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Alert: Book Giveaway on 5DollarDinners
Erin Chase of www.5dollardinners.com is celebrating “Back to School Week” by giving away 2 books each day this week. And as a part of her site’s 3rd Anniversary, Erin will be giving away books hourly on Monday, August 22. I have both of Erin’s cookbooks and they are very useful, both with recipes and general…
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Pickling Things
I love pickled things. As I mentioned earlier I am growing some dill in the garden. I don’t have any dill heads yet to use in pickling but do have the sprigs. Here’s a picture of the dill crock I mentioned before, in one of my new Pickl-It jars. Doesn’t that look delicious? Save
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How to Clean your Coffee Maker
Periodically, my coffee maker starts running very slowly. We live in a hard water area. I’ve learned that if I run a few cups of distilled white vinegar through it, then follow by running 3-4 pots of plain water though it, it clears up and runs like new again. Anyone have some other tips on…
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Repurposed Food: Steak Soft Tacos with Black Beans
A few nights ago I made my own corn tortillas using my new tortilla press and made huevos rancheros for myself and a friend for dinner, cooking up some canned black beans with some spices, cooked onions and tomatoes and using my own chickens’ fresh eggs! Cheap and delicious! I had leftover corn tortillas and…
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Chive Flower Vinegar
Last night I started some chive flower vinegar. I’m using white distilled vinegar as I wanted the color to shine through. I picked the flowers, washed them off, dried them (you can use a salad spinner), then added them to a quart of vinegar. Will let it sit for a few weeks and then taste!…