Poverty and homelessness exist juxtaposed to areas of the NYC area that are their antithesis. So near yet so far apart.

This wedding cake is based on the theme of "Til Death Do Us Part’, the dia de los muertos, a Mexican tradition. The design uses the traditional sugar skull motif.

Oh wow, homemade ginger ale and a ‘ginger bug’ to use as a starter. Natural soda making should be fun.

Making Kombucha can be a lot of fun. Since I love the taste and how I feel from it, I decided to make my own. I can become quite costly buying it retail (from @ $3.50 to over $4.00 a bottle). 

Fermenting is a skill and one that can take time to develop. But SCOBYs seem to be rather cooperative. I have so many now I feel like they may overtake my whole kitchen. 

This (second) fermentation recipe sounds really good for fizzy Kombucha. I am going to try it.

We need equality across the board. But our world is rampant with inequality.