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Manicotti Ham Bake

                                                                  What You Need:                Manicotti pasta shells      1 medium onion, chopped    2 garlic cloves – minced    1/4 C olive oil    … Continue reading

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Extracts, Liqueurs, Cordials, Flavored Sugars

  You can make many of your own extracts, flavored sugars, and fruit cordials or liqueurs at home without too much effort by infusing fruit peels and spices in vodka, rum, or other liquors.   It’s a fun and easy … Continue reading

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Vanilla Extract Bottled

  Using the Recipe provided   http://suburbhomestead.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/vanilla-extract/ We made the extract then bottled it into washed glass bottles with a cork.  Reuseable containers, adding more grain alcohol when low, and helping vanilla farmers deal with a glut of beans on the … Continue reading

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Italian Sausage

  10 pounds meat 2-3 pounds fat (beef or pork) 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons pepper fresh ground 2 teaspoons fennel seed 2 teaspoons garlic Minced 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper (or to your taste)   Grind meat and … Continue reading

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Vanilla Extract

  First you need premium grade vanilla beans to get a good product. (Not the dried up ones you find in the stores sometimes). Not all vanilla beans are created the same! Ingredients: 2 Cups (16 oz.) vodka Vodka is … Continue reading

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Power Oatmeal

  ½ cup Quaker Brand Oatmeal 1 Tablespoon of Flax Seed meal 1/4 cup of Shelled Walnuts 1 Tablespoon of Black Strap Molasses 1 Tablespoon of Honey 1/4 teaspoon of Ground Nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon of Ground Allspice 1/2 teaspoon of … Continue reading

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Skillet Granola

  1 cup old-fashioned (large flake) oats 1/4 cup sesame seeds,and flax seeds 1 Tbsp. Butter or coconut butter 2 Tbsp. honey or golden syrup a shake of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves a pinch of sea salt a handful of … Continue reading

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Be A Food Processor

      If you have the proper canning equipment and the time, put foods by. You’ll need a pressure cooker to can meats, broths, and low-acid vegetables, but a very large soup pot can be used for making tomato … Continue reading

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Pineapple Pico De Gallo

  Makes 2-1/2 cups This is a sweet-hot variation on classic Pico De Gallo. It’s a summery salsa that goes well with grilled pork or shrimp. 1/4 onion diced 1 large tomato seeded and diced 1 cup diced pineapple 1/2 cup … Continue reading

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