Pear Tarte Tatin

This is french pear pie that is made using a unique technique. You start off by cooking your pears in a butter sugar sauce and then top it with the crust and bake upside down. Almost like an upside down cake. I used anjou pears since they are one of my favorite. Quarter and core…

Pickled Soy Garlic

Do you ever buy so much garlic that they start getting moldy and gross? Well that’s our family. We usually get peeled garlic since it is convenient but I find that they get mold and mushy fast. I have preserved garlic using vinegar and they were tasty. Here is that recipe for Laba Garlic. You…

Dog Biscuits

Your little furry friends deserve treats too and this is an easy one. All you need is your dog’s favorite wet food and some whole wheat or all purpose flour. Start by mashing the dog food and then add 1/4 cup of flour. Mix well. Then slowly add another 1/4 cup of flour until the…

Tri Colored Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you love chocolate chip cookies, then you would love these. They consist of three different types of cookies: matcha white chocolate, double chocolate and original. You can change up this recipe by making three of your favorite cookies and mixing them together. This is quite time consuming as you are essentially making three cookies…

Concord Grape Syrup

This is a very easy way to preserve berries and fruit that is about to go bad and make something that could be used in many ways. I was given some concord grapes that I just didn’t know what to do with. They tasted fine but were pretty tart. I searched the internet and found…

Snow Ice Cream

This is the second snow recipe that I have tried this year. I had to take advantage of all snow that we were having. If you haven’t tried my snow candy recipe, try one that too. This recipe is super easy and reminds me of shaved iced dessert. You will need really clean snow for…

Snow Candy

Let is snow! Let it SNOW! Last year it snowed and melted before I had a chance to try this recipe out. This year I finally did and it was fun and tasty. Snow is in the forecast again so hopefully you will be able to try this out . Make sure you have a…

Broiled Grapefruit

This is a super easy recipe when you just want something warm on those cold days. You will need a grapefruit and sugar. I like to cut the grapefruit in segments so that it is easier to eat. Top the grapefruit with some brown sugar. Broil the grapefruit until it bubbles and browns. About 3-5…

Avocado Truffles

This is a super easy recipe when you want a sweet treat or need a quick sweet to bring over for a holiday party. All you need are two ingredients: avocado and dark chocolate chips. Make sure your avocado is nice and ripe. Mash one avocado until it is nice and smooth. You can use…

Pickled Bittermelon

Do you ever find yourself with veggies in your fridge that just is going bad? Or did your garden produce too much that you just can’t eat them fast enough. Well there are a couple things that I am trying out. One is ways to preserve your harvest so that you can use it later…