If you have a foodie friend or family member or anyone for whom it is difficult to find gifts, take a look at these easy gift ideas. These are specifically edible gift ideas, easily consumed so they won’t clutter the house. They are also easy to make and budget-friendly, so you don’t need to worry about […]
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DIY: How To Make Vanilla Extract
While we were living in Saudi Arabia, it was almost impossible to buy vanilla extract, since the authorities assumed the little bottles contained alcohol (a no-no in Saudi Arabia). Instead, I would pick up packets of vanilla sugar when we visited our Oma in Germany every summer. Now that we are living back in Canada, […]
DIY: Cinnamon Sugar
Cinnamon sugar is great way to add a festive flavour to any recipe. stir into coffee, tea, or hot chocolate sprinkle onto pancakes sprinkle onto waffles sprinkle onto yogurt sprinkle onto crème brûlée before caramelizing sprinkle on top of muffins before baking (like these tea cakes) roll donuts in cinnamon sugar sprinkle onto oatmeal or […]
Furikake on Everything!
When I was a kid, we had a goldfish. Even though I wanted a cuddly, furry pet, our parents started us off with a goldfish. And of course, we would have to feed fish food to our goldfish. Fish food, in case you haven’t seen it before, is generally a can of flat fish […]
DIY: How to Make Lavender Sugar
This is a lovely way to lightly scent sugar with the floral essence of lavender. I like to use it in place of regular white sugar in some baking (excellent in shortbreads), sprinkled on some sugar cookies, or even as a sweetener in a cup of tea. It takes a few days to ‘steep,’ but […]