This cherished recipe was passed to us by a patron of our honey business, Donna Trabithk. To hear the story about how Donna shared the recipe with us, listen to episode 291, roundtable #6. It tells the connection that afford us the pleasure of sharing this forward to others. INGREDIENTS PAN PREPARATION– Grease a rimmed…
This recipe was originally on the internet from a food blog and is no longer working. I spoke of as simpler variation of the traditional German Bienenstich Bee Sting Cake and decided to post the recipe here in case someone still wishes to have access to it. Credit goes to the original creators of the…
This recipe is reminiscent of cakes and pastries prepared by my father’s mother. She was an incredible baker and the taste of this cake brings you back to the old world Italian specialties that would be on the sideboard after Sunday supper. It is not like a typical box cake, it has a tender crumb,…
Making Chocolate Infused Honey Honey infused with chocolate is easy to do and very delicious. You can choose to do this with or without a hit of spiciness, The addition of hot chili spice to the honey wakes up your taste buds to the rich deep taste of chocolate, but you can leave it out…
Thin and crispy Chinese restaurant-style honey garlic pork chops. The recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of honey. Given we are beekeepers, we also add a bit more! INGREDIENTS PORK AND MARINADE 1 pound pork chops, thin cut 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry) 1 teaspoon sesame oilSTIR…
Making Chocolate Peanut Honey Bites Three ingredients and a little preparation yield these simple to make disappearing bites. Chop the peanuts to a sandy texture and mix with honey. Coat in chocolate and sprinkle with sprinkles for a satisfying treat that once you try them you will make them again and again. 1 2 3…
Making Seeded Honey Seeded Honey is not a common product, even in beekeeper pantries, but it should be. It could not be any simpler to make and the product is one of the few items where adding items to honey changes its character – and in a good way. The final product changes texture, and…
Honey infused with a quality vanilla pod is as good as you might imagine. Sweet honey flavor with mellow overtones of vanilla and marshmallow. The specks floating in suspension are something that looks odd at first, but if you know true vanilla, you know that this will be a sign of some amazing flavor to…
Orange Honey Butter is something that we make for those times when we want a little something special to go along with breakfast. It takes a touch of time to make it, but your effort is well rewarded when it comes to enjoying this treat on pancakes and waffles. Ingredients 1 large orange, zested and…
How to make fondant – Ingredients, Equipment, and Recipe This recipe has been in my beekeeping recipe stash for quite some time and I have made it on a handful of occasions. While I believe that you should feed your bees during weather that is suitable for the endeavor, I am aware that situations occur…
