Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee

Homemade Concord Grape Juice Although you see me using concord grapes today for this grape juice recipe, any type of grapes can be used. Concord's are the variety I have on hand from this year's harvest. I'm using a mixture of fully ripe concord grapes, and the ones that were starting to turn ripe. The green grapes will be turned into verjuice. I will be using the grape leftovers to make Piquette. I will be telling you a little more about Piquette towards the bottom of this article. I don't add any type of sweetener to my juice recipe. I only use the grapes, water, and a bit of time. First, I picked the grapes a few weeks ago. Then I brought them to the kitchen, where I proceeded to take the stems off, and washed them in the sink. Since I harvested so many grapes this year; I ended up freezing some of them just to get them off my hands, until I get the time to process the grapes. Yes, you can freeze the grapes whole and then later proceed with making juices, jams, jelli...

Pickle juice non-alcoholic cocktail Do you need a non-alcoholic fun drink to bring in the New Year? Here's a tangy, tart drink that you may want to try.  Ingredients:  2-4 tablespoons of pickle juice (depending on your tastes) 1 small dill pickle ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) of red grapefruit juice (1 grapefruit generally contains 3/4 cup of juice) 1-½ tablespoons of lemon juice (1 fresh lemon will give you anywhere from 2-3 tablespoons of juice) 2 teaspoons of Splenda, or your preferred sweetener 6-8 ounces of sparkling water, homemade, or store-bought Instructions: First, squeeze the juice from your grapefruit, lemon, and strain the seeds out of it. Now, pour your citrus juice into a large tumbler, add in the pickle juice, Splenda, or your preferred sweetener; stir well. Next, pour your sparkling water into the juice mixture and stir. Add extra sweetener if needed. Serve in a cocktail, or wine glass and a dill pickle for fun.