We are serious ice cream lovers in this house, maybe because Jeff and I both come from a heritage of dairy farmers? ;o) Or maybe because it just taste so darn good! In my constant battle with the bulge I am always looking for 'healthy' alternatives. Frozen seedless grapes are one of my favorites!
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Emma! Everyone here has tons of yellow squash coming in. Today Emma and I blanched a bunch to get it in the freezer. HERE is a great tutorial with pictures on how to blanch and freeze all those veggies from my favorite canning site! These will be great this winter in stir fry and squash casser
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If you do not have any canning supplies yet now is the time to start buying them. If you buy one or two items a week when you shop it will only take a few weeks to gather all your supplies. Of course keep your eyes open at yard sales and thrift stores, or just order from Amazon and have them
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These are plastic Maxwell House coffee containers. When I buy large bags of dry beans these are good to store them in. I just label them with a piece of paper and tape. They stack easily. A good place to store long shelf-life foods is in the far corners under the kitchen counters.
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Yesterday's post brought some good questions from our readers. Jean asks: On your blog you said you cut up and cook your potatoes for potato salad ahead of time. I could save a lot of time by doing this, but I am not sure how to store them. How do you store yours? I am just now l
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I think part of the problem as to why so many women dread cooking is the time it takes each day. There is the planning, the shopping, the prep work, the actual cooking and then the daunting task of cleaning up, only to do it again in a few hours. There are a several ways to sa
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Granola can be real simple with a few ingredients or it can be loaded with goodies! It is also good to make a big batch to keep in your emergency supplies. For this batch I used: Rolled Oats Oat Groats Coconut Oil Honey Raises Sunflower Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Salt
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Use stale or dense bread to make breadcrumbs. These were made with some whole wheat bread that actually came out too 'heavy', so instead of throwing it away I tore it up into smaller pieces and put it in my Vita Mix (the BEST blender). You could do the same thing in a
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