Scratch Made & Home Preserved
This basic mix is delicious, but you can jazz it up by adding crushed peppermints, mini chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, crushed toffee, crushed butterscotch candies, different flavored coffee creamers……. Great for gift giving or to keep in your cupboard at the ready! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa powder, […]
This is my all time favorite drink mix for fall and winter! I give it as gifts every year in festive little holiday tins. Add a couple tablespoons to hot water, grate some fresh nutmeg over the top and take in some holiday spirit! You can also spike it with […]
This is one of my very favorite relish recipes and was given to me many years ago by an Australian lady who was a patient where I worked. This beautiful lady gave me many great recipes and taught me everything I know about jam and jelly making! **Disclaimer** This is […]
A delicious gift giving idea and great for appetizers on the fly! Add to puff pastry as a little tarts with goat cheese…. Top a brie wheel and wrap in puff pastry for brie en croute…. Make sausage tarts with phyllo, maple sausage and this jam! **Disclaimer** This is NOT […]
A great gift giving idea for the holidays! Change it up and add candies….. crushed candy cane, chopped Andes mint, white chocolate chips, nuts, butterscotch, peanut butter cups….. Yields 1 quart jar (9×13 pan) 1 1/4 Cups all purpose flour 1 Tsp salt 1 Tsp baking powder 2 1/4 Cups […]
Layer this mix in a quart jar , decorate, add directions and Voila! A very festive homemade gift! Yields 1 quart mix 2 Cup s all purpose flour 1/2 Tsp baking soda 1 Tsp baking powder 1/2 Tsp salt 1 Tsp ground ginger 2 Tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 Tsp ground […]
This jam makes for easy, festive appetizers! Plus…it is a wonderful gift to give!! As beautiful as it is delicious. **Warning**Disclaimer** This is NOT an approved canning recipe! Can at your own risk. https://nchfp.uga.edu/ Please do your own research for safe canning. Yields 7 half pints 4 Medium sweet onions, […]
A great make ahead gift idea for the holiday’s! When plums are in season, you can make this up in a flash, its plum easy and delicious! Yields 5 half pints 3 lbs Plums, washed, pitted and chopped 2 Cups granulated sugar 6 Tbsp bottled lemon juice 1 Tsp ground […]
Super moist and delicious! I make these into cupcakes and add cream cheese frosting for potlucks. Everyone loves these and you will too! Add extra spice if you like. Yields 2, 8 inch cake layers or 24 cupcakes 1 Cup unsalted butter, room temp 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar 3 […]
A deliciously tangy sauce to replace regular bbq or use it for dip, sandwich spread, mix with cream cheese for cracker spread….the possibilities are endless!! **Warning**Disclaimer** This is NOT an approved canning recipe so please do your own research and can at your own risk!! I canned this according to […]