Cooking Tidbits – Freezing Bacon Grease

Sometimes I like to use bacon fat to brown meat such as my Pork Roast with Sour Cream Gravy. I never cook a lot of bacon at one time unless my nephews are visiting or I am making lots of BLT sandwiches. So, I don’t usually have bacon grease on hand. I recently read a … Continue reading

Kitchen Gadgets – Ice Cube Trays

I have been collecting ice cube trays for some time – I like unique and fun trays that make any drink special.  So far I have 20 different ice cube trays ranging from the ones you might find in your freezer, to swizzle sticks to animals and flowers to holidays such as Halloween and even … Continue reading

Lemon Verbena and Mint Iced Tea

You can make tea using many different kinds or combination of herbs or edible flowers.  You just need to experiment and find the flavors you like best.  Herb teas are decaffeinated and so refreshing;  you control what goes in your tea.  Many recipes call for boiling water and pouring over a certain amount of crushed herbs … Continue reading