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How to Whip Cream

February 1, 2012

(This will be sort of a quick read, and I’ll be back at noon today with one more post!) When I posted about my whipped-cream-is-healthier-than-butter-and-syrup revelation recently, I got some questions about how to whip cream. It’s actually really easy and doesn’t require a lot of sugar. Plus, it’s cheaper than whipped cream in a [...]

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Easy Frugal Cooking | Crock Pot BBQ Beef Sandwiches

October 11, 2011

This is such an easy recipe, it almost doesn’t even count as a recipe. But, since you all asked, I’m here to oblige. I recently tried a Cook’s Illustrated beef brisket recipe that turned out some outstanding barbeque…it involved a spice rub and a pound of bacon (you top the brisket with strips of bacon). [...]

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Wednesday Baking | Cornmeal Loaves

October 5, 2011

Every now and then, I share a baking recipe with you on Wednesdays. And lots of pictures of said baking recipe. I don’t call this Wednesday Baking because I bake solely on Wednesdays…no, my oven gets a workout much more frequently than once a week! All the past baking posts are archived in the Wednesday [...]

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I made applesauce.

September 29, 2011

I cut up apples and put them in a pot with a few cups of water. I added cinnamon sticks. I cooked the apples until they were soft. And then I ran them through my mom’s most fabulous food mill. This pushes the cooked apple out, leaving only the peels.  So, so, so much easier [...]

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Shrimp Veiness (Actually, it’s Shrimp Viennese!)

September 27, 2011

When I shared my dinner photo with you the other day as evidence that I had indeed resisted takeout temptation, a lot of you asked for the recipe, and I’m here to oblige. This recipe comes compliments of my aunt, and she got it from someone at church, and that means I haven’t the faintest [...]

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How to make chocolate pudding from scratch

September 14, 2011

Though I often tout chocolate pudding as a great way to use up slightly sour milk, and though I’ve posted at length about making homemade pudding pops, I have somehow neglected to post the actual pudding recipe here. We’re going to rectify that today. Homemade chocolate pudding requires only a short list of ingredients, all [...]

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