I love mint and I already had some fun making hard candy. It was delicious, full of taste and it looked great. However, adding mint, menthol or other volatile substance into hard candy is difficult. It evaporates quickly or, worse, degrades to unpleasant smell or taste. You can sometimes use it, but the results might […]
Usual Food
Dairy free chocolate liqueur
I love chocolate liqueurs. But most of them involve milk, which is not an option if you are lactose intolerant. Or vegan. So I searched the net for the best chocolate recipes without milk. The best ones are below, together with my own creation. You would be surprised at what excellent, but limited, options are […]
Cold brew tea
It took me some time before I realized that if cold brew coffee could taste so good, cold brewed tea would also be a great idea. And there is even more variability, since tea variations are almost infinite. Naturally, the net provides a sea of recipes and ideas. There is even a topic on Wikipedia […]
Lavender syrup
Fancy lavender cocktails are always a good idea – made from homemade lavender syrup.
Brandy (cognac) haziness
In this post I will cover a specific issue that came up at the end of the proces of making brandy – unexpected hazines.
Homemade peanut bars
With a peanut bar in your pocket you can safely substitute a meal and feed your brain.
Coal bed cooking
Cooking under the bell in coal bed. Bake meat, octopus or bread – simple and delicious! Izpod peke, Ispod peke and Sač are alternative names for this type of cooking
Fortified wine (Pineau)
Wine is certainly a great thing, but it has a small flaw. It is very delicate and relatively hard to keep in top shape. Even in bottles it does not last long. Wine from french kings definitely has a certain allure, but the taste is not something to brag about. Even worse, if you want […]
Cider brewing
A quick cider brewing overview My experience with cider came relatively late, decades after I started drinking beer. Actually, I never associated beer with cider, the later was – for me – a refreshing drink in the summer, while beer was an alcoholic drink. Make no mistake – you still get intoxicated from cider, but […]
Homemade Nutella
One, if not the best, things that you can put on bread is Nutella. Admitted, it is even better without bread. Just a spoonful of pure smooth hazelnut and chocolate delivered directly into your mouth. I tried a lot of other hazelnut/chocolate spreads and none could match Nutella. So I was surprised to find an […]