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Champagne Cocktails + DIY Homemade Angostura Sugar Cubes

January 4, 2016 4 Comments

Happy 2016, everyone! Please don’t judge me for posting this NYE recipe super late. I had this post and a Christmas post almost ready to go ages ago, but I just couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger. What can I say, 2015 was a slow blogging year for me. I don’t want to say that…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, DIY, Healthy Tagged With: boozy cocktail, DIY, gifting, New Year's Eve

DIY Flavored Sugars

December 8, 2014 44 Comments

No Snacktastic Sunday post again this week, because I had another one of those days where nothing goes right in the kitchen. Literally nothing. First, I tried to make Shortbread Bites – my plan was to dip them in chocolate and put together cute little holiday cookie baggies for people at work. But, as it turns out,…read more »

Filed Under: DIY, Holiday Tagged With: DIY, gifting

DIY Hot Sauce (Habanero & Sriracha)

October 28, 2014 36 Comments

Peppers and I have a very love-hate relationship. Mostly hate. To begin with, I’m a wuss when it comes to spicy foods. This is a huge disappointment to my dad, because our family is from China’s Hunan Province, which is known for it’s spicy cuisine. It absolutely kills him that any time he cooks for me,…read more »

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: cinco de mayo, DIY, gifting

DIY Flavored Butters

December 24, 2013 10 Comments

Alright. It’s the morning of Christmas Eve. You’re getting ready for your annual holiday party later tonight. The tree is fully decked out, the stockings have been hung, and your gifts are all wrapped and tucked nicely under the tree. You’re running through your mental checklist of things that were supposed to be done by…read more »

Filed Under: DIY, Holiday Tagged With: DIY, spread

DIY Flavored Extracts

December 22, 2013 132 Comments

Guys. Are y’all as excited about DIY foodie holiday gifts as I am? I don’t know what’s going on with me this year, but I have literally flagged every single DIY food-related article I’ve run across online (damn you, Buzzfeed). Flavored butters, cupcakes in a jar, mulled wine kits, homemade nutella…so cute, so practical, so…read more »

Filed Under: DIY, Holiday Tagged With: DIY, gifting

Hi! I'm Tina - D.C. based attorney, lover of reality and food-related television, stress-eater, and unabashed fantasy/sci-fi dork. Read More…

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