June 2010

Emeril’s Hamburgers

June 23, 2010

Okay, so these are not “Emeril’s” hamburgers, but they are hamburgers using Emeril’s homemade Baby Bam seasoning and they are so good. I recently posted about how much I love Emeril’s Homemade Baby Bam Seasoning. It is so easy to make at home. I use it all the time. I love it for my oven [...]

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Guest Post By My Daughter

June 23, 2010

My twelve year old daughter is sharing her thoughts on life with food allergies in my allergy section today. If you have a child, or know of one, that has food allergies, this might help give you some insight into how they feel. I think it is also a good reminder to us adults to [...]

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Homemade Vanilla

June 22, 2010

I posted last year on how much I love homemade vanilla and how I made my own. Once you have homemade vanilla the store bought stuff is just not the same. This is an easy gourmet type item that is great for those that love to bake. It also a great gift to give friends [...]

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Teriyaki Steak

June 21, 2010

It is currently quite hot here in Oklahoma. I don’t think I will ever get used to the hot summers in this part of the country. However, the one thing that I do enjoy about summer here is how much grilling we do. It makes cooking and clean up so much easier to cook outside. One [...]

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Menu Plan

June 20, 2010

I have been struggling a little with menu planning lately. I think mainly because it is summertime and our schedule is a little off. However, I know I do much better when I have a menu plan, so I am planning. Breakfast coconut rice and eggs fruit frappe and muffins cereal yogurt Dinners steak, spinach, [...]

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Taste Of Home

June 18, 2010

I have mentioned many times how much I love cookbooks. I have quite a collection of cookbooks, and I use them all the time. Today I want to share with you not just one cookbook that I love, but several cookbooks that are in my collection. I have mentioned before how much I love Taste [...]

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Julia Child’s Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

June 17, 2010

So often people assume that Julia Child’s recipes are fancy and complicated, but I have found that many of them are just basic recipes for homemade food. This vinaigrette type salad dressing of Julia Child’s is an example of that. It is a simple homemade salad dressing. It contains just a few ingredients that most [...]

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Hard Taco Shells

June 16, 2010

We eat a lot of Mexican and Tex Mex type food in our house. Tacos are a favorite. We like soft taco shells, but we also enjoy hard taco shells once in awhile. Yes, I could fry my own corn tortillas, and make crispy tacos myself, but tacos are usually a quick and easy meal [...]

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Cooking Basics:Coating A Cake Pan With Cocoa

June 15, 2010

I love to bake cakes and I have made many of them over the years. In the directions for most cakes, it calls for you to oil and flour the cake pan. The main reason for this is to help the cake release from the pan. This works great and I recommend that you do this step. [...]