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By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:09:30 +0000

In reply to Barbara. Hi Barbara, yes, if that is your preference. Vodka is a very versatile spirit.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:11:32 +0000

I have a question on the Vanilla pear Holiday Punch. Can you use Vodka instead of the Tequila?

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:06:54 +0000

In reply to Donna. Hi Donna, this simple, vegan chocolate cherry cake is a great use of frozen cherries. You can also make clafoutis with cherries, though the colors will bleed in the dough more when using frozen, and it is a little more moist, and best eaten the same day it is cooked.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:22:52 +0000

I love your recipes and always look to you first when trying to find a healthy recipe. I have been recently making your blueberry muffin (and cake), and pumpkin bread recipes. I am looking for a recipe now to use a lot of frozen dark sweet cherries I have in the freezer. Best suggestion? Thanks!

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:24:44 +0000

In reply to Terri Weatherby. Hi Terri, I just have the one cookbook currently, but I have a long term goal to write another! Thank you for the suggestion to focus on baking.

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:19:27 +0000

In reply to Mike McB. Hi Mike, the adjustments to the ratio of ginger and lime was due to taste tests. Some recipes don't peel ginger and strain it, which does take some time. I think it comes down to personal preference. I tend to buy large, easy to peel pieces of ginger, and I keep excess in the freezer. I hope that helps!

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 02:51:30 +0000

In reply to Liz gregory. Hi Liz, Thank you for yours upport! I did adopt another dog!

By: Liz gregory

Liz gregory — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:21:50 +0000

I always loved your site and the recipes. I love animals, always have a couple dogs and a cat. I wondered if you ever decided to adopt another dog.

By: Margaret Ryder-Griffiths

Margaret Ryder-Griffiths — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:51:13 +0000

Gave up trying to read or print blueberry oatmeal recipe. The site is so full of intrusive adverts it is impossible to make sense of!!!! I’m putting my email below but will block all marketing materials.

By: Mike McB

Mike McB — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:56:09 +0000

Hi Kate;
I have made 4 batches of your Ginger Beer Concentrate and it is wonderful. I bottle it and use the concentrate in my Moscow Mules (mix nightly drink of choice). I have a comment and a couple of questions: Comment; the peeling of this much Ginger Root takes a lot of time, I cannot see doing all of this in 20 minutes. It takes be 30 minutes just to peel this much Ginger and longer for a double batch. I have tried different methods, and settled on a serrated grapefruit spoon as the best tool. I notice some other recipes don’t call for it peeled; I might try this since I strain it through a Brew Bag anyway and only a white powdery residue gets through with the juice. Also, I notice that the recipe you got this from as referenced with a link, only calls for 1 cup of fresh squeezed lime for 2-1/2 lbs of Ginger (roughly peeled), and your recipe is half the ginger with the same 1 cup of lime juice. What is the reason, and was this a change through tasting? I am just trying to make it a simpler process if possible and not spending so much time peeling ginger would cut the time way down. BTW: My Moscow Mules use 2 oz. Of vodka over ice in a 12 ounce copper mug, plus 3 oz. Of your recipe for ginger beer concentrate, then fill with mug with soda water from my Classic Seltzer Bottle. The only cost of keeping the Classic Seltzer Bottle filled and ready is a CO2 cartridge about every 4 cocktails. Thanks for the Recipe!