Category: Cooking/Baking
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Winter Blues
It is not a big secret that the winter seems to suck the life out of me. I’m writing this with what I think it a sinus infection brewing. I can’t seem to shake the sinus issues I have been having this winter. I think it is a bad combination of weather, germy kids at…
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Adventures in Pressure Cooking + Bonus Ramblings
I’ve been playing with the Instant Pot lately! I’ve been busy importing recipes into the Paprika app. I have used the spaghetti & meatballs recipe from This Old Gal. I’d have to say, it was pretty good. My mom used to buy these Knorr sides all the time. I’m not a fan of standing over…
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Recipe Roundup: KitchenAid Edition
One of my favorite things to make in the KitchenAid is homemade bread. I use this pretty awesome recipe from Instructables. If you like homemade bread, this is awesome white bread. I had some leftover bread for supper today with jam. Delicious. One of my favorite recipes that I make using the Kitchen Aid requires…
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Much Needed Snow Day!
Today was a snow day. I haven’t had one in forever. It’s now 3:00pm and let me tell you I can’t remember the last time I was able to lay around and be this lazy, nor can I remember the last time I got so many things accomplished. I finished knitting a cowl I had…
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My Mama’s Chocolate Icing Recipe
Yesterday was my 25th birthday. My mama made me a cake with her homemade chocolate icing and I documented the process. Chocolate Butter Frosting 1 lb. Domino Confect. 10x powdered suga 1/2 cup cocoa 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 lb soft butter or marg. 1 tsp. vanilla extract 5-7 tb. milk Throw all of this into a…
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Christmas Chaos
It has been utter chaos with Christmas. I will remain in my standing that December 26th is my favorite day of the year. No expectations, you can play with your toys, and life is good. Everyone is happy. I think I will always take December 26th off from work because I just enjoy the peace…
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And Just Like That, It’s Over
The semester, that is. I can’t believe I only have one semester left of graduate school standing between me and a degree. I’m so looking forward to being done, mostly. Even though I don’t know what will happen after that. The million dollar question. Here’s some snippets of what I’ve been up to since the…