Tutorial - Make a Micro Batch of Peach Preserves

Recipe Makes Approximately 1/2 Pint

Tutorial at Happier than a Pig in Mud Blog

"On today's episode of Frugal Living-Squeeze that penny til it squeals... A friend gave me a ginormous New Jersey white peach the other day, it was gorgeous! I could have bitten right into it letting all that great peachy juice run all over myself and enjoyed it for a couple minutes, or... I could take a little time and whip up a Micro Batch of Peach Preserves to be enjoyed for several breakfasts. I opted for the latter"....Read more

Tutorial - Make a Fruit Bowl with a Palm Leaf

Use a good glossy opaque paint in a bold color to highlight the  natural lines of the leaf

Tutorial at Hands On Workshop Blog

"This hack is a fruit bowl made from a Palm tree leaf, called a Sepal. Lynn Pavey came up with this idea after finding a Sepal when out walking and then spying her unfinished tin of exterior house paint.  It really doesn’t require much skill, just a bit of painting. Of course, if you don’t live anywhere remotely near palm trees, it might be difficult. But, it might inspire you to look twice at those sculptural natural forms we find on the ground when out walking in nature. Sepals make beautiful pieces to display on a side table, as a centrepiece, or on a mantel".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Chilled Peach and Apricot Soup

Light, sweet, and cold fruit soup recipe - perfect for hot summers

Tutorial at Plenty of Paprika Blog

"Cold fruit soups are a delicious summer treat. I grew up enjoying my Mom's cold sour cherry soup on hot summer days in Budapest. Without air conditioning nobody had appetite for a heavy meal. Light, sweet and cold is what we craved.  Now that I live in Texas, it is the perfect summer meal. My family loves it and even though we have air conditioning, eating chilled fruit soup is just as refreshing.  Cold fruit soups are a European delicacy, enjoyed in many countries. But Hungarians are famous for their sour cherry soup especially.  You will find many different variations of cold fruit soups".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Fruit Juice Based Drinks

Stay hydrated with tasty juice cocktails

Tutorial at The Seaman Mom Blog

"Everyone knows that keeping yourself hydrated is one of the key ingredients to lead a healthy lifestyle. While water is the most efficient way to stay on the right track you may not always be so keen on drinking plain, boring water all day long. And this is where fruit juices and fruit juice based cocktails come to the rescue. The problem is not all juices are as healthy and many do more damage than good to your health as they are based on fruit concentrate and sugar. So be sure to check out the labels for those ingredients before buying juice or better, try and make your own fresh juice, whenever possible".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Fruit Cake

Timeless, delicious, and worth the effort

Fruit CakeTutorial at Whoever has the Most Fabric Blog

"Making my Mother's fruitcake is like having her in the kitchen with me.  She made these fruitcakes every year and gave many as gifts. While I was growing up I always helped her.  My  main job was shelling nuts.  Thankfully, I no longer have to do that. A trip to Holland and Barrett and I am all set with shelled nuts and candied fruit.  When I moved to England, she used to send me one every year. I must have asked her for the recipe several times.  Eventually, I got a note to say that that was the fourth time she had copied the recipe out.  After that, I kept the recipe in a safe place and started making the cakes myself".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Inexpensive Fruit Basket

Last minute Christmas gift, or for the hard-to-shop-for recipient

Fruit Basket Tutorial at Fleur de Lis Quilts Blog

"Tomorrow our church will have it's annual Christmas dinner and, since we generally bring a small gift for the priest, I needed to pull something together today.  Richard and I had talked about giving him a fruit basket since he doesn't eat meat.  While putting together his basket, I thought some of you might like a tutorial on how it's done, or at least my frugal version of building a basket".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Fabric Strawberry

Use to top key rings, brooches or just sitting pretty in a bowl

Strawberry Tutorial at Hope and Gloria Blog

"I have been thinking about fruit a lot recently. I associate fruit with Summer - fruit picking and fruit eating.I have been designing lots of fruit inspired projects for our sewing club's last term of the school year and with these projects still fresh in my mind I thought I'd share this sweet fabric fruit project with you".... Read more