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DIY Liqueurs for Holiday Gifting
Many people enjoy receiving a bottle of a nice liqueur as a holiday gift. When it's handmade, it makes it both delicious and personal. Here's a bunch of our favorite DIY liqueurs perfect for gifting.
Citric Liqueurs:
Limoncello
The classic lemon liqueur of southern Italy is a ray of sunshine during the dark winter months. It's easy to make, too.
The classic lemon liqueur of southern Italy is a ray of sunshine during the dark winter months. It's easy to make, too.
Crema di Limoncello
Or try this twist on the classic Italian lemon liqueur, with cream and vanilla. The cream mellows the sweetness and gives it a richer mouthfeel.
Or try this twist on the classic Italian lemon liqueur, with cream and vanilla. The cream mellows the sweetness and gives it a richer mouthfeel.
Arancello
Citrus liqueurs are not limited to lemon. Try it with oranges, be they standard navels or sanguine blood oranges.
Citrus liqueurs are not limited to lemon. Try it with oranges, be they standard navels or sanguine blood oranges.
Orange Liqueur
Triple sec, Gran Marnier, Cointreau ... try your hand at making orange liqueur at home, and give your margaritas a DIY zing.
Triple sec, Gran Marnier, Cointreau ... try your hand at making orange liqueur at home, and give your margaritas a DIY zing.
Vin d'Orange
Vin d'Orange, a bitter liquor made with Seville oranges, is easy to prepare, requiring the mixing of a few ingredients and allowing it to sit for two weeks to allow the spices and orange zest to infuse the wine and vodka.
Vin d'Orange, a bitter liquor made with Seville oranges, is easy to prepare, requiring the mixing of a few ingredients and allowing it to sit for two weeks to allow the spices and orange zest to infuse the wine and vodka.
Whatevercello
Think outside the lemon box and make liqueurs from whatever citrus you like -- bergamots, grapefruits, pomelos, and kumquats all work great.
Think outside the lemon box and make liqueurs from whatever citrus you like -- bergamots, grapefruits, pomelos, and kumquats all work great.
Grapefruit Bitters
Mix the natural bitterness of grapefruit with spices like pink peppercorn, cardamom or juniper to make an intriguing bitters that enhances many cocktails.
Mix the natural bitterness of grapefruit with spices like pink peppercorn, cardamom or juniper to make an intriguing bitters that enhances many cocktails.
Review: Blue Chair Cooks with Jam and Marmalade
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links that I may derive revenue from.
Among the very excellent DIY food books that have come out this year, there's one I am particularly excited about. Rachel Saunders' inaugural book, The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
With her follow-up book, Blue Chair Cooks with Jam & Marmalade,
Chestnuts Old and New
When Jack Frost comes nipping at your nose, break out the chestnuts. Here's a few ways to use them beyond simply enjoying them by the fireside.
Chestnut Jam
Creamy, sweet and rich, chestnut jam harkens back to early American traditions. From Auburn Meadow Farm.
Creamy, sweet and rich, chestnut jam harkens back to early American traditions. From Auburn Meadow Farm.
Seriously Last-Minute DIY Food Gifts
Wait, Christmas is when? Don't panic. If your canning pantry is paltry, there's still time to bang out a few DIY food gifts that will delight your giftee. Best of all, each of these can be done in mere hours, requiring ingredients that are readily available this time of year.
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Read More >Happy Homesteading Holidays
Even the most hardcore DIYer needs a little assist now and then. There are tools that make our work feasible, or at least easier. Or maybe you know someone who's just getting in to the game, and you want to give them a starter kit. No matter what your reasons, this is an excellent season to stock up on the goods that we'll reach for again and again when summer's bounty bursts upon us. Best of all, our pals at FARMcurious are offering a discount to all Punk Domestics readers!
Read More >Gift Guide: Best DIY Books of 2014
Lest you think the DIY food movement has peaked, all you need to do is look at the breadth and calibre of the books that hit the market this year. Sure, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were all excellent years for DIY food books, but this year blew them all away. Below are the 17 books I think are exemplary titles.Read More >
Gift Guide: DIY Tools
For the more hardcore DIY enthusiast in your life, here's a selection of tools that are sure to make them squeal with glee when they see them under the tree. (Disclosure: Contains affiliate links from which I may derive revenue.)
Roma Electric Tomato Strainer
This one tool made (relatively) short work of 200 pounds of tomatoes, allowing us to can our biggest batch ever. Read the review to see why this tool is a godsend to serious preservers.
This one tool made (relatively) short work of 200 pounds of tomatoes, allowing us to can our biggest batch ever. Read the review to see why this tool is a godsend to serious preservers.
Milwaukee Instruments pH Tester
For the canner who likes to tinker with recipes, this tool ensures that you're working well within safe acidity levels. Inexpensive and easy to use, this tool makes a great stocking stuffer.
For the canner who likes to tinker with recipes, this tool ensures that you're working well within safe acidity levels. Inexpensive and easy to use, this tool makes a great stocking stuffer.
Gift Guide: Cool Jar Accessories
Jars are good for more than just canning. Here's a few accessories that turn jars into fermentation crocks, drinking vessels and handy kitchen tools.
Small-Batch Lactofermentation Kits
A few new small-batch fermentation kits have entered the market, each with a unique angle designed to make home fermentation easy. Each of these kits is practical and useful, and can be used nearly interchangeably. These are great both for first-time and experienced fermenters.
A few new small-batch fermentation kits have entered the market, each with a unique angle designed to make home fermentation easy. Each of these kits is practical and useful, and can be used nearly interchangeably. These are great both for first-time and experienced fermenters.
Gift Guide: Apparel and Mercantile
From tees to tea towels, here's a short list of our favorite soft goods for giving this season.
Punk Domestics apparel
Choose from our family-friendly Yes, I Can tees, or go cheeky with women's Can panties or men's Pickle boxers. Talk about stocking stuffers!
Choose from our family-friendly Yes, I Can tees, or go cheeky with women's Can panties or men's Pickle boxers. Talk about stocking stuffers!
