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How to Prepare Zucchini for Perfectly Moist Bread

Bymiranda September 30, 2024October 5, 2024

I am blessed to know a few gardeners in my life. And these gardeners, can plant zucchini and get them to grow so large about the only thing to do with them is baking bread. You can do this two different ways. with a kitchen aid attachment, I have the one that slices and shreds….

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How to Freeze Potatoes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Preserving Freshness

Bymiranda September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

How many times have you purchased a 5 or 10lb. back of potatoes, only to not use them nearly as fast as you thought you would. Me? Far too many times to count. But recently, I learned a few tricks that will help me use them up quicker. I can freeze them very easily! It…

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Easy Snacks for Picky Eaters

Bymiranda September 9, 2024September 9, 2024

When I first was diagnosed with PCOS I ate Horribly. In some regards I still do at times. But since this last miscarriage, I have a hard goal to get much better at it. Here are a few of my go-to’s. Parmesan Crisps This one is super easy, and you don’t have to do it…

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Refresh Your Day with Unsweet Iced Tea

Bymiranda September 6, 2024September 6, 2024

Growing up, my dad drank 2 things. Coffee, or Sweet tea. and as a kid, I remember loving sweet tea, but as I’ve grown up, I can’t hardly stand it anymore. Often times, if I notice myself drinking one to many cans of Pepsi, I’ll make myself a batch of tea to drink anytime I…

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Hearty and Delicious Beef Stew

Bymiranda September 2, 2024November 5, 2024

Recently, we went from temperatures of in the 90’s, to flash flood warnings, and overcast colder days that make you want to make a big batch of soup. Or in this case, Stew. While the Sunday I made this stew, it turned out to be warmer that typical stew weather, still, it didn’t turn out…

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Bacon Cabbage Rice

Bymiranda September 2, 2024October 21, 2024

July 28th marked my husbands 32nd birthday. And its a long standing tradition that you pick dinner on your birthday. Daniel has a favorite I make, and its called Bacon, Cabbage, Rice. I learned the recipe from a friend of mine, and it was THE recipe that got Daniel eating rice again (for those who…

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Egg Foo Young – Retro Recipe

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Yet another recipe from my old cookbooks. This one I marked because I remember this dish fondly. Every year for birthdays or special occasions, we had a restraunt we would frequent as a family. And one thing we’d always get was the Egg Foo Young. It was my dads favorite, and he always wanted to…

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Bacon Chop-Suey Retro Recipe

Bymiranda September 2, 2024

Every Sunday we have dinner with my mom. And its the perfect time for me to try a new recipe. Or in this instance, a new old recipe. Were taking a look again at the Good Housekeeping Cookbook. I was given this cookbook by my Aunt when my Grandmother passed away. The date inside says…

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Decadent Homemade Brownie Mix: Bake Bliss in Every Bite

Bymiranda September 2, 2024November 5, 2024

Ingredients: I just put everything in a Gallon sized Ziplock bag, and shook it like crazy to get everything mixed together. When your ready to whip up a batch of Brownies, your amount of ingredient is dependent on what size of a pan your using. For example, I am using a 9×9 pan, because traditionally,…

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End of the Month Quesadilla’s

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 11, 2024

It’s the end of the month. You got a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Maybe you could do tacos. But maybe you don’t’ have all the toppings you really like on them. In my case, that was it. I had one pound of hamburger in the fridge, Some Corn Tortillas…