Liz And Alissa Make Stuff

It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, it's not back-to-school, (nice try Staples) it's time to give gifts! You know the gifts we're giving are 100% certified fresh, AND homemade. Or not, but some percentage of our gifts are definitely made by us, including the ones we are giving each other! We are exchanging the most well suited, super dorky, Christmas gifts, talking about gifts we've made for others this year and in the past, and sharing some of our listeners' most memorable handmade gift giving experiences. BONUS: Just like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, stay 'til the end for a visit from You-Know-Who!!!!!!!  (MORE SHOW NOTES COMING SOON) Clarice's Christmas Cooler   Liz's Reusable Grocery Bags Tina Belcher cross stitch that Liz made for her sister.

Liz and Alissa and the Not So Nice Bake  At last, the moment has arrived! You voted and we are making raised Game Pie and Charlotte Royale, two complicated, crazy challenges from one of our fave shows, The Great British Bake Off. How would we fare on GBBO? Did we collect roadkill to fill our game pie? Does any of this taste good enough to be worth the effort?! Listen to find out! The Princess Meghan Mark-tail   1 shot vodka 1/2 shot amaretto Luxardo Cherries and their syrup Lime Seltzer In a glass of ice, combine vodka and amaretto. Add three or four cherries and a teaspoon or so of the cherry syrup. Squeeze in a wedge of lime and stir to combine. Top with seltzer. Drink and feel like a princess! The recipes we used: Raised Game Pie Charlotte Royale The start of construction of the Charlotte Royale. Braaaaaiiiiiiiinnnnn. The inside of our Charlotte Royale was less than vibrant. So much meat. It at least looks good! That's nothing but meat. And fat. And gelatin.

We spent this past weekend on our annual Quilt Guild retreat and between that and Thanksgiving (in two days!) we have SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT! Learn all about the bs that is homemade face masks as well as our thanksgiving status, what's made Liz's bujo oh so glamorous and join us for our new segment, Chex Mix Corner!     Mask recipes: http://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/how-to/a2830/best-homemade-face-masks/   MORE SHOW NOTES COMING SOON!

Thanksgiving Ho! (Stick) It's the most wonderful time of the year! We are in full turkey mode over here and this episode probably could have been 3 hours long if we thought you'd listen that long. We discuss how Alissa is flipping the t-giving script this year, how Liz is keeping it classic and what the f*** a "ho stick" is! Join us as we wax rhapsodic about the holiday to end all holidays.  The Cocktail! Cranberry Gobbler In a shaker combine: 1 Tablespoon of cranberry sauce The juice of two clementines 1.5 oz vodka Ice Shake until well combined. Pour into a glass of ice, top with a splash of unsweetened cranberry juice and some sparkling water. Garnish with a squeeze of lemon and a lemon wedge. LINKS Lucinda Scala Quinn and her amazing IG stories Cranberry and walnut relish Crack Pie MUSIC 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/  

Lions and Trash Bags and Packer Cats, Oh My! Halloween approaches and we have trick or treaters to clothe! We are talking about homemade Halloween costumes, past, present and future! (Because we're not done yet, of course.) We also made a festive fall drink that one might describe as spooky because it definitely resembles...well, I'm not going to say, you just have to listen to find out. We also get into some new holiday traditions that you may not have heard of like the Purim Mouse and Harvaween!   The Hallowini Recipe coming soon...   You can see all of Liz's Harvaween costumes on Facebook or on Instagram under the hashtag #happyharvaween. To see more photos and share what you're making, join our Facebook group, Liz and Alissa Made Me Make It! Music:  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/

Enrobing Wishes and Candy Corn Dreams You are definitely going to want to come trick or treating at our houses this year when you hear about all of the sweet, sweet (literally, so sweet) homemade candy that we will have on offer. OR WILL YOU?! Does making candy leave us with sweet dreams or a mouthful of cavities? You'll have to listen to find out!!!   Keywords/Potential Drinking Game: enrobe, Garfield, dental crown   The Jack-O-Lantern         Behold, our candy spread! The recipes we used: Candy Corn Peanut Butter Cups Millionaire Shortbread (fake Twix) Lollipops Twix Lollipops   Alissa bought her candy making supplies at the lovely Jane's Cake & Chocolate Supply in La Cañada Flintridge. They have a great website where you can satisfy all of your candy making needs! But no penis molds though. Maybe you have to buy those in person? In case you're interested, here's "Garfield Minus Garfield", AND the halloween classic and inspiration for this episode's friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aWPYngP

Meet the Clumps   Keywords/possible drinking game: Eye Holes, Infected, Burning   Makeup Milk Punch   NOTE: We straight up copied this from America's Test Kitchen. Here is their awesome recipe: Black Tea Port Milk Punch  Pics The disgusting makeup we made   Liz's beautiful self-makeover with our makeup. We promise she is not actually dying/dead. Here is our esteemed guest, professional makeup artist Tifanie White, completely cracking up while attempting to apply our makeup on Liz. Here is Liz after Tifanie applied real makeup to one half of her face and our terrible makeup to the other half. Can you guess which half is which? Hmmm... Music:  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/   Some product links are Amazon Affiliate links.

Liz and Alissa have made a lot of very nerdy stuff. Let's GET INTO IT. Keywords/possible drinking game: Nerd, Fandom, Juicer   The Nerdy Verde NOTE: We made all of these juices ourselves. You will not be able to find them at the store. So this is a cocktail for when you have a juicer and some time. IT IS SO WORTH IT! In a shaker combine: 2 oz yellow tomato juice 2 oz tomatillo juice 2 oz cucumber juice 2 oz celery juice A splash of lime juice A splash of cilantro juice A few drops of garlic juice A dash of Worcestershire 2 oz of vodka OR tequila Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain. Pour over ice into a glass rimmed with salt.   Links Juicer The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory   Pics Liz's not very tear stained Hamilton handkerchief Liz's nerdy quilt for the North Hollywood Classic Mac Collectors Club And here it is on display at the North Hollywood Classic Mac Collectors Club HQ Liz's Moana Costumes Alice in Wonderland with Liz's sister Lauren's kids And 7, count them, SEVEN Frozen cost

Subtitle: Dear Diary, Why is Liz Making Me Do This? Straight to number 8, with a bullet! We've made bullet journals people, or at least one of us has. Find out which one, what a bullet journal actually is (maybe?), what Liz regularly eats for breakfast and what our very special guest did on March 16, 2017. Plus we talk a lot about Chex mix juice. Keywords/possible drinking game: Chex mix juice, my monthly, dear diary   The Bull-jit-jo In a shaker combine: Juice of one lime 15 mint leaves 20 blackberries 1 Tbsp sugar 4 oz Bulleit bourbon Crush the berries a little bit with a muddle or wooden spoon. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain. Pour over ice and top with a splash of ginger beer.   Links The official Bullet Journal website. This is a good place to start. You can read about the basics but I found the most helpful thing was to watch a couple videos so you can really see things put in action. This is the video from the official site and I also found this video very helpful. We both bought fancy pants L

Cream of Chicken Soup for the Podcaster's Soul This episode, we're talking family recipes with some real live family, Liz's mom Claud! We do our best to celebrate the food traditions of our families while avoiding (sometimes unsuccessfully) all canned soup products. You'll also hear about the thrilling saga of who eats which pierogi, learn about delicacies such as "Noodoos" and Texas Trash and find out where Alissa will be spending next Christmas! Possible drinking game: Nanny, Claud, Doritos, Noodoos The Pink Claudy 2 oz gin 1/2 oz lemon juice 1/2 oz st Germain Splash of cranberry Shake and serve over ice.     Nanny Casserole (Alissa's version) Ingredients 1 rotisserie chicken 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup butter several cloves of garlic, pressed About 4 cups of milk 2 onions 1 jalapeno or other green chile (fresh) 2 bell peppers (any color, I like red) 2 cups or so of frozen corn (get fire roasted if you can) 2 bags of shredded mexican blend cheese 1 large bag of plain, salted tortilla chips pickled jalapenos (j

2 Legit 2 Sit Liz and Alissa make stuff to sit on and listeners will be GLUED TO THEIR SEATS!   Keywords/Drinking Game Fodder: Swap, Sit, Staples    Something to Sip On   1 stalk celery, chopped 1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped 1 lemon, zested in strips and squeezed Splash simple syrup 8 oz of gin Prosecco In a cocktail shaker, muddle chunks of celery and cucumber till juicy and mangled. Add in lemon juice, simple syrup, gin and a bunch of ice. Shake vigorously till the shaker is frosty on the outside. Strain into two glasses, and top with prosecco. Garnish with lemon zest.   Photos Liz, showing off her awesome seat cushion for the swap. Alissa's chairs, before and after. The Stuff We Used Seat Cushion: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007X2EXHY/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_c_T9uGzb4RCHB79?th=1   Music:  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/   Some product links are Amazon Affiliate links.

Curdles and Whey Part Deux We're betting you didn't get enough of curdled milk last episode so we're bringing you more, more, MORE! This week we've made 6, count 'em 6 of baby's first dairy products. We talk about all of the cheesy details of making mozzarella, ricotta, yogurt, butter, cream cheese and cottage cheese. Plus, dairy gets our brains working because we come up with about 50 ideas while recording this episode. We need you to take notes.   Keywords/Drinking Game Fodder: cheese quilt, Little House on the Prairie, WHEY   This week we have 2 cocktails! One uses whey leftover from yogurt and one does not, for the whey averse.  Yes Whey 1 hibiscus tea bag 4 oz vodka 1 oz yogurt whey ½ oz lemon juice ½ oz simple syrup Steep tea bag in vodka for five minutes. Discard teabag. In a shaker combine hibiscus vodka, yogurt whey, lemon juice, simple syrup, ice. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Serve in martini glasses. Makes 2 cocktails     No Whey, Jose 2 fresh jalapenos, sliced 12 oz of Jose Cuervo Silv

Liz and Alissa Make Milk Punch - Curdles & Whey, PART 1 Join us as we delve into the fantastical alchemy that is clarified milk punch! We talk about how we discovered this gross sounding but heavenly tasting cocktail, learn about it's sometimes disgusting origins and make enough silky smooth drinks to last us through 2019 at least.   Keywords: milk, rum, simple syrup, curds, whey, Aretha Franklin, beef   Steak in a Snuggie Thank you @houseonhillroad on Instagram for naming our beefy treats 2 tbsp olive oil, divided 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped 1/4 cup dry sherry 1/4 cup heavy cream 3/4 lb beef tenderloin, cut into 16 3" strips, about 3/4" thick 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed One egg Preheat oven to 450*.. Put 1 tbsp oil, garlic and rosemary in a cold pan and place over medium heat. When garlic is fragrant and just turning golden, add sherry. Cook until sherry is reduced by half. Add cream, stir until sauce bubbles and starts to thicken. Season with salt and pepper

So Fresh, So Stained Keywords: laundry, stains, soap, hydrogen peroxide, bank robbery Themed Drink: Stainmaker Sangria FOR SYRUP 1.5 cups Cherry Juice 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup peppercorns 2 bottles Red Zinfindel Approximately 5 cups of assorted red fruit (raspberries, sliced strawberries, pitted and halved cherries, halved red grapes) MAKE THE SYRUP Boil the syrup ingredients in a small pot until the mixture has reduced by about 1/3. Strain into heatproof container and discard the peppercorns ASSEMBLE THE SANGRIA In a large pitcher, combine both bottles of wine, prepared fruit and cherry syrup Chill for several hours or overnight Serve over ice. What We Made: Liz made: Laundry Soap Stain Remover Wool Dryer Balls Alissa made: Laundry Soap Stain Remover Dryer Sheets Products we used in this episode: Zote Laundry Soap - In original citronella scent!   Dr. Bronners Liquid - For washing clothes and washing hands. Washing Soda Borax Hanes Pantyhose - In case your mom doesn't buy you seco

You Dim Sum, You Lose Some. Liz and Alissa make a whole lotta dim sum and tell you all about the process and the results! We also introduce you to our dim sum-themed cocktail, which is refreshing and delicious! Keywords: Dumplings, lotus leaves, sweet babies Themed Drink: You Dim Sum, You Lose Some Brew green tea and chill in the fridge. Make ginger lime simple syrup Heat 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 2 limes worth of zest and a few inches of peeled ginger in a sauce pan till translucent and all the sugar has melted. Remove from heat and cover for a few hours. Strain out the zest and ginger and refrigerate. Assemble the drink: In a glass with ice, combine one part vodka, three parts green tea, ginger lime syrup to taste. and top with sparkling water. Squeeze in a lime and garnish with additional lime. 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 wate

  Ep 1 Liz and Alissa Make a Podcast: On a Wing and a Pod! We discuss our pre-podcast conception and development process, introduce the world to our delicious cocktail, The Vodcaster, and gain some truly fascinating insights into Liz’s interior life. Keywords: angel, Casper, PODCAST Signature drink: The Vodcaster INFUSE THE VODKA Marinate about 1/2 cup chopped strawberries in 8 oz or so of vodka for a few days. Strain vodka and discard the strawberries MAKE THE STRAWBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP Combine ½ cup water with ½ cup sugar and several chopped strawberries in a glass bowl or measuring cup and microwave for 1:30, stir, and continue to stir and microwave for 30 second intervals till all the sugar is melted. Using a blender or immersion blender, blend the berries into the syrup. ASSEMBLE THE DRINK In a glass with ice, pour 2 parts vodka, 1 part strawberry simple syrup and one part seltzer. Squeeze in a wedge of lime. Garnish with a strawberry. Podcasts we love: Liz: My Brother, My Brother and Me, Judge Joh

This is a short teaser for our new podcast, Liz and Alissa Make Stuff. Episode 1 goes up May 24, 2017!