Easy and simple recipes. Cooking from Scratch.
Lately, I have been all about pies. Baking pies, eating pies, thinking about pies. There are times I want to make difficult pies with all the details and then there I times when I want a simple pie, quick and easy. This recipe hits the mark for quick and easy. No matter how you make […]
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It took me years to actually start cooking from scratch. The main reason for that is I assumed I would need a lot of expensive gadgets. Even if they weren’t expensive, it still seemed overwhelming thinking I had to have a lot. I didn’t know where to start. The ingredients, the recipes, the gadgets. It
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I have no idea why I have waited so long to make brown sugar, talk about easy peasy! Here’s the back story (even if you didn’t ask for it). For the past month or longer we have been dealing with sickness. It feels like as soon as we get rid of one virus, we get
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With Easter upon us, these buns are perfect for an Easter breakfast, dessert, or just something sweet for everyday brunch. Let me start off by saying these hot cross buns didn’t turn out as aesthetic as I wanted them to but that were delicious. That’s what really matters after all. It’s not all about looks!
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I am embarrassed to admit this, but I did not realize just how simple it really is to make your own applesauce. You literally just cook down some apples and add a little bit of liquid and bam you have applesauce. Now of course, I want to walk you through this process for two reasons.
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Now that we know how to make real butter, let’s keep the real food trend going with these homemade mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes are the perfect side dish. Easy and filling. Mashed potatoes are one of those dishes that seem complicating but every time I make them I think “that was easy, I should make
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Butter making. Talk about intimidation. However, this age old skill is not just for the Laura Ingalls Wilder types. Anyone can make butter and it takes less than ten minutes to do. All you need is heavy whipping cream. No doubt fresh raw cream would be even better, but using store bought heaving whipping cream
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I have been searching for a good caramel sauce since the Fall. Do you say carmel or car-a-mel (keh-ruh-muhl)? It’s carmel for me, but we can still be friends if you say it the other way! Anyway, I tried a few caramel sauce recipes and they failed. I was visiting with a good friend of
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This is a very simple chocolate syrup recipe that is part of my regular restocking the kitchen routine. Chocolate syrup is a staple in our house because we have so many milk drinking kiddos. And, we all know everything taste better with chocolate. You may be wondering why I am choosing chocolate syrup over chocolate
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It’s amazing what can be done with just a little yeast, flour and a few other simple ingredients that almost everyone would have in their pantry. This is why I love making bread some much. I can make so many different kinds of breads just by adjusting the amounts of the ingredients that I use
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