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The Vanilla Extract Experiment – First Follow Up
A week ago I began my first try at making homemade vanilla extract. After debating on which of two recipes to use, I decided on the smaller recipe that used…
Easy Taco Meat Seasoning
Don’t have one of those taco seasoning packets in the house? No problem! You can just as easily make seasoning for taco meat with spices you probably already have on…
The Vanilla Extract Experiment
Can you really make your own vanilla extract? Supposedly it can be done by slicing open a Vanilla Bean and then letting it set in some vodka for a few…
Homemade Pie Crust – Can Anyone Do It?
I finally found a homemade pie crust recipe that eliminates the two things I struggle with the most – cutting in the shortening and rolling out the dough. This recipe…
Let’s Make Pancakes from Scratch
You can make delicious pancakes from scratch without much more effort than it takes to use premade pancake mix. This recipe uses the most basic ingredients (flour, baking soda, milk,…
How To Make Your Own Microwave Popcorn
It was such a tiny paragraph in the cookbook I was looking through that I almost missed it. There were just a few sentences under another recipe that started off…
Make Your Own Salsa Using Canned Tomatoes
We go through salsa pretty fast at my house. Hubby and Son both love to snack on chips and salsa when they get home from work to stave off their…
Make Your Own Iced Tea
For the past couple of summers now I’ve brewed my own iced tea and I LOVE it! It’s so much better than the powdered Lipton iced tea mix I always…