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Cooking and Cocktails
Hello Orange Blog Hoppers! You should have just joined me via Peg Rounds' blog. I've been using this blog to take notes on what I learn and to encourage myself to continue by taking fun photos of what I make. I find cooking and baking to be a creative endeavor and I am interested in making my food look cute and crafty (like my jam here). I'll be back to pure craft blogging one of these days but in the meantime, I'm having fun with cooking so I thought I'd share a taste (no pun intended) of what I am working on.
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If you'd like to make your own vanilla extract, the first task is to find good quality, inexpensive vanilla beans. My original 2 beans cost about 11 dollars in my local grocery store spice aisle. I found this great bottle of 360 Vodka at my local Trader Joes. I chose it because the bottle has a nice stopper and the bottle itself is pretty (kind of like how I choose wine- it's all about the pretty labels). Because the bottle is 750 ml,[url=http://duveticacanadashop.halod.com/][b]http://duveticacanadashop.halod.com/[/b][/url], I had to resort to a cooking conversion chart to find out that it is approximately 3 cups of vodka and since I had already done research that suggested 3 vanilla beans per cup, I added 10 vanilla beans to the vodka. The only "work" that needs to be done is cutting the beans straight up the middle (leaving about 1" uncut at the top). Being the big Fiskars fan that I am,[url=http://parajumperssalefreeshipping.webmium.com/][b]http://parajumperssalefreeshipping.webmium.com/[/b][/url], naturally I used one of my frequently used Fiskars tools- my kitchen shears. I use them every day,[url=http://authenticrogerviviershoes.halod.com/][b]roger vivier shoes for sale[/b][/url], several times a day in my kitchen. I cut 10 beans, popped them in the vodka bottle (you can take advantage of the science of displacement to use the overflow of vodka left to make a mini cocktail- yay for science!). That's it. Done. And now wait. I'll let you know how it goes but I should have 3 cups of rich, dark vanilla extract for my holiday baking in a few months and for a pretty decent price,[url=http://duveticacanadashop.halod.com/][b]duvetica jackets canada outlet[/b][/url], too.
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So that's it. These are the kind of things I blog about. I get on obsessive kicks about a lot of things and I ramble about them. But if you were nice enough to stop by and now you are thinking that you wouldn't mind trying out making your own vanilla or maybe cooking something new you hadn't thought of before,[url=http://woolricharcticparkauomooutlet.olimx.com/][b]Woolrich Arctic Parka Uomo Outlet Woolrich Parka Italy Outlet[/b][/url], I think you're going to need a pair of your own Fiskars Kitchen Shears. They really are pretty great. Before you head off to the next blog on your Orange Blog Hop,[url=http://authenticrogerviviershoes.halod.com/][b]authentic roger vivier shoes for sale[/b][/url], leave me a comment here- have you made vanilla before? What is your favorite recipe site? What tips do you have for a beginning cook/baker? At the end of the hop,[url=http://monclerwesteherrendaunenjackebillig.albirank.net/][b]Moncler Jacken Online Shop österreich Moncler Weste Herren Daunenjacke Billig[/b][/url], I'll draw a name to win a pair of Fiskars Kitchen Shears (so make sure you fill in your name and Fiskateer number or email address).
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