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Cornbread Showdown: Regular Milk vs Buttermilk – Which Reigns Supreme?

Bymiranda November 17, 2024November 19, 2024

Recently I decided that stew just sounded good for dinner. So, I got some stew all ready, loading it all up in the slow cooker so that it could cook all day. Then I realized. I was given a cornbread mix! I could totally make the cornbread in my cast iron, and have cornbread and…

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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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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Chocolate Cake from Scratch

Bymiranda September 2, 2024

Remember a few posts ago when I made my very own cake mix? Well its time to give it a try! I was excited to make my first cake completely from scratch, and got started right away. The first thing I noticed was how dense it was. The batter was extremely thick, much, much thicker…

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Deliciously Simple Chocolate Cake Mix: Bake Your Perfect Treat Today!

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 15, 2024

Normally a boxed cake mix is part of every grocery list, there great to have on hand if you need to whip up a quick cake, or cookies, or whatever the case may be. And what’s funny, is with my love for homemade, and homesteading, making a cake mix from scratch didn’t even occur to…

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Transform Cake Mix into Delicious Cookies with This Simple Recipe

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 4, 2024

For years I always thought a cake mix had to be made as per the box instructions. Until years ago I remember my mother in law mentioning something about getting a box of cake mix and using it to make cookies. At the time, my mind didn’t fully process it until years later when my…

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Irish Soda Bread

Bymiranda September 1, 2024September 15, 2024

One of the first traditions I started when I got married is making Irish Soda Bread for St. Patricks’ Day. I remember finding the recipe on Pinterest first, and the first year I made it I also made homemade butter with it. Normally, I always loose the normal Soda bread recipe I used, and scramble…