Author: Sunny

Muesli

Muesli

Muesli is handy to have around and a nice alternative to boxed cereals. There are several good brands available for purchase, but like most things, it’s much less expensive to make at home – and it’s extremely easy. There’s no real recipe – choose your …

Crumpets

Crumpets

Crumpets are one of my favorite tea accompaniments – well toasted and spread with lots of good butter. There are places to purchase them in the US, but so far none have quite meet my expectations. Fortunately, they are not that difficult to make at …

Chocolate Pudding

Chocolate Pudding

One of the first things I was tasked with ‘cooking’ was chocolate pudding from a box. I don’t know how old I was – I just remember feeling really put out at how much stirring was involved. Eventually I graduated to making pudding from scratch …

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Homemade Vanilla Extract

During one long ago shopping trip, I found a ‘kit’ for making vanilla. I was used to making all kinds of things myself, but until then vanilla was not something I had considered. Intrigued, I bought said ‘kit’ – which was just a stoppered bottle …