As part of my grand quince experiment this fall at Tulipwood, I decided to go way back to my culinary school days and make a fancy schmancy quince pate de fruit recipe. This, like my last quince recipe, would make a wonderful homemade gift this holiday season. And unlike the quince membrillo, this is the…
It was a big quince harvest at Tulipwood this year. We make a lot of quince jelly every year, but I always long to dream up new and creative ideas for how to use all of these quinces. There have been years we have been so overwhelmed that we've sold them to the local health…
We all have those people in our lives and on our Christmas list that are totally plant obsessed. Fun fact: we are totally those crazy plant people. If you can't tell already we love the idea of homemade gifts for our friends and family and we certainly cannot forget our "Plant People" so the following is…
Today officially marks the start of December so it has us all thinking about what to get everyone on our gift list. In an effort to remain always resourceful, budget-friendly, and thoughtful we love to make gifts for all of our friends and family. Ornaments are a great festive option. They're lovely addition to tie…
Here I am with another homemade holiday gift idea! On a scale of 1 to 10, how far along are you with your Christmas shopping? I have a little poll on my sidebar that you can take. I'm about 50%... it's a Christmas miracle really, since I usually am down to the wire.
Here is a…
I got a little makeover around here! We're still working out a few kinks but there are a few new features that I want to point out now so you can start using them!
My recipes page now has a visual recipe index as well as a way for you to search for recipes by ingredient.…
I'm at Bakerella's book signing in Austin! We're about to embark on a fun Girl Hunter Weekend to celebrate outdoorsyness, togetherness and my upcoming Girl Hunter book release. Amazon just named it a "best book of the month," which is pretty exciting.
But I want to talk about cranberries and another homemade holiday gift idea. I…
Hi there. I just got back from some Thanksgiving traveling. I drove all the way up through the state of Texas and into Oklahoma for the very first time! The clouds were looming and there was a rain storm and it was thrilling.
I'd thought I'd share some of my favorite homemade holiday gift ideas in…
In this episode of #ModernPioneering, I’m going to show you how to make your own homemade tea bags, it is the perfect DIY homemade gift, and you can use it to brew your favorite medicinal teas. Remember if you like these videos to please be sure to subscribe to my channel.
DIY Homemade Tea…