Milk kefir is not something you usually make yourself, but it is incredibly easy. It works both at room temperature and in the refrigerator. The hardest thing is to get a hold of some kefir grains to start with. There you would have to know someone who knows someone. This is also a very simple recipe for a kefir smoothie.

Video Recipe - The butter you buy has had all the flavor washed out to improve durability. You do not need to do that with the home-made version, and therefore it tastes much better than the butter you can buy. It is also pretty easy to make your own butter, so why not try it the next time there's a party? Here is also a few extra recipes and tricks about butter.

Video Recipe - Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts. Unfortunately, it requires large amounts of mascarpone. It is a cream cheese that costs an arm and a leg here in Denmark. And a kidney. Fortunately, it is one of the easiest cheeses to make yourself, and it requires only two ingredients.

Video Recipe - It is a LOT of fun to make your own cheese and it's actually pretty easy. It does takes a little bit of utensils and ingredients that you don't normally have, but they are easy to obtain and it is definitely worth the effort. The funny thing is that all the cheeses we know have the same basic recipe. Just small changes in how you follow the recipe gives the different cheeses. So if you can make a kind of cheese you can actually make them all. Feta cheese is one of the easiest and fastest. And you don't have to wait a month before it can be eaten. Therefore, it is an ideal starting cheese.

Video Recipe - Soy milk is a little difficult to make, but it's fun, and it's good for many things. Some vegetarian argue that you can use it instead of milk. That's not quite true. But you can use it in many places instead of milk. It is also the first step towards Tofu, which is a usefull ingredient in cooking.

Video Recipe - Cheese production seems like something dark and mysterious. But it really is not. Especially the cheeses that does not have to be aged can be easily made at home. The Italian Ricotta and its cousin, the Indian Paneer, are both very easy to make, and incredibly useful for cooking.

Video Recipe - Almond Milk. That is a strange ingredient isn't it? Nah, not really. It tastes good and has some advantages over regular milk. Whether you want to make bread, pancakes, smoothies, ice cream or anything else with it, or you just want to pour it on your cereal in the morning ... as I do. So it tastes of marzipan and milk. Milk of almonds and beans have a reputation as "bland vegetarian food". But it does not have have to be so. They are excellent basic ingredients.

Cheese cake - An American cheesecake is made from real cream cheese, and in contrast to the "cheese cake" we usually eat in Denmark it is baked. It's not a cake I bake very often for only the family. It is a dense and heavy cake where a single piece or two generally is enough. So a whole cheesecake never gets eaten here. But it is a fantastic cake. Especially when there are guests to share with.

Video Recipe - I have tried different methods of making yogurt. One of my favorite ways is to make it with whole milk, which I then drain. The style usually known as "Turkish" or "Greek".