Gneiss Spice

06/14/2026

I wish I’d thought of this tip: After making vanilla paste, add some sugar into the bag your chopped vanilla arrived in. Shake it around and collect all of the vanilla caviar that’s stuck to the inside of the packaging. Homemade vanilla coffee sugar! 🙌 (Thanks to Laura C.!)

05/19/2026

Don’t worry, I’ve already asked Judith for her recipe on Hibiscus Pink Peppercorn Bitters. 🌺

04/16/2026

Fun fact: Thanks largely to tax breaks in the "One Big Beautiful Bill", Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla got a $51 billion dollar windfall in 2025. They made $315 billion in profits in 2025, but paid just 4.9% of that in federal taxes instead of the full 21% federal corporate rate.

I’ve worked so hard to get Gneiss Spice off of Amazon, only to have to pay $$$ in Meta ads to survive. 🤮

Mainers don’t take kindly to outsiders telling us what to do. The Washington Post’s editorial attacking Maine’s new millionaire tax is no exception. Misdirected and devoid of facts, the editorial board got it wrong. It’s also notable that the opinion hails from a paper owned by an ultra-bill...

04/07/2026

Found this video in the archives - just in time to prepare for Cinco de Mayo. 🥳 Homemade chipotle simple syrup turns your next mocha into a “smocha” (thank you for introducing us to this). Or, add a splash to your next old fashioned or margarita.