Raspberry Gin! A very simple recipe to make and looks amazing - perfect for gift giving. Wonderful for a deliciously different Christmas cocktail. I enjoyed drinking it with soda water over the summer. You can use frozen raspberries (good if you are clearing out your freezer as I was) and, once made, the raspberry gin keeps indefinitely (if you don't drink it that is). You can use any gin for the recipe; I used some of my homemade gin. 700 ml gin 250g raspberries 125g caster sugar Put … [Read more...]
Lemon Barley Water Cordial Recipe
According to Ayurveda, barley water is an excellent diuretic, which cures urinary tract infections (UTI) and also helps the body to keep cool during the summers. It is good for invalids as provides some nutrition and hydration to those who have lost their appetites. There are all sorts of claims associated with barley water from reducing wrinkles to soothing an inflamed stomach. Or you can just drink it because you like it!! This healthy beverage has made a mark in various cultures - Greek, … [Read more...]
Feijoa Cordial Recipe
This feijoa cordial recipe is perfect for when you want to enjoy a long cool drink this summer holiday season or want to impress guests with a delicious fruity cocktail. I had been disappointed with a previous fruit cordial attempt with feijoa where I had mixed feijoa and apple - a lovely combination but the pectin in the apple made it into a jelly even though I only just brought it to a boil before bottling it. It hasn't been wasted as I have been mixing it in with yoghurt to give a flavour … [Read more...]
Instructions for Making Honey Mead at Home
Having a beehive in my garden got me thinking about what I could do with the honey and, having experimented a bit with making my own wine, I had been contemplating making honey mead. On a recent trip to Adelaide I was fortunate enough to visit the McLaren Vale wine region and try some excellent honey mead from Maxwell Wines, and was inspired to give it a go. Mead is made by fermenting honey and is believed to be the oldest fermented beverage known to humans. The ancient Greeks knew it as … [Read more...]
Feijoa & Apple Cordial Recipe
With food wastage coming to the fore, there is an increasing focus on using as much of our fruits and vegetables as possible so I decided to try making a cordial using feijoa skins. I kept unblemished feijoa skins where I had scooped out the flesh to eat, and just put them in a bag in the freezer until I had a big bag full. I also used some windfall apples to complete the focus. Usually I don't worry too much about using every part of my produce because more often than not I have a glut and … [Read more...]
Making Gin at Home
Making gin at home was never something I thought I could do without having a still. If you've been following my blog you will know that I love to try making different things and have tried my hand at making wine, cider, beer, ginger beer, limoncello and more. But as far as I knew spirits needed to be distilled so when I saw a Handcrafted Gin Kit at Mad Millie I had to give it a go. The recipe couldn't be simpler: Pour 1 litre of vodka into a jar. Add the botanicals and leave to steep for 24 … [Read more...]
Raspberry Cordial Recipe
Looking for a wow factor for your festive drinks? Then this raspberry cordial recipe is for you. It couldn't be simpler to make and "it tastes just like you are drinking fresh raspberries"! Add some sparkling wine and you've got a fabulous new year's eve starter. Or just add some sparkling mineral water, a sprig of mint and an umbrella for a treat for those not drinking alcohol. This is perfect if you have raspberries growing in your garden but store-bought frozen raspberries work just as … [Read more...]
Making Apple Wine
Making Apple Wine wasn't as successful as my other efforts making feijoa wine and wine from white eating grapes. It has eventually turned out to be drinkable but a lot of hassle and heartache to get there and still not as I would have liked. I will share my experiences because there are lots of learnings for other budding wine makers. My previous efforts at making wine have been based on the generic recipe and instructions for making fruit wine on the very helpful makewine.co.nz website. And … [Read more...]
Almond Milk & Cashew Nut Cream
Alternatives to dairy products, such as almond milk and cashew nut cream, are becoming more and more popular. I thought I'd see what was involved in making them for myself and discovered that it was in fact remarkably simple. Almond Milk 1 cup raw almonds 1 cup water + extra for soaking Soak 1 cup of raw almonds in water overnight - the longer you soak them the plumper the almonds get and the creamier the milk becomes. Drain the almonds and discard the soaking water - this contain … [Read more...]
Making Feijoa Wine
I had a large quantity of feijoas that I didn't want to waste and decided to try making feijoa wine using a simple recipe. A friend dropped a big bag of feijoas on my doorstep hoping I could do something with them so that they didn't go to waste. I had just been making some wine from surplus eating grapes from my garden, so thought that I'd try making some feijoa wine. The recipe I had from makewine.co.nz is suitable for all fruit wines and I blended this with another recipe I found. Juice … [Read more...]
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