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Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe with Real Ingredients
Have you looked at the ingredients in breakfast sausage? I took a peek last year and I was shocked. The one we had been purchasing for years contained pork, corn syrup, salt, natural flavor, sugar, pork broth, and MSG. I was determined to make it myself, with actual real ingredients, and I think I’ve done…
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Basic Bread Pudding
I did not grow up having bread pudding, but after I’d been a homemaker for a few years and I was staring at my budget spreadsheet, it became a staple in our house. Anytime I have a bread end, an extra hamburger bun, a stale bagel…I cube it up and stick it in a big…
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Master the Spatchcock Method for Perfect Roast Chicken
Roasting a whole chicken is a great skill to learn and it’s not as hard as it might seem. I’m a huge fan of the “flattened” chicken method, or spatchcock method. The first thing I do when I’m going to roast a chicken is to mix up my seasoning. Equal parts garlic powder, salt, and…
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Preservation: Mustang Grape Jelly
Remember a few days ago, when I wrote about picking Mustang grapes? Well, we got 8 pounds. Within two days I had seven jars of grape jelly and 6 cups of grape juice for fresh drinking. Now a bit of transparency: grape jelly isn’t my favorite. I have always been fully in the strawberry jam…
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How To Fold a Burrito
The other day, I shared how to cook beans in the pressure cooker. I wanted to share our favorite way to enjoy beans: the humble but scrumptious bean burrito! The best and easiest way to make refried beans is to simply put the whole beans in a pot and mash them with a potato masher.…
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Basic, Easy Beer Bread
This is a family favorite for weeknight dinners, and I have been known to deliver this, warm from my oven, to neighbors and friends. It is always a hit and it’s easily adaptable, with only five ingredients. The flavor will largely depend on what kind of beer you use, so do try to pick one…
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