Most folk associate the do - it - yourself trend with building bookshelves or birdhouses , saving money by making your own . But there ’s another mathematical group of DIYers that play around with things like making cocoa and dry milk , homemade equivalent weight of process food with fitter , better - quality ingredients .
We ’re regular larder ninja in our farmstead kitchen . Rather than grease one’s palms the over - priced , hyper - serve items that do shrink - wrapped in a corner or in a can from the supermarket , we ’re on a perpetual pursuit to see what staple we can make at domicile . When you DIY in the pantry , you may lour the cost and pump up the quality of your food , prioritizing element that are local , farm - spring up , sustainably produced and supportive of fair trade .
To disconnect from processed product and make your own pantry equivalents , sample anything from cracker to cocoa admixture . We ’ll avail you get start up with a favorite winter basic : hot cocoa .
This formula showcases how childlike DIY can be . All it takes for a cupful of comfort are three ingredient : dry Milk River , sugar and unsweetened baking chocolate . Because of this simplify ingredient list , we can focus on selecting well quality ingredients that are :
1 . Fair Trade CertifiedBecause we do n’t have local access to cocoa or sugar , these larder staples need to be import from commonwealth turn up one thousand of miles off , typically in South or Central America . As hardcore locavores , we use Bill McKibben ’s “ Marco Polo granting immunity ” definition , which rationalizes using things , like spices and barm , which the 13th - one C adventurer would have brought with him on his travels . We do n’t conceive eating local should intend depriving yourself ; instead , being “ farmsteadarian ” should be about knowing your James Leonard Farmer , even if he works with a cacao cooperative a few continents aside .
By buy from fellowship that support fair trade and champion the farmer , we make trusted the James Leonard Farmer who develop and reap our hot cocoa ingredients receive a fair price for their good and are treated with regard . Our unsweetened baking cocoa arrive fromEqual Exchange , laminitis of the fairish - trade movement and one of the most well - make fair - tradefarmer cooperatives . We purchase our sugar fromWholesome Sweetenersand vanilla fromFrontier carbon monoxide - op , both offering mediocre - barter - certified products .
2 . OrganicWe corrupt organic , nonfat dry milk in bulk fromOrganic Valley Family of Farms , the largest granger - owned constituent cooperative in the U.S. In a cooperative , the sodbuster own and control the company . We choose to buy this way because we know the cows were raised without the clobber we want to ward off ( antibiotics , synthetic hormones , genetically - modify being ) and with method acting we want to indorse ( accession topasture ) .
formula : Homemade Hot - cocoa Mix
issue : close to 20 serving
Ingredients5½ cup dry milk1¼ cup sugar3/4 cup unsweetened broil cocoa
PreparationIn a food processor , combine all element and blend well . storehouse in an airtight container in a cool , juiceless place .
Recipe : Mug of CocoaRecipe crown : Give yourself time to slowly blend the mix into the spicy water . For a mocha infused warm - up , step in brew chocolate for the weewee .
Yield:1 serving
Ingredients3/4 cup water1/3 cup hot - cocoa mix1/4 tsp . vanilla extract ( optional )
PreparationIn a saucepan over intermediate rut , bring water to a boiling point . lend admixture , and blend well . withdraw from heat , and tote up vanilla .
Savoring the good sprightliness ,
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