July 2011

Ask The Readers {My Mom and Canning Pickles}

July 30, 2011

Last week for my Ask The Readers question I asked about canning tips for beginners. You all had some great tips, so for those wanting to learn how to can I encourage you to read through the comments. After I posted my question last week, I was talking on the phone to my mom about [...]

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National Cheesecake Day

July 29, 2011

Did you know that tomorrow, July 30, is National Cheesecake Day? I could not let a day like National Cheesecake Day go to waste. After all we do love cheesecake in our house and I have quite a few cheesecake recipes that I love. A favorite in our house is this White Chocolate Cheesecake. I [...]

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Creamy Cold Tomato Soup

July 28, 2011

I know I recently confessed my dislike of soup during the summertime, but this Creamy Cold Tomato Soup is different. It is cold soup and cold soup is not really soup to me. I know, I know, I am strange, but stay with me on this soup because it is really good. Ironing is one [...]

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The Perfect Time To Make Homemade Vanilla

July 27, 2011

I love homemade vanilla. And after having homemade vanilla, I do not even want to think about going back to the store bought kind. It really is that much better. I know I have mentioned my love of homemade vanilla before. I have done a post on making it. And I did an update post [...]

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What Is It Wednesday {Sugar Cane}

July 27, 2011

I loved reading through the comments on last week’s What Is It Wednesday. Quite a few of you guessed sugar cane, but Vivian had it exactly right when she guessed canned sugar cane. It was canned sugar cane and we did not like it. Well, I should say my family did not like it, I actually [...]

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Hot Fudge Ice Cream Sandwiches

July 26, 2011

A few weeks ago for the fourth of July, I wanted to make something special for dessert, but because I wanted to enjoy the holiday, I wanted to be able to make the dessert ahead of time. When I opened the July issue of Martha Stewart magazine, I knew I had the perfect dessert, ice [...]

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Creamy Hot Fudge Sauce

July 25, 2011

What is not to like about hot fudge sauce? Especially during the summer and all the triple digit weather that some of us have been experiencing. I have several different hot fudge sauces that I make, but this recipe adapted from Carnation Evaporate Milk is a favorite of ours. Pour it over a bowl of ice [...]

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