Tag: cooking
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Pancake Reinvented: A Mashed Potato Twist
Instant potatoes aren’t a favorite in my house. But we have LOADS that were given to us by some family. And I love trying new ways of reinventing things my family doesn’t like, hoping to turn that around. Any time I’ve tried mashed potato pancakes in the past, they have a tendency to fall apart,…
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Turn Leftovers into a Hearty Soup: Delicious Recipe for Minimizing Waste
Recently, Daniel tried cooking a pork roast for Christmas eve dinner, complete with even making the glaze himself as well. That also meant we had a BUNCH of ham leftover when it was all said and done. And I used as much of it as I could, carefully slicing as much as I could off…
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Essential Items for Your Emergency Food Kit
a few months ago I found myself in a predicament. It was lunchtime. I had promised my son some Mac and Cheese. I go to fill up the pot with water, and I had no running water. Turns out, the water company had some emergency and had to turn off the water to my house,…
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Creamy Comfort: Easy Homemade Potato Soup Recipe
The first recipe I ever remember really making, and making my own, was my mothers version of Potato soup. Now, its not that her version was bad. I just thought it never hurts to continue trying to improve an already awesome thing. The thing I like most about my mothers potato soup, is that it’s…
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Cornbread Showdown: Regular Milk vs Buttermilk – Which Reigns Supreme?
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…
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I Tried the Viral Onion Boil Recipe: Here’s What Happened
When I was doom scrolling the other day, something caught my attention. There were people eating a whole onion. and enjoying it. What? I had to know more. So, I did some digging. and more watching. I don’t hate onions like I used to…And it really intrigued me, so I thought; while were at my…
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Deliciously Spiced Dry Rubbed Chicken Drumsticks
Recently, I had a thought after I published my post on Dry Rubs and Marinades. And that thought was: If I made chicken in the oven, like I typically do, would it taste any better if I dry rubbed it like I did with the pork? My family found this great seasoning by Kinders. Its…
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Irish Soda Bread
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…
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Round Table Ranch Saga
When I first met Daniel, he said he hated ranch. For my sheltered self, that sounded insane! Who in their right mind hates ranch? So, me being the awesome girlfriend I was at the time, coaxed him into trying ranch at a place who knows how to make ranch. Round Table Pizza. Anytime I go…