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Successful Bread!!!
If you’ve been following the adventures in bread baking, you’ll know it’s been a pretty abject failure all around, even the bread maker has only raised my bread baking game to sub-standard. I’m happy to announce we’ve had success. This was in furtherance of making sub rolls and using the bread machine recipe for dough.…
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Sweet Condensed Milk > Caramel
This is one of those things I ran across on Facebook but never thought much about it until I thought about it when I was at the store in the baking aisle looking at the sweetened condensed milk and remember it. We used this recipe from this site and it’s spot on. Super easy to…
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Xterra Inspected
The lesson learned today is that the TPMS needs to be replaced after 16 years and it costs about $260 to do so. I also learned that they aren’t needed for inspection so I’ll circle back around to that when I have a job. I did get the Xterra inspected at Jiffy Lube, it was…
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Pudding Kind of Day
With all the excitement over the past couple of days, it’s time for a little downtime and comfort snacks. I went to Harbor Freight and picked up a rolling stool because I’m old and need help getting up and down from the ground, this means I can just sit and scoot. Now that I say…
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Ghee – The Making of…
So if you want the whole story, you can find it here where I got the recipe. It’s long and drawn out but let me answer the ‘why do this?’ and then we’ll do the short version of the recipe. Why Ghee? Well, it has a unique nutty taste and a high smoke point so…
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Red Beans & Rice
In my quest for healthier eating, I’m exploring some Cajun cuisine to add some flavor and variety. I love New Orleans and the food found there. My burger cooking philosophy comes from a place called Company Burger down there. There’s a thing called barbecue oysters that are simply amazing and then there’s beans and rice.…
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Keep Apples from Browning
In the vein of healthier eating, apples are kind of a holy grail. Relatively inexpensive, they last forever in the fridge, super tasty and are rumored to keep doctors away. But once cut the clock is running at a screaming pace. And while the browning doesn’t impact the taste, presentation is everything. I ran across…
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Broccoli Cheese Soup
BCS is one of my favorite comfort foods, it’s not really the soup you have with a grilled cheese sandwich but pair it with a club or BLT and it’s heavenly. The best commercial that I’ve found is Jason’s deli and I’ve been trying to figure out how to make it since I first tried…
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Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Dip
I need a little push in the right direction when it comes to eating right, so I found this recipe and have had no issue getting my apple a day in. Yes, this isn’t the healthiest thing but because you’re eating it with fruit, I’m calling it a push. Put everything together in your stand…
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11 Herbs & Spices
So this is supposed to be the ‘original’ recipe: 11 spices — Mix with 2 cups white fl 1) 2/3 Ts salt 2) 1/2 Ts thyme 3) 1/2 Ts basil 4) 1/3 Ts oregano 5) 1 Ts celery salt 6) 1 Ts black pepper 7) 1 Ts dried mustard 8) 4 Ts paprika 9) 2…