Kitchen Tips

Kitchen Disasters Into Something Special

June 6, 2011

We all have an occasional kitchen disaster or recipe gone wrong. Today I want to encourage you to think outside the box when this happens. Many times our instinct is to throw the disaster out, but often with a little thought, a cooking disaster can be fixed and used in a different way. This [...]

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Preventing Rotten Potatoes

May 6, 2011

Do you remember that saying, “one bad apple ruins the bunch”? I know the saying has different meanings, both in real apples and in other areas of life, but today we are going to apply the main principle to potatoes. Because it could also be said that one rotten potato can ruin the whole bag. How [...]

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Kitchen Tip Tuesday

May 2, 2011

While Tammy is spending time with her family this month she has asked several bloggers to host Kitchen Tip Tuesday. This week it is my turn to host it. Today instead of posting just one kitchen tip, I decided to share a few of my favorite kitchen tips from the archives. If you like to [...]

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Kitchen Tip-Marking The Date Opened

March 28, 2011

Does anyone besides me forget when they opened that package of lunch meat that is hiding in the back of the fridge? Let’s see was it last Friday or the the Friday before that……If you are like me you can’t keep track of what gets opened when. All food has an expiration date, but that [...]

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Making Taco Filling

February 4, 2011

I have fixed a lot of tacos over the years. They were one of the first things I learned to cook and they are something I serve my family often. My favorite tip for cooking tacos has to do with the seasoning and it has nothing to do with the kinds of seasoning, it has [...]

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How To Decrystallize Honey and Other Honey Tips

January 21, 2011

Today I want to talk all about honey. Growing up my dad always raised bees. My mom used the honey for baking and cooking and we loved eating it, but my parents also sold the honey to family and friends. My dad did all the work when it came to the actual bees, but when [...]

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Daily Tips and Facts On Facebook

January 14, 2011

If you follow me on Facebook then you may have noticed that I have started posting a daily kitchen tip or fact on my Facebook page. This is something I plan to continue to do. My goal is to post a kitchen tip or food fact every day on my Facebook page. So, if you [...]

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Five Simple Ways To Save Time In The Kitchen

January 4, 2011

Today I am excited to be teaming up with a group of blogging friends on a Five Simple Ways project. We are all sharing five simple tips covering different areas of your home and life. I am sharing with you five simple ways you can save time in the kitchen. We all spend a lot [...]

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Tips For Making Cheesecake

December 8, 2010

I love cheesecake. It is one of my favorite dessert to make and also eat. The first time I made a cheesecake was over fifteen years ago when I was first married. When I got married I owned two cookbooks, both of which were Taste of Home cookbooks that are no longer published. In one of [...]