Great wines start with great grapes, but a serviceable wine can be made with grocery store ingredients and without special equipment. Photo by Brad Sylvester, all rights reserved. While many great dishes take a great deal of preparation and skill, some of the best home-cooking is relatively simple and made from simple ingredients. Home-made wine can be just as easy and can be made from common every day ingredients without any special equipment. We're not talking connoisseur level wine, but the end result is very drinkable and quite potent. Homemade wine is something many people want to try, but may seem too intimidating to try on your own. This recipe is easy, cheap and nearly fool-proof. The best part is that like the little pop-up buttons on store bought turkeys, there's a nearly fool-proof indicator to let you know when that it's brewing properly and when the wine is complete and ready to taste. This recipe yields one gallon of a sweet white wine Equipment l
I enjoy watching a great many cooking shows on television. Although most of them gloss over the actual cooking in favor of reality show drama, occasionally there is something to be learned there. This blog will detail some of those lessons and provide general commentary of TV chefs and cooking shows, as well as offering some of my own favorite recipes and cooking techniques.