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Old-fashioned Donut Muffins If you're craving a yummy donut, this recipe is the simplest way to make the yummiest batch of old-fashioned donuts. You just make the batter, spoon it into greased muffin tins, and bake. Then, once the donut muffins are cool, prepare a donut glaze or frost the tops with your favorite icing. Ingredients: 1/3 cup of butter, melted 1/2 cup of Splenda or regular granulated sugar 1 egg 1-1/2 cups of self-rising flour 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon (optional) 1/2 cup of milk Instructions: In a medium-sized bowl, add 1/3 cup of melted butter, 1/2 cup of Splenda or regular granulated sugar, 1 egg, 1-1/2 cups of self-rising flour, 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon (optional), and 1/2 cup of milk together. (I did use ground cinnamon in mine to add extra flavor.) Using a fork, mix the ingredients together well. Grease two small muffin tins or one large muffin tin. Then spoon the donut batter equally into the tins. Transfer the muffin tins to a 350-degree oven and b...

Piquette   Living life with zero waste and sustainability has become a new normal for a lot of people. For example, I try to upcycle as much as possible. Recently, I made concord grape jam, jelly, and concord grape juice from the grapes that I harvested. Today I will be explaining more about how I made Piquette from upcycling all the grape leftovers.  The grape leftovers (skins, seeds, stems) are known as pomace. It's been utilized to make a diluted wine called Piquette for years. Piquette is a low-alcohol drink made by mixing grape leftovers and water then going through the fermentation process. The wine becomes a nice fizzy drink. With an alcohol content of 4 to sometimes over 10 ABV depending on how long the wine is left to ferment. I make Piquette and have gotten the alcohol content of 10 ABV and sometimes over that. Technically, Piquette is not wine, but it closely resembles it once it's a finished product. So how did I make Piquette?  I went through the ...