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How to Cut a Pineapple
Many people are afraid to buy whole pineapples, even though they are often a much better value than canned pineapple. The simple reason why they pass on fresh is that they’re not sure how to cut up a pineapple. It’s true: with its leaves and prickly skin, it’s hard to [...]
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Unexpected Guests? 12 Mealtime Savers
From time to time situations arise in which you have unexpected guests for a meal at the last minute. Perhaps extra kids were invited over for dinner after school or a visiting family accompanies you home for brunch after church. Whatever the circumstances, it can be tricky to [...]
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Kitchen Tip: Make a Crockpot Dinner the Night Before
Using a crockpot to cook your dinner all day while you’re busy or at work is a great time saver! However, what if you don’t have time to cut up the food, add the ingredients to the crockpot and otherwise put together the meal in the morning? [...]
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If the biggest variable in any recipe is the person cooking the dish, the same food will turn out differently for every person who prepares it. Today I learned that I have been measuring my flour improperly, which may be why my bread turns out differently from my husband’s!
Here, About.com Busy Cooks guide [...]
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Some ingredients are incredibly versatile, and can be worked into various meals in your menu plan. However, when trying to cut your grocery bill, looking for the staples that will give you the best value is key. Certain grains, vegetables, legumes and other ingredients can be worked into multiple recipes, cutting down the number of [...]
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Like the versatility of using baking mix (aka Bisquick) but don’t want to pay the extra? You can make your own:
Ingredients:
10 cups All-purpose flour
2 cups Shortening
1/3 cup Baking powder
1/4 cup Sugar (you can substitute Splenda if you want, but refer to their website for substitution tips first)
1 tbs salt
1. Combine dry ingredients
2. Add shortening [...]
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With Easter being tomorrow, many people will be preparing hams. An interesting question arose: How do you heat up a ham that has already been cooked without it getting dry and losing its flavor? Linda at About.com’s Busy Cooks Guide has a great article called How to Heat Fully-Cooked Ham. In it she gives methods [...]
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