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Kitchen Tips

Kitchen Tip: Is There a Right or Wrong Side On Aluminum Foil?

August 25, 2010

Have you ever looked at aluminum foil and wondered why one side is shiny and one side is not? Have you looked at it and asked yourself if you should put the shiny side up or down? Well it does not matter. There is no right or wrong side to aluminium foil. The variation is [...]

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Homemade Whipped Cream

August 17, 2010

Have you ever made homemade whipped cream only to have it not hold up until you needed it? For years the only real solution I found was to make it right before I needed to serve it. However, it is not always convenient to whip the cream right before I need it. Recently though I read a [...]

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Kitchen Tips

August 11, 2010

If you have read my site for long than you know that I love reading cookbooks and cooking magazines. I have spent many hours reading them over the years. Not only do I find recipes in these books and magazines, but I find all kind of tips and ideas. These tips have made cooking so [...]

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Managing Your Time In The Kitchen: Menu Planning Part 3

August 7, 2010

I really did not mean to take three posts for menu planning, but after covering why I menu plan, and making your plan work for you, I realized that I still had not covered how exactly I plan. When I sit down to menu plan, I usually plan out seven to ten days worth of [...]

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Managing Your Time In The Kitchen:Menu Planning Part 2

July 31, 2010

Last week I covered why I menu plan, today I want to continue the menu planning theme with tips for making your plan work for you. I tend to be a person that likes schedules, but I know many of you are not. Not everyone likes a plan or routine. Many people are turned off [...]

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Managing Your Time In The Kitchen: Menu Planning

July 24, 2010

Menu planning is something that we often hear about doing to save money. Many people plan their menu around sales and coupons. I agree that menu planning saves money and the main reason I started menu planning years ago was to save money. However, I now menu plan mainly because it saves me time. Why [...]

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Managing Your Time In the Kitchen

July 17, 2010

Have you ever thought about how much time you spend in the kitchen? I cook almost every meal at home. That is 3 meals a day, 21 meals a week, 90 meals a month, and well over 1,000 meals a year. And that is not including snacks, cookies, cooking for company, and anything else you [...]

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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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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 [...]