Archive for the ‘DIY’ Category

• Homemade Holiday Treats Giveaway
  12/22/11
• Homemade Bath Salts
  12/20/11
• A Hot Toddy (and a last minute Holiday Gift Guide)
  12/15/11
• Thai-Inspired Cashew Brittle
  12/13/11

• Chocolate Mint Sugar Scrub
  12/9/11
• Spiced Pumpkin Granola with Cashews and Cranberries
  12/1/11
• Fair Trade Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Cups
  10/31/11
• Concord Grape Jam
  10/7/11

• DIY Chile Garlic Sauce
  9/26/11
• Ginger Lemongrass Simple Syrup
  9/14/11
• Walnut Butter with Dried Cherries and Cacao Nibs
  9/10/11
• Strawberry Black Pepper Soda
  9/5/11

• Peach and Anise Hyssop Jam
  8/8/11
• Rose Petal and Lemon Balm Jelly
  7/26/11
• Brown Sugar Coconut Oil Foot Scrub
  7/22/11
• Homemade Hot Dogs (Charcutepalooza Challenge #7)
  7/15/11

• Olive Oil Granola with Dried Persimmon and Pistachios
  6/23/11
• Blueberry Lavender Rhubarb Jam and a Spring Recipe Round-Up
  6/17/11
• Homemade Merguez Sausage
  6/15/11
• Homemade Breakfast Sausage
  5/15/11

• Recycled Tire Planter for Eco-Friendly Friday
  5/13/11
• Homemade Organic Cultured Butter
  5/2/11
• Hot Smoked Salmon (Charcutepalooza Challenge #4)
  4/15/11
• Homemade Mozzarella Cheese (+ Home Dairy Review)
  4/11/11

• DIY Crème Fraîche
  3/25/11
• Charcutepalooza Challenge #3: Brining
  3/15/11
• Charcutepalooza Challenge #2: The Salt Cure
  2/15/11
• Homemade Protein Bars Take 2
  2/4/11

• Homemade Duck Prosciutto for Charcutepalooza
  1/15/11
• Homemade Crystallized Ginger
  12/28/10
• My Favorite Sore Throat Remedy
  4/1/10
• Homemade Body Scrub
  11/7/09

• Cold and Flu Remedies
  11/4/09
• Homemade Toothpowder
  11/4/09
• Herbal Honey with Lemon Balm and Ginger
  11/1/09
• Herbal Medicine
  10/4/09

• Kiva’s Rose Petal Elixir
  8/21/09
• Homemade Protein Bars
  5/29/09

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  I'm Winnie Abramson, a naturopathic doctor turned recipe developer, food writer and photographer. I live in NY's Hudson Valley with my husband and two kids, plus our dogs, cats, turtles, chickens and honeybees. This blog is where I share my passion for real foods, healthy home cooking, and green living.

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