Most cheese was historically made with animal rennet, nowadays, a lot of cheese is made with a mold based rennet. It is possible to make a vegetarian rennet for those that are either vegetarian, vegan, or who do not have the resources to make animal based rennet. Today we will make a DIY Vegetable Rennet […]
Category: Cooking & Food Storage
Various articles on food storage, food preparedness, cooking, and general kitchen stuff
Recipe: Cheese Crackers
When I cam upon a recipe for homemade cheese crackers, as soon as I got past the excitement, I realized that this simple recipe was something that I should have been able to figure out on my own. At my house we go through boxes upon boxes of cheese crackers, my three year old loves […]
Corn Cob Jelly Recipe
This week’s project is one that I have seen on many internet sites and multiple canning and old school food preservation books. It took me a while to get around to trying it, but when I did I found that corn cob jelly tastes a lot like honey it made me wish I did this much sooner. […]
Kitchen DIY: Cooking Bread in a Grill
One of the main reasons I write books like this is to help promote the notion that anyone can solve their problems with a little out of the box thinking. This article on cooking bread in a grill is just one example. Most people think you have to have an oven to bake bread – not […]
Kitchen DIY: Meatloaf in a Springform Pan
This was a kitchen experiment, it worked well, even though an experienced chef may say “Why”? There really was no reason to try to cook meatloaf in a springform pan other than my wife learned I needed a springform pan to make cheesecake and then went on a diet after the first cheesecake. I have […]