 Happy second birthday to us! That's right, this podcast is entering it's terrible two's and in classic toddler fashion it has become incredibly temperamental and impossible to reason with. We encountered some technical difficulties the first time we did this so you are listening to take two (itself not free from tech issues, unfortunately) and we are answering some of you, our listeners, most pressing questions! We are giving you all the mildly interesting details about how we pick a show topic, what we wish we could buy at Trader Joe's, what our favorite episode was and so much more! The Birthday Gurl 6 apricots, chopped and pitted 1 pint raspberries 1 pint strawberries, sliced 1 ripe mango, peeled and diced 1 lime, sliced 1/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup ruby red grapefruit juice 1/4 cup elderflower liquor 2 bottles of rosé In a large pitcher, combine all the fruit and the sugar and muddle well. Add the juice, wine and liquor. Stir and refrigerate for several hours before serving. Serve on ice and top with seltzer if desired. Links   Yogurt maker Homa Dashtaki shows dedication and respect for whey Serious Eats fried Chicken Moral Orel clip Drawn episode Linen pants from Old Navy Pork dumplings   Double Deuce episodes Ep 184 Ep 185 For more pictures, visit us on Instagram and Facebook. Join our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It and show us what you're making! Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Liz and Alissa Make Stuff

Ep 53 - Liz and Alissa Answer Your Burning Questions! (It's our party, we can release a week late if we want to)

 In this episode we're talking about four different versions of spherical heaven, meatballs. We've made Swedish, ginger meatballs in a coconut broth, veggie packed italian meatballs and meatball banh mis. We are balled out but it was worth it. The Pickle Front     Slice a jalapeño and add to 2 cups of vodka in a closed container. Allow to sit for at least 24 hours, then remove jalapeño.    Salt the rim and fill a glass with ice. Add 1/2 tbsp pickled vegetable liquid, 1.5 oz jalapeños vodka and 1/2 cup carrot juice and stir to combine. Top with 1 tbsp cilantro juice.   Meatball Banh Mi Swedish Meatballs Ginger Meatballs   For more pictures, visit us on Instagram and Facebook. Join our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It and show us what you're making! Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Ep 52 - Liz and Alissa Make Meatballs (Belles of the Balls)

 Let's taco bout tortillas. We made them, corn and flour varieties. They were good! We also recreated two favorites from a dearly departed favorite taco spot, talked deviled eggs, yet again, made gallons of pico de gallo and reveled in our master frying skillz. The Pico de Cocktail Rim a glass with salt (we used habanero salt but kosher or smoked would be great too). Fill glass with ice then add 1.5 oz of tequila, 2 Oz pico de gallo juice and the juice of half a lime. Stir then fill rest of glass with beer.   Fresh Jalapeno Salsa In a food processor, combine three jalapeno peppers, one clove garlic, ½ cup grape or other small tomatoes, juice from half a lime, a handful of cilantro. Process until finely chopped. Add salt to taste.   Flour tortilla recipe Corn tortilla recipe Pioneer Woman pico de gallo   Cabbage slaw Half a cabbage, shredded and salted for several hours, excess water drained Juice of half a lime 2 scallions, thinly sliced ¼ cup Mexican crema ¼ cup chopped cilantro Combine everything in a bowl.   Potato Taco Filling   Cook 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, in well salted boiling water until fork tender. Drain potatoes, add ½ cup sour cream and 2 tbsp olive oil. Mash well but leave slightly lumpy. Salt to taste.   Fish taco recipe   For more pictures, visit us on Instagram and Facebook. Join our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It and show us what you're making! Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Ep 51 - Liz and Alissa Make Tacos (In the yellow pocket of big taco)

 Hey, we're 50! Episodes, that is. What better way to celebrate this momentous podcast event than with the return of something as thrilling as EGGS. This year we dyed Easter eggs with food stuffs and came up with two new types of deviled eggs. The dying, not so hot. The deviling? EXTREMELY HOT. So hot in fact, we want you to get in on the action! If you are planning to celebrate Egg Sunday this week, invent your own deviled egg and share it with us! Either on Instagram (@lizandalissa) or in our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It. Devil an egg and we'll send you one of our fabulous enamel pins! Paas The Gin In a shaker full of ice, combine 1/2 cup red zinger tea (cooled), 1 egg white, 3 oz gin, the juice of half a lemon, 1 oz simple syrup. Shake until chilled and frothy, about 15 seconds. Pour into two glasses and garnish with a marshmallow Peep.   Liz's favorite breakfast Naturally Dyed Eggs   BLT deviled eggs 1 dozen hard boiled eggs Slice eggs in half lengthwise and put yolks in a bowl. Mash the yolks and combine with: 1/2 cup mayo 2 tsp red wine vinegar 4 tbsp finely chopped marinated tomatoes in olive oil  2 tbsp chopped watercress Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves. Top with bits of crispy bacon.    Antipasto Deviled Eggs  1 dozen hard boiled eggs Slice eggs in half lengthwise and put yolks in a bowl. Mash the yolks and combine with: 2 tsp red wine vinegar 1/2 c mayo 5 tbs castelvetrano olives, chopped finely  4 tbs chopped pickled peppadew peppers chopped finely 3 tbs finely chopped salami  1 clove garlic, grated Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves. Top with shaved parmesan.   For more pictures, visit us on Instagram and Facebook. Join our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It and show us what you're making! Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep 50 - Liz and Alissa Make Eggs, Again (That's a Color)

 Oops, we did it again. We are gluttons for punishment and our abysmal meat pie and Charlotte Royale didn’t do enough to scare us off of attempting more great British baking feats. And this time, we convinced a guest to join us! Kait, co-host of The Worst Bestsellers, took a stab at a star-studded Swiss roll and we made...drumroll please...a wedding cake. I don’t want to give anything away but, I don’t care, WE ALL KICKED ASS WITH THIS ONE. We also discuss further perils of candle making, what not to do with cake scraps (cough, cake pops, cough) and we’ve added a fancy new tool to our podcast pantry.   The Paul’s Cup Ginger sugar 1 lemon wedge 1/2 small cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped 1 1/2 ounces Pimms 1 ounce Cointreau or other orange liqueur 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice Ice Rub the lemon wedge on half of the rim of a glass then dip rim in ginger sugar. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber then add ice, Pimms, Cointreau and lemon juice. Shake for 15 seconds then strain into glass. Kait's Swiss roll Ina's lemon cake Lemon curd Vanilla buttercream Vanilla cake Cocoa cake (so good but not good for wedding cakes!) Coconut cake   For more pictures, visit us on Instagram and Facebook. Join our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It and show us what you're making! Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep 49 - Liz and Alissa BAKE OFF Again! (Your Special F***ing Day)

 We’re waxing nostalgic for a time before half the things in our kitchens were covered in paraffin. Why, you ask? Because we made candles! Stupid, barely scented, fifty dollar candles. We never promised you a rose garden (scented candle) and we never promised you we’d actually succeed at half the shit we do for this show! But we can laugh at our failures, right? Or at least you all can! In addition to our adventures with wax, Alissa figured out the recipe for full box Chex mix, Liz’s vision board continues to bring the hits, Liz’s daughter discovered the wonders of self-rising flour and we learn that we are pretty clueless as to the size of an acre.   The Basic B-swax 1.5 cups of strawberry purée (purée strawberries in a blender with a splash of water) 1/4 cup honey simple syrup (equal parts honey and water, heated until honey dissolves) Juice of one lime 3 oz gin 16 oz ice 1/4 tsp habanero salt   Combine all ingredients in a blender and whiz it up! Makes two drinks.   Full Box Chex Mix Use a full regular size box each of Wheat Chex, Corn Chex and Rice Chex, about 3 cups pretzel sticks and 3 cups nuts. Ingredients for the “juice” are as follows: One lb of butter 10 Tbs Worcestershire 7.5 tsp season salt 3.75 tsp garlic powder 2.5 tsp onion powder Use instructions from the original recipe to make mix. (But don’t follow the microwave directions, make it in the oven. You’re better than that!) Shitty candles in the making Liz's misguided attempt at making bloody mary scented oil   The Christmas Candle (SNL sketch) Candle Making Supplies Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep 48 - Liz and Alissa Make Candles (Burn it to the Ground)

 Here's what's happenin' on the ranch: along with special second time guest, Lauren, we made recipes from everyone's favorite city gal turned Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. We all love some of Ree's recipes and make them regularly. Others, not so much. Join us as we journey through Ree's frontier and make, among other things, escalloped cabbage, the best lasagna ever, and Marlboro Man's favorite sandwich. Listen to find out if these recipes were approved by cowboys, hungry kids, and me, I mean, Ree! ---Show notes coming soon!---

Ep 47 - Liz and Alissa Make Pioneer Woman Recipes (The P-Widdy Research Society)

 Just like your mom always told you, breakfast really is the most important cocktail of the day. Breakfast foods are maybe some of our most favorite foods so we’re a little shocked that it’s taken so long to actually do this episode. We made congee, shakshuka, grits and yeasted waffles, not to mention the sunniest, most refreshing tequila cocktail you’ve ever had before 10 am. The Sunshine Mary 3 stalks of celery Juice of one lemon  1 cup fresh carrot juice 1/2 cup fresh yellow tomato juice  Pinch of salt  2 oz tequila    Blend the celery and lemon juice together in food processor or blender.   Add carrot and tomato juice to celery mixture with pinch of salt and blend.    Pour blended mixture into a shaker filled with ice. Add tequila. Shake until cold. Strain into ice filled glasses that are rimmed with salt. Makes 2 cocktails.      Congee - Liz made the broth from this recipe and used the Instant Pot instructions from this recipe.   Shakshuka   Liz Harvatine's "You're Worth It" Grits for One   In a small pot, bring 1 cup chicken stock to a boil. Slowly whisk in 1/3 cup (not instant) grits. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the liquid is absorbed and the grits are tender. Add up to 1/2 cup of milk, cream or combination of the two and a pat of butter. Cook until thick and creamy. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in a bowl, topped with soft scrambled eggs, grated cheddar, scallions, diced tomatoes, parsley, flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper.    Yeasted Waffles   Two Ingredient Biscuits  Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Ep 46 - Liz and Alissa Make Breakfast (The Most Important Cocktail of the Day)

 Pucker up, we picked a bushel of lemons and turned them into absolutely everything we could think of, minus lemonade. Limoncello, lemon cheesecake, Atlantic Beach pie (we know, what?), chicken piccata, and lemon salad. Ooh la la, it was delicious. Liz has also been unable to resist remaking 2 of our 3 fast food copy cats AND she tried (and failed) to duplicate our former macaron glory. The Sourpuss Make lemon sugar: finely chop the zest of one lemon and combine with 2 tbsp white sugar. Rim a champagne coupe or flute with lemon juice and lemon sugar. In the glass, combine 1 tbsp of limoncello, 1 tsp lemon juice and 3 dashes of angostura bitters. Fill glass rest of the way with champagne.   Limoncello Chicken Piccata Atlantic Beach Pie Cheesecake Number 17-Alissa used this recipe but lemon-ed it up by using lemon cookies for the crust, adding a lot of lemon zest to the batter, using limoncello in place of vanilla and topping the whole cheesecake with lemon curd (recipe for that below). Lemon Curd Preserved Lemons Lemon Cupcakes Lemon Salad Tomatoes (grape/cherry tomatoes unless it’s tomato season) Red Onion Cucumber Red or yellow bell pepper Iceberg lettuce Lemons Neutral oil Salt Finely ground pepper Slice tomatoes and thinly slice onions. Place in the bottom of a large salad bowl and toss with salt. Let them sit while you prepare the other ingredients. Chop cucumber and bell pepper and add to the bowl. Tear lettuce into manageable pieces and add to bowl. Toss all veg together before dressing. Drizzle oil over the salad. Squeeze lemons over salad. I generally end up using 1.5 lemons for a full head of lettuce, but do it to taste. It should be bright and lemony. Generously salt and very generously pepper the salad and toss everything together. Taste a piece of lettuce. Add more lemon, oil, salt or pepper as needed.   Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep 45 - Liz and Alissa Make Lemons into Everything but Lemonade (Join Us on Our Acid Trip)

 What do you get when you combine a hankering for basic AF chili, a woman with zero chill on Instagram stories and a podcast in constant need for new content? Homemade fast food, of course! We’ve long said that we wanted to make a chicken sandwich that was both delicious AND didn’t infringe upon the rights of others. This episode we were finally inspired to do it. Find out to what success we were able to recreate such fast food classics as “Wendy’s Chili!”, “The Big Mac!” and the chicken sandwich everyone hates to love, you know, it’s Chick-Fil-A.   The "Do You Want Fries With That?" For two drinks: 1 lemon, juiced 1 lime, juiced 3 oz of tequila 8 oz of Coca Cola  Combine lemon juice, lime juice and tequila. Divide evenly between two ice-filled glasses. Top each glass with 4 oz of coke. Garnish with a slice of lime and a slice of pickle if you’re feeling awesome.   Wendy's Chili Recipe Chick-Fil-A Sandwich (minus the hate) Copycat Big Mac Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep 44 - Liz and Alissa Make Fast Food (The Day Alissa Ate Two Big Macs)

 Happy New Year! This week we went against every skeptical bone in our bodies and made vision boards with Kate Spencer, cohost of Forever35 and experienced vision boarder. Spoiler: we liked it. Will the secret work? Will Alissa actually knit something in 2019? Will Liz breathe the same air as Harry Styles? Only time will tell but we're feeling positive! We also find out what blasphemous things were added to Chex mix this holiday season, how many chickens gave their lives for Alissa's Christmas dinner and learn the answer to the question at the forefront of everyone's minds: what gift did Claud make for Liz???   The Vision Blurred To make spiced lemon simple syrup:In a small sauce pan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 star anise, 5 whole cloves and the zest from one lemon (cut off in strips). Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain into a separate container and discard solids.   To make one cocktail: In a shaker with ice, combine 1.5 oz gin, 1 tbsp simple syrup, 2 oz fresh squeezed blood orange juice. Shake for 15 seconds. Pour into a wine glass over ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a slice of blood orange.   Our Vision Boards! Alissa's   Kate's   Liz's     If you want to learn more about The Secret, don't read it, it's bananas. Instead, listen to this episode of Worst Bestsellers!   Listen to Kate's podcast, Forever35 at https://forever35podcast.com and read her book, The Dead Moms Club!   Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Ep 43 - Liz and Alissa Make Vision Boards (The Secret Works? I Guess???)

 Is the best way to celebrate the holiday season having a party and stuffing your friends full of hors d'oeuvres? Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes! That's what we did and we are feeling festive AF. Join us on an epic journey through the wonderful world of appetizers. PLUS: the epic return of CHEX MIX CORNER. Drinks The Cooking Bubbie The Brown One Apps Fried, Stuffed Olives Kale and Prosciutto Bruschetta Ina’s Herb Dip Salt and Vinegar Potatoes Roasted Vegetable Antipasto Chex Mix Cheese Ball 8 tbs salted butter (completely softened) 10 oz very sharp shredded cheddar 12 oz cream cheese (completely softened) 1 bunch finely chopped scallions ¼ tsp cayenne The juice of 1 lemon 3 tbs Worcestershire sauce 1.5 tsp seasoning salt 1 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp onion powder Chex mix to cover (double the juice, obv) Combine all ingredients in a stand mixer with paddle attachment and mix until smooth. Scrape contents onto wax paper or Saran Wrap and form into a ball. Refrigerate till firm, a few hours at least. Before serving, roll cheese ball in lightly crushed Chex mix, pressing in to coat. Serve with pretzel chips or sticks.   The Kelly Family's Rumaki Recipe: Ingredients: 2 Cans of water chestnuts, cut in half 1 lb bacon 1/2 Cup of Chili Sauce 1/2 Cup of Mayonnaise 1 Cup of Brown Sugar Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Wrap water chestnuts in bacon and secure each with a toothpick. Bake in a dish for 45 minutes. Drain off grease. In a small bowl, combine chili sauce, mayo, brown sugar. Pour mixture over water chestnuts. Bake for 20 minutes longer at 350. Wasabi deviled eggs with jalapeños 12 hard boiled eggs ¼ cup wasabi mayonnaise ¼ cup regular mayonnaise 4 scallions finely chopped 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 jalepeno thinly sliced Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and put them in a bowl. Reserve whites on a platter. Combine the yolks with mayonnaises, scallions, sesame oil and vinegar. Mash with a fork or use a hand mixer to whip yolks. Taste the yolks and season with salt if necessary (I usually find the mayonnaise makes the yolks salty enough). Fill the egg white halves with the yolk filling either with two spoons or a piping bag. Garnish each egg half with a slice of jalepeno.   Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Ep 42 - Liz and Alissa Make Appetizers (Holiday App-splosion)

 It’s the Festival of Lights and we have had our very own oil related miracle. We made our very own Hanukkah feast, complete with brisket, two types of latkes, applesauce and jelly donuts. We are stuffed but basking in the glow of the menorah. Be sure to listen to the end of the episode, we have a very exciting something that we want to try and it involves YOU!   The Gimel and Tonic This is more of a technique than a recipe. This drink is a very lime heavy gin and tonic, previously called the Gim and Tonic, for its similarity to a gimlet.   Fill a large glass with ice. Pour 2 oz gin over the ice then add the juice of 1-2 limes, depending on personal taste and the size of your limes. Top with a splash of tonic water. The Recipes Sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts) Brisket Applesauce Latkes   Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Ep 41 - Liz and Alissa Make Hanukkah Foods (My Favorite Essential Oil is Peanut)

 Pie, glorious pie! Is it the least exciting part of the most exciting meal of the year? Yes! But is it still delicious and worth talking about? You tell us! JK, anything worth making is worth talking about, amiright?! If you say no then this is not the podcast for you. In this episode we talk about the six (6!) pies we made a week before the most pie heavy holiday America has to offer. We also fill in the gap between Liz’s pysanky phase and her crocheted mitten phase and learn about Alissa’s first job and the smells associated with it! The Cranberry Grown-Up Drink Cranberry Rosemary Simple Syrup In a saucepan, combine ½ cup water, ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup fresh cranberries, 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary. Heat over medium heat until sugar has dissolved and cranberries have burst. Allow to cool. To make one drink: In a shaker combine 2 oz gin, juice from half a lime, ½ oz cranberry rosemary simple syrup, 6 fresh cranberries, cut in half, small sprig of rosemary. Shake well. Strain and pour over ice and top with Key Lime LaCroix.   Grapefruit Custard Pie Butterscotch Pie Shoofly Pie Salty Pluff Mud Pie Pineapple Coconut Macadamia Pie   Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/     

Ep 40 - Liz and Alissa Make Pies (Thanksgiving Episode 2.0)

 Our annual quilt guild retreat is approaching so we teamed up to make secret gifts for our Fabric Fairies (think Secret Santa but for quilt dorks). With Liz's help, Alissa faced her fear of sewing bags and they came out awesome. We also have a rundown of Halloween costumes, Harvaween costumes and how at peace we are now that October is over!   The Bitter Fairy In a glass combine, over ice, 1 1/2 oz reposed tequila, 1 oz sweet vermouth, 3/4 oz Campari and 1/2 oz fresh orange juice. Stir. Top with grapefruit LaCroix and garnish with a strip of orange zest.   Hey! Give us a call and tell us something awesome! (818) 697-6249 or 818 NY Sob Gy :) Theme song: The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep 39 - Liz and Alissa Make Secret Gifts (But Mostly It's About Halloween)

Liz and Alissa are best friends who like to make stuff, be it food, drink, quilts or otherwise. For each episode they will attempt to make something new and tell you all about it, the good, the bad and the friendship ending. New episodes every other Wednesday

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