DIY Edibles

Fried shallots are crispy, irresistible, flourless toppings you can make at home in minutes.

Rich and delightfully tangy, cashew cream serves as the the base for this easy-to-make-at-home vegan buttermilk, the perfect plant-based substitute for dairy buttermilk.

So fun to make and so yummy to eat, pumpkin gnocchi with ricotta requires only a mixing bowl and a spoon to create soft, pumpkin-filled pillows of deliciousness.

It’s winter squash season at the farmers’ markets, and time to scoop up those perfect pumpkins while they’re fresh! Learn how to make pumpkin puree at home from those beautiful roly poly squashes!

Make this Creole seasoning spice blend for your gumbos and jambalayas. Also great in chili (you heard it here first!). One of my very favorite …

The perfect party snack, game day snack, after school snack, or I-just-need-a-salty-snack snack, homemade Cheez-its are so addictive and cheesy and delicious, you’ll want to make a double batch!

Preserving summer’s amazing heirloom tomatoes this month? Don’t toss those beautiful, flavor-rich tomato skins! Instead, use them to make homemade heirloom tomato salt with freshly dried basil.

Born to be the perfect foil for rich, creamy Greek yogurt, Meyer lemon curd is wonderfully lemony, and both dessert- and snack-worthy.

If you’re tired of staring down that plain ole glass of water, add loads of flavor and healthy nutrients by infusing your pitcher with fresh fruits and herbs. Unlike commercial vitamin water, homemade vitamin water contains no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and no added weirdness.

Frosty summer drinks — spiked or not — are such a trademark of summer entertaining. Margaritas are my hot weather faves, and ever since I …

I usually consider myself a fairly organized person. I have phone and iPad calendar and to-do list apps that keep me in line, and my …

Rich and luscious, homemade ricotta is easy and amazing! Let’s cut right to the chase: this is one of the easiest DIY food projects you’ll …

Yesterday, I left you hanging on the promise of homemade amaretto in the wake of DIY sour mix. And here we are again, so soon. …

Sweet and Sour Mix uses the season’s freshest citrus, and is so easy to make at home, no special equipment. Quick and economical, this mix …

A couple of years back, I wrote a post about making homemade butter. If you’ve never made butter before, you have to try it. Please, …

SoupAddict took a little staycation last week, and spent most of it in the kitchen, cooking, cooking, cooking. Which was kind of stupid, now that …

You know how lovely it is reach in your jeans pocket—the ones you haven’t worn in a while—and pull out a forgotten $10 bill? And …

I made homemade butter this past weekend. I kid you not. Butter. Homemade. [swoon] When I was growing up, what my family called “butter” came …