Good morning and happy Thursday! There is gorgeous sunshine out there in Dublin once again and it”s warm! If only we”d had this at all during the summer, but that would be asking an awful lot.
Today, I thought I”d share with you a few recipes I”m dying to make this weekend (when it”s supposed to lash rain – go figure!). These three recipes are for ingredients you could buy but are fairly simple to make at home. I love that. These make me feel like I”m beating the system by avoiding the store! Winning!
Ricotta Cheese
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There are a handful of recipes I would have made ages ago if I”d been able to find ricotta cheese in larger quantities. I”ve only been able to find it here in teeny tiny pots that cost way too much. Grrr. But look, a solution! And it even looks easy!
Sea Salt
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This “recipe” made my day. Now all slots I need is a big jug to collect sea water in! And I assume boiling the water for four hours gets rid of any dirt the water could be carrying, no?
Compound Butter
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Now, I”m not altogether sure you could buy compound butter in a store, but I know it”s the same general concept as flavoured cream cheese. Adding simple, fresh ingredients to give huge flavour and glamour to standard ingredients. This recipe for herb lemon zest compound butter had me daydreaming all sorts of fun flavours. You could also make sweet flavours instead of savoury – cinnamon and honey butter on toasted cinnamon raisin swirl bread? Sign me up.
How “bout you all? Are you suckers for things you can make to avoid the grocery store? Any tricks you”d like to share?
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