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How To Make Your Own Candy: DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

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If there was ever a time to learn how to make your own super immunity candy, it is now. I was shocked at how easy gummies are to make! You can make them out of anything, from juice to your own homemade syrups. The key is the gelatin. You are going to want to have […]

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Lemon Balm & Honey Hard Candy

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So it appears that my obsession with candy making continues to overlap with herbalism. I just do not like herbal tea very much and wanted to come up with a non-chocolate (shocking I know) way to get some of the health benefits of an herbal tea into candy. I decided to make candy from lemon […]

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Raspberry Leaf Tea Truffles

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This is the first time I have ever done a post for female foodies! Why? Because I came up with an alternative treatment plan for menstrual cramps, PMS and ovary pain using raspberry leaf tea and chocolate. Now you can use this formula and procedure to make other medicinally-inspired truffles of course but I have […]

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The Handwork Department & My New Candy Case

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I am going to be moving for a few months and pretty much everything is going into storage. As a foodie, this provided me with an interesting challenge. What do I put away and what do I take with me? To figure this out I had to make a foodie plan, something I usually do […]

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DIY Old School Caramels Recipe & Tutorial

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I have been really wanted to learn how to make candy. All different kinds of candy. It started before Christmas. I wanted to give homemade caramels as little treats and I wanted to make it old school style. The Tools & Preparation For this recipe I did want to use a digital candy maker thermometer […]

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Candy and Chocolate Workshop at Dickie’s Cooking School

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When I saw the advertisement for a Candy and Chocolate Workshop on Dickie’s Cooking School‘s Facebook Page I knew I had to go! It was inviting me to come and I said yes. I had never been there before. The class was for ages 10 and up. I was nervous the class was for children, […]

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Candy Making School: How To Make Blackberry Gummies with REAL Blackberries (Sort Of)

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My word for 2019 is enRICHment. It works on many levels (hopefully financially too!) but #1 on my list is learning. The top topic on that list is: candy making. I know, I am a bad influence as usual but it is calling my name and I listen to the foodie universe. Please note that […]

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Anna Olson’s Irish Creamy Fudge

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Last weekend we took a train to go surprise our dad for his birthday! To say it worked is an understatement. He had absolutely no idea that we were coming and that look of astonishment on his face was priceless. We got to spend the weekend together catching up and in true Ridler fashion, eating […]

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Mary’s Brigadeiro Handmade Brazilian Chocolate Soft Launch

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A month ago my sister Jamie and I walked past this poster in the window for Mary’s Brigadier at 1912 Danforth Avenue west of Woodbine. I was trying to take a stealthy photo of the poster (busted) when Mary herself came out with her dog! She told us all about her launch happening soon so I […]

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