Cookie Dough Dip
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Cookie Dough Dip

Sarah

The boys love this dip, and while I rarely buy anything with artificial dye in it, I bent my rules for the green mint chips in this dish (they are made in a peanut free facility, so the youngest can have them). It's a fun dip to serve, it has a sour punch with the… Continue reading Cookie Dough Dip

Pantry Staples: DIY Rice A Roni Mix
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Pantry Staples: DIY Rice A Roni Mix

Sarah

I always find it fascinating that mixes like Rice A Roni sell so well. When you think about it, it's a tiny amount of rice, pasta, maybe a few dried vegetables, and heavily salted "flavor mix". That's it. Well....maybe not just "it". From a box of Chicken Flavor: "Ingredients RICE, WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA,… Continue reading Pantry Staples: DIY Rice A Roni Mix

Daily Bread Making With A Zojirushi Bread Machine
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Daily Bread Making With A Zojirushi Bread Machine

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Is it possible to do daily bread making? In a modern life? It is if you have a few tools and techniques on hand. A few years back Kirk surprised me with a Zojirushi BB-CEC20 Home Bakery Supreme 2-Pound-Loaf Breadmaker (there’s a mouthful!) to replace my worn out old bread machine. Since then, daily bread has… Continue reading Daily Bread Making With A Zojirushi Bread Machine

Little Rustic Loaves
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Little Rustic Loaves

Sarah

This is a favorite recipe of ours. The little loaves are personal size, if served with a bowl of soup, or a great side to dinner. If you have a stand mixer, the prep is very minimal. Little Rustic Loaves Ingredients: 1½ Tbsp active dry yeast 2½ cups warm water 2 tsp fine sea salt… Continue reading Little Rustic Loaves

November In The Garden
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November In The Garden

Sarah

November is always a hard month for me when dealing with the gardens and the homestead. Like most years, it gets light late, dark early, and it rains. A lot. Doesn't make you enthralled to be outside I can attest. However....this year, the Sunglo greenhouse has made it more interesting (and fun). In late October… Continue reading November In The Garden