Making Homemade Yogurt Recipe

Ingredients:

• Whole milk
• 2tbsp-4tbsp of plain yogurt with live cultures

Materials:

• Stainless steel pot
• Non-reactive container with lid or empty yogurt container
• Cheese cloth/t-shirt (optional)

Method:

Heat the milk in a pot until it begins to simmer and you see little bubbles on the edges. Make sure to watch the milk so it doesn't boil over. Take the milk off the heat and let it cool until you can hold your pinky finger in the milk for about 10 seconds without burning yourself.

How to Make Virgin Coconut Oil

There are two methods for making coconut oil at home. One method uses fermentation and the other requires heat. I have made coconut oil using both of these methods, and from my experience the method that uses heat produced a more palatable oil for consumption. 

When the fermentation method was used, the oil had an off smell and taste, so I used that oil for my skin and hair instead. However, I must mention that when I used the fermentation method, it was a very hot summer and I did leave it out unattended for too long and didn't seperate the oil until the 3rd or 4th day so maybe that is why I had those results.  

The amount to make will depend on how much oil you want. Milk from one mature coconut usually contains the equivalent of about 3-4 tablespoons of oil, so using 4 coconuts worth of milk will produce approximately 1 cup of oil. I will outline both methods below. 

Fermentation Method (Virgin Coconut Oil) 

Ingredients: 

• Homemade coconut milk 

Materials: 

• Glass or non-reactive container/jar with lid (it is optimal to use a wide jar)
• Airtight Jar