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How to Make Rose Water and Tips for Using DIY Rose Water

Sarah White March 6, 2019 Crafts / Home and Family LifeOne Comment

Rose water is fun and easy to make if you have roses in your yard. Learn how to make rose water and how to use it in projects and recipes when you’re done.

How to Make Lemongrass Stock, aka What I Want to Drink All Winter

Sarah White December 12, 2017 Cooking / Home and Family Life2 Comments

Lemongrass stock is easy to make and great for soups, but it’s also a lovely drink that might cure what ails you. I have declared this fall and winter to be the season of Soup Wednesday, meaning that once a week (usually on Wednesday) I make some kind of soup. …

Easy Farmers’ Market Pasta Sauce

Sarah White August 24, 2016 CookingLeave a comment

I love going to our local farmers’ market, but I will admit I don’t always know what to buy or what to do with the things I buy when I get them. One of my favorite easy, quick, delicious, go-to meals from the market is farmers’ market pasta sauce, which …

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Stir-Fried Noodles and Easy Add-ins

Sarah White January 15, 2016 CookingOne Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FrozenFromScratch #CollectiveBias One of the fun things about celebrating holidays outside of your culture is getting to try different foods. But as most anyone with a child knows, it can be difficult to …

Bake Something

Sarah White January 9, 2016 CookingLeave a comment

I saved this one for a weekend even though I did it a while ago because it’s probably more realistic for someone who doesn’t work at home to bake on the weekends rather than some random Wednesday. Today’s craft challenge is to bake something. Bonus points if you do it …

Simple Strawberry Syrup

Sarah White June 10, 2015 CookingLeave a comment

Yesterday was use up the old produce day here at the White House. First, I made banana bread (I have shared that recipe before), then I grabbed the soft strawberries that had been sitting in our fridge for a week and whipped up a quick strawberry syrup. I got this …

Clean Out the Fridge Green Smoothies

Sarah White March 17, 2014 CookingLeave a comment

I have always wanted to be the sort of person who drinks green smoothies. Don’t people who drink green smoothies (or, even more so, who juice) seem healthier and somehow better than the rest of us? The problem is I never really make an effort to buy all the things …