Books on Hold is a blog series dedicated to books I have seen in passing and requested from my local library. See more in the series at the end of this blog post. — Douglas Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a fan of vegetables. That said, I am always on the lookout [...]
I have a lot of interests, as most of you already know. Therefore, I have a lot of different blogs, events, and groups in my portfolio of online engagements. I also try to make myself available wherever people want to converse. This means that each of my interests usually has multiple presences on the Internet. [...]
2012 Gift Guide Completes! As the shipping window begins to close on this holiday season, and after 115 different items, our 2012 Gift Guide comes to an end. I hope you have found my suggestions useful, practical and enjoyable and hope you have found gifts for your friends, family and yourself. Some of these items [...]
Here are the videos I produced, or participated in, during the month of October 2012. Did you see them all? Container Vegetable Garden Update 8 – Squirrels a-diggin’ In the garden…November 7, 2012 Kitchen Party with Tess Rafferty, Author and former writer on “The Soup” “From A Gardener’s Notebook” Book Trailer In the garden…November 14, [...]
Classes from The Institue of Domestic Technology If you live near, or are thinking of visiting, the Los Angeles area, there is a place where you can learn about cheese making, canning, preserving and more — The Institute of Domestic Technology. Classes include: Cheese Making 3 Class Series Foodcrafting 102 Holiday Cocktail Crafting Home Coffee [...]
You don’t have to be a proponent of survivalist training to understand the joys of preserving what food you are giving so you can enjoy it later, usually when the food would not be available otherwise. Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It runs the gamut of preserved foods. The title says it all and then you add [...]
** Watch this video first (Making Limoncello Part 1) to see the entire process Douglas makes Limoncello, an Italian lemon liqueur (digestivo) using lemons from friends and grain alcohol. Part 2 finishes the process by straining the lemon peels and adding the simple syrup. Commments/Questions: Send email to agn@welchwrite.com or call 818-804-5049 to leave a voice mail. Can’t see [...]
Here is a shot of my Limoncello in progress after 10 days of steeping in grain alcohol. After another 4-5 days we will be ready to strain the lemon peels from the liquid and add a simple syrup to make the Limoncello itself. This will then sit for a couple of months to allow it [...]
Douglas makes Limoncello, an Italian lemon liquor or digestivo using lemons and grain alcohol. Part 2 will follow in a few weeks after the first step in the process is completed. Start your batch today and join in the fun. Commments/Questions: Send email to agn@welchwrite.com or call 818-804-5049 to leave a voice mail. Can’t see the video above? Watch [...]
I came across these in the Baking Bites blog, which I read via RSS. This posts crosses a couple of my interests. They are cookie cutters, so this post is about food, but they are flower-shaped and other garden shaped cookie cutters, so this crosses in the gardening topic. Oh what to do? Where do [...]
A collection of essays by Douglas E. Welch
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