Because I’m that kind of girl, when I read something about food that sounds really good, well I have to try it out and that’s how I ended up making a few do-it-yourself projects on my day off. Plus I had to make cookies for Nick’s father for his birthday so I did that too.

My first project was after reading through David Lebovitz cookbook “My Paris Kitchen” and he talked about salted butter and making your own, so of course he made it sound so good that it was the first thing I had to try. It was very simple and one that I will have to try with various salts. I use mines to sauté veggies and they come out with just the right amount of seasoning.

Make Your Own Salted Butter
¼ to ½ teaspoon of large flake sea salt
1 stick of unsalted butter
Simple knead salt into softened butter and then rechill.

See told you it was simple. I don’t have a picture this time because I didn’t have a cute container to put it in. Continue reading “DIY Day and Boozy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!” →