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Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
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Do you have a cookie burning problem? Me too. It seems that whenever I bake, I either get soft, yogurt-y cookie puddles, or the hardest cookie bricks imaginable. Lucky for me, there is an alternative: no-bake cookies! I'm hardly the first person to ever make them, but there's something satisfying about making cookies without so much as touching an oven. Now, without further ado, the ... ...more
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Recipe: Carrot "Bacon"
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All right, it's not really "bacon," but with meat shortages as they are, and enough people in the world crying for new ways to eat vegetables, it's time to give carrots their time in the spotlight. As a root vegetable, they're hardly the healthiest of the veggie world, but anyone with the need or desire to reduce their meat intake-- especially bacon, which doctors remind us is awful for our ... ...more
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Recipe: Poor Man's Tacos
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Happy Cinco de Mayo! By pure coincidence, it's also Taco Tuesday! I don't exactly have a traditional recipe for tacos, passed down through generations, but I do remember learning about what my family called 'poor man's tacos.' The original recipe called for little more than a shell or tortilla, cheese, and ground beef with a little chili powder, salt, and pepper, but I've dressed it up just a ... ...more
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Recipe: Garlic Herb Butter
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I've written before on how to make buttermilk in a mason jar, and I didn't really talk about the other product of vigorous shaking of cream: butter! You can make unsalted sweet cream butter with just heavy whipping cream and a jar, but if you're a little more adventurous and don't need to keep the buttermilk afterward, you can make this delicious garlic and herb butter. It's perfect for crusty ... ...more
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Recipe: Zero Carb Keto Breading
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Keto and other low carb diets are hard. Like any diet, there are some significant compromises in what you can eat, and generally, our favorite foods aren't on the menu. Bread is a big no-no on keto! With a keto diet, the idea is to limit carbohydrate intake enough to kick your body into ketosis: when your body begins to make ketones. There are some doubts as to the effectiveness of this diet, ... ...more
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Spectacular Spaghetti Every Time
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Cooking spaghetti or other long noodles is a fundamental skill for home cooking, but there's a lot of conflicting information out there on how to do it properly. I'm going to tell you how to make your noodles come out perfectly al dente every time, without sticking together or clumping in the pot. Don't worry, it's much easier than you think, and it's all about the timing. Get your timer ... ...more
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Sick of Steamed Veggies? Try This!
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In my house, steamed vegetables are always on standby. But, as much as I like the convenience of bag-steamed veggies to supplement my dinner, it's not the most exciting of side dishes. For the less veggie-inclined, steamed vegetables might even sound like a punishment. But with a little extra effort and a bit of practice, you might develop a liking for vegetables roasted in the ... ...more
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Recipe: Homemade Taco Seasoning
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Turn over that packet of taco seasoning in your pantry, and read the ingredients. Does it say 'spices,' but the ingredients still include starch, sugar, and salt? Probably! Most prepackaged seasoning mixes include preservatives to help maintain their shelf life. But what about those 'spices?' Can you make your own mix? The answer is a resounding 'yes!' The beauty of making your own mix is ... ...more
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Easy Homemade Fruit Sherbet
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Is there anything better than a frozen treat on a hot day? If you're struggling to choose from the grocery aisle (or just can't go there right now), and you have some fruit and condensed milk on hand, you can make sherbet right now, even without an ice cream machine! Some may prefer the dairy-free cousin of sherbet, sorbet, and that's fine, just make sure to use a dairy free condensed milk ... ...more
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Perfect Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes
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Good morning, and happy Sunday! I don't know about you, but I like to end my weekend with a fun breakfast. This morning, I was very happy with the pancakes I made, so of course I want to share the recipe with you! The result that I like most is a thick, fluffy pancake, but if you like crepes or a cake thinner than mine, just adjust the liquid to dry ingredient ratio accordingly. You can use ... ...more