I've made :
1. roasted garlic salt [roast a couple heads of garlic, then squish this into a pile of salt. put in the oven to dry out at a low temp, stirring every 10 - 15 minutes. Break up the chunks the best you can and use either a mortar & pestle or processer/grinder to get the big chunks]. SO GOOD and excellent on thin slices of bbq'd eggplant!!
2. Cardamom sugar OMG SO delicious!! [sugar of your choice, but I use a blend of traditional white and brown, and crack about 10 cardamom pods for every cup of sugar. for more punch, add some cardamom powder as well. Let it sit in a sealed jar for at least 3 months. Shaking every week or two.] -- sprinkle on sugar cookies, sweeten your coffee or tea, delish!
3. homemade vanilla [I ordered some beans from a women's collective, and then heated up a couple cups of a plain, good quality vodka. slice the bean lengthwise and scrape all of the bean-y goodness into the vodka. put the flattened bean in the vodka as well. Let it sit in a sealed jar (like the vodka bottle it came in!) for 2-3 months +. Shake it up every week or so.
4. bread, brownies, dishcloths, etc
5. Frozen cookie dough balls with instructions on how to bake them! I've done this with chocolate chip cookies, molasses/ginger, and mexican chocolate cookies! You just need to make sure that you *test* each type from frozen to make sure it bakes up properly.
Thanks so much for starting this thread!!
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