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Easy Mint Chocolate Fudge Recipe

A classic holiday favorite, mint chocolate fudge is often loaded with sugar and overly sweet. This easy, healthier version ditches the refined sugar. It’s a creamy and delicious no-bake treat. Living in Spain, I’m generally making almond-based Christmas treats like marzapan and turrón this time of year. Ironically, my Spanish husband isn’t really a fan …

No Wax Dryer Lint Fire Starters

Recycle your dryer lint and cooking oil into a no-waste fire starter quickly and easily! These no-wax, dryer lint fire starters are a great alternative to the chemical-laden fire starters sold at stores. Electricity here in Spain is very expensive. (It’s not that the electricity itself is that much more expensive, or maybe it is, …

How to Make Olive Oil From Scratch

Naturally extracted from olives, olive oil is one of the healthiest oils you can use. Learn how to make your own olive oil at home without any specialized equipment. This year, when I was salt curing and lye-curing some green olives, a large percentage of them were infested with larvae from the olive fruit fly. Most people …

How to Brine, Salt Cure, and Store Olives

Brining olives is easy to do at home with simple ingredients. It is a delicious, natural way to enjoy fresh olives and store them for later. Learn how to salt cure and flavor your olives and preserve them. While it’s spiced pumpkin season back in the US, here in Spain, it’s olive brining time! In …

How to Make Lye Cured Olives – A Step by Step Tutorial

Lye cured olives are a traditional snack made by soaking whole green olives in a lye solution and then brining them for flavor and preservation. Learn how easy it is to lye cure olives at home (and why you’d want to). Here, in my region of Spain, it’s common to find olive trees. In autumn, …

Healthier Homemade Gummy Worms (And Leeches)

Fun for kids of all ages, Make your own healthier homemade gummy worms (or gummy leeches), even if you don’t have any candy molds. Many years ago, I began my journey into trying to make gummy worms. I had seen a tutorial for how to make gummy worms using straws. Although the finished gummy worms were …