Helpful tips
Uncomplicating the kitchen one step at a time. Tips for homemaker wanting to simplify her work in the kitchen, increase her productivity when it comes to food preparation, and develop a skill that will serve her and her family long into their future.
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How to make homemade catalina dressing with simple ingredients!
This Catalina dressing is so easy to make yourself at home. All it involves is combining all the ingredients and blending until they are emulsified. You can do this very simply with an immersion blender, but a regular blender will do if you prefer that. You can also use a whisk, it just might take…
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How to make easy homemade cranberry sauce
Making homemade cranberry sauce is so easy! This post is going to be painfully short because I want to you note the process and then just close the computer and go do it. The key things you should know before you start this process are So how is it done? Step 1: Boil 1 cup…
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Don’t waste old bread! Turn it into homemade croutons instead
Since I do a lot of baking for our family at home, we often have bread products that are needing to be used up before they go bad. Homemade croutons are the perfect, simple solution! Follow these very basic steps to turn your aging bread into a delicious salad topper or crunchy snack. You’ll never…
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Cooking the perfect, tender and juicy chicken breasts
Sometimes I am just in the mood for a tender and juicy chicken breast that tastes like it was made in a restaurant. Often when cooking a quick dinner at home, it is pretty typical that we will end up with overcooked dry chicken that tastes fine, but doesn’t make your mouth water the way…
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Homemade Mayonnaise…So easy!
Making homemade mayonnaise is not nearly as complicated as it seems! I was not super comfortable making mayonnaise with raw eggs if I would be eating it uncooked, and I was thrilled when I discovered that it could be made with hard boiled eggs, as well. The process is very simple. It can be finicky…
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How to make a refreshing pasta salad with homemade mayonnaise
This blog post is going to be written more like a “how to” post rather than a recipe because pasta salad is so easily personalized. I did not want to leave any readers feeling that they were boxed into a recipe. Instead, I hope to provide you with a good understanding of the process for…
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Why make the switch to whole wheat flour & how to source it!
The history The nutrition facts Where to source whole wheat Making the switch to whole wheat Baking with whole wheat flour seems to be slowly growing more popular today. It is on the rise right behind the surge in sourdough bakers and from scratch cooking that occurred a few years ago. There is a very…
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Why Baking Exhausts Homemakers, and How to Make it Less Overwhelming
Baking Fatigue I have had conversations with various women and seen numerous posts on social media conveying this idea that baking at home is overwhelming. In recent tradition, our culture tells us to save baking for special occasions: cakes on birthdays, unique desserts on Christmas, pies on thanksgiving, and so on. Baking something from scratch…
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How to Make Meat Stock and Bone Broths
Do It At Home: Meat Stocks and Bone Broths Broths are so easy to make for yourself at home, yet they are commonly one of the top things home cooks outsource at the grocery stores. Making your own broth has numerous health benefits, and is also budget friendly. If you are a mom/homemaker, you are…
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3 Easy Ways to Cook a Whole Chicken
In a from scratch home, bulk meats are your friend! Learning how to cook a chicken is one of those necessary skills as a homemaker. It is one of those things that seems like a big deal to learn until you do it, and then you find out how crazy easy it is. This is…