he talks technique. While pizza places and ultra high-end home kitchens might have ovens built for pizza cooking, Andrew insists that the basic tools available in most kitchens are more than adequate to whip up a delicious pizza. The key to good pizza is heat, and lots of it. He has a cast iron griddle heating on the stovetop, and has turned the broiler on high with a rack four inches below the heating element. He cuts off a racquet-ball sized portion of the dough, and uses his fingers to stretch it, careful
Nothing quotable, but contains links to offsite pizza-making resources.Better Living Through Homemade Yogurt | GOOD
Good incubation suggestions.
sounds like a lot of work but mmmm...might be worth it.The Amateur Gourmet - Homemade Ginger Ale
A must tryHomemade Ricotta Cheese | Simply Recipes
Links: Making ricotta cheese using only whole milk and buttermilk - recipe from Sam Breach of Becks and Posh Homemade ricotta - similar recipe with whole milk and buttermilk from Heidi of 101 Cookbooks Ricotta made with whole milk, salt and lemon juice from Apples and Butter Ricotta made with whole milk, cream, salt, and lemon juice from Baking Obsession Make Ricotta at Home from A Chow Life How to make ricotta at home using rennet - from Saveur
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whole milk, whole milk yogurt, cream, white vinegar45 Homemade Foods You Can Make Yourself (But Never Thought You Could) : Planet Green
Devouring the Food Chain One Bite at a Time
This recipe may be intimidating, but, hey, who isn’t up for a challenge? Experienced home bakers will likely recognize the steps, which took time and patience to develop. I had been drawn to the baguette a decade ago, then gave up thinking it was impossible to reproduce in a home oven. But over the past couple of years I went back to it, tried different techniques and then finally arrived at a recipe I was happy with. To read more about that process - which led to an award winning baguette - read the essay I posted here. Beginners will need to be patient—to start baking bread with this recipe is like jumping into calculus after third-grade math. So here’s a tip: Pick up Daniel Leader’s Local Breads or Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice and try their baguette recipes before plunging over the dark side.Enjoy Homemade Butter in Less Than Five Minutes - Food Hacks - Lifehacker
Super easy butter with just cream and salt. Takes 5 mins - for real!Homemade Butter - Gift of the Day - Slashfood
Homemade butter a la slashfood
using an electric mixerThe Pioneer Woman Cooks - Ree Drummond
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