Showing 1/4 Inch Who’s Boss

Posted by Hallee on Sep 21, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, Life

If you remember my Wordless Wednesday from last week, we got a new refrigerator delivered on Tuesday. We actually purchased the fridge in the beginning of August, but they were out of stock and we had to wait for delivery. Gregg measured the fridge, and he and my dad spent a day one weekend cutting the cupboard above the refrigerator to fit the measurements of the new fridge.
Only, it didn’t fit. By 1/4 inch.

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Wordless Wednesday: This is What it Looks Like When…

Posted by Hallee on Sep 15, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, Life

Wordless Wednesday

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Honey Sweetened Grape Jelly with Homemade Apple Pectin

Posted by Hallee on Aug 23, 2010 in Gardening, Hallee's Galley, kitchen & cooking tips, Preserving, Recipes, sauces & spreads

Pectin is found in under ripe food and is a substance that will jell fruit juice when combined with sweeteners. I’m not all that crazy about growing my own fruit, being careful about the source of the food I buy, carefully preparing to preserve such fruit — then having to preserve it with a box of some Sure-Jel that came off of the Wal-Mart shelf. So, I researched into how to make my own pectin.

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Tags: Apple, Apple sauce, Apples, Canning, DIY, Food, Food and drink, Food science, Fruit preserves, Gardening, Homemade, Homemade unprocessed food, jam, jelly, pectin, Preserving, Real Food, Real food lifestyle, Real food tastes, ripe food

Tip: How to Pasteurize an Egg

Posted by Hallee on Jan 23, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, kitchen & cooking tips

It has come to my attention that some folks are concerned about the use of raw egg yolk in my mayonnaise recipe. I tested this home pasteurization technique today to ensure that my mayonnaise recipe still works and I am happy to report that it works fine.

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Posted by Hallee on Nov 20, 2009 in Gift Ideas, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

Vanilla extract is expensive. Every month the prices just keep going up. I reckoned that it’s nothing more than vanilla beans and alcohol. Did some research and turned out I was right.