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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Dill Brined Pickles
10 lbs 3-5″ green firm pickling cucumbers Dill 1-2 heads per jar or Dill seed Garlic cloves fresh and peeled 12 cup filtered water 1/2 cup pickling salt 1/2 cup Vanilla Sugar 1 1/2 cups vinegar Wash and soak 5-6 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brine, Cook, Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Mason jar, Pickling salt, Wine tasting descriptors
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Cherry Pie Filling Canned
Image via Wikipedia 6 cups vanilla sugar 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (non-meyer) or key lime juice 1 tsp pink salt (optional) 16 cups fresh pitted cherries or 5 lbs frozen tart pie cherries thawed 1 ¾ cups clearjel 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Almond, Boil, canning, Cherry, easy, frugal, fruit, Fruit preserves, homemade, Lemon juice, Recipe, sugar, tips, Wine tasting descriptors
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Home Made Chocolate Syrup
Home Made Chocolate Syrup This post is a belated Happy Birthday memory for my father. One of my favorite things while growing up was breakfast. Dad’s favorite was chocolate milk, toast with cherry preserves, and pancakes with sausage. It had … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast healthy, Brita, chocolate, Chocolate syrup, cooking, easy, frugal, Hershey's Special Dark, Home, Recipe, Syrup, Vanilla sugar
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Apple Pie Ice Cream
When the blue bunny mood takes you and the long, long, list of ingredients gives you pause. Remember ice cream is at its simplest, Sugar, cream, flavors, and whatever takes your fancy. At my favorite bulk food store yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Apple pie, Cookie, Cream, easy, Granny Smith, homemade, Ice cream, Recipe, Saigon Cinnamon, sugar, tips
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Apple Pie From the Freezer
Apple Pie From the Freezer In a Ziploc bag, put: approx. 6 cups apples, peeled and sliced (2 granny smiths, 2 Macintoshes, and 2 honey crisps in apple ratio mix) 1/2 cup vanilla sugar ¼ cup dark brown sugar 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple pie, Baked, Blind-baking, butter, Crust (baking), easy, frugal, Granny Smith, Recipe, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, tips, Wine tasting descriptors, Ziploc
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Gluten Free Brownies
You can use salted or unsalted butter for these brownies. If you use unsalted butter and want to add some salt, use 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt. I also like to add 2 to 3 tablespoons of roasted cocoa nibs along … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, butter, chocolate, Cocoa solids, cooking, Cooking spray, Cookware and bakeware, Dutch process chocolate, Flour, Home, Recipe, tips
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Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore 1 3-4 lb. fryer, cut up 1/2 cup flour 1/4 tsp. garlic and onion powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/3 cup olive oil 5 large cloves garlic, minced 1 or 2 large onions, sliced 1 ea. … Continue reading
Dad’s Favorite
Watermelon Jelly 1 1/2 cups watermelon 3 cups sugar 5 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup watermelon juice or water 1 package powdered pectin Prepare jars and lids as above. Remove seeds from watermelon and chop finely — do not puree. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boil, Cook, Fruit preserves, Jar, Lemon juice, Pectin, Recipe, sugar, tips, watermelon
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Spice Mixes
Spice combinations everyone should know. The fresher the spices, the cleaner the taste. Buy whole spices and grind in an old coffee grinder. Save money and have a better quality product. No gluten, no MSG and chemical free. Apple pie … Continue reading
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Tagged Allspice, Black pepper, cooking, easy, frugal, Garlic, Onion, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Recipe, Seasoning, spice, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, tips
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