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More Soup Month: Sous Vide Chicken and Bok Choy Soup
It’s still Soup Month! Sous Vide Chicken and Bok Choy Soup is another soup recipe for these winter months! And it uses a cool cooking technique called sous vide (under pressure). In sous vide, the food is typically vacuum-sealed in a bag and cooked to a precise temperature while in a water bath. Sous vide can also refer to simply precision cooking in a water bath without a vacuum bag as well. In either version, it is difficult ( possible if you leave it in the bath too, too long!)to overcook the food with this method because the temperature cannot get any higher than the one you select. Also, the…
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National Meat Month: Reverse Sear Strip Steaks
Hello, all you meat-lovers! January is National Meat Month and this week, January 24 – 31 is National Meat Week! The month focus on all meats and meat week focuses on BBQ. I ate a lot more meat as a child than I do now — same with my husband. However, he loves a good steak — on occasion — even now and relishes the opportunity to visit a steak house to get a really good cut of meat cooked right. But now, sitting at a steakhouse — not ideal. So, steak at home! What is a Reverse Sear? The reverse sear is a cooking method where a thick cut…
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More on Pizza Week: Cast Iron Pizza Margherita
This is my second post this week about National Pizza Week. I have included a recipe for a pizza made using a cast iron pan. Yum! But with that, I decided to take a quick look at using pizza stones versus cast iron when making your homemade pizza creations. Pizza Stones vs Cast Iron Pizza stones are made out of terra cotta materials and can be purchased in a number of sizes and shapes including square and round. Why is a pizza stone good for your pizza? The material that the stone is made up of is porous and soaks up any liquid in the crust making it crispier. Crispy…
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Ideas for Substitutions in Gluten-free Baking and Gluten-Free Crust!
Today is National Gluten-Free Day! I don’t typically cook gluten-free but I have tried a few gluten-free recipes. When I was in med school, this wasn’t a big topic so I wanted to learn more about it. Always curious! To commemorate the day, let’s look at gluten-free baking! When embarking on gluten-free baking it’s important to accept that the foods you love most may not taste the same in gluten-free form. However, you may find that you like them even more than before so don’t lose all hope. In addition, you need to understand that there is no identical substitute for foods and the textures and flavors will be different.…
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Slow Cooker Southwestern Breakfast Casserole
I love my slow cooker! I have said that before on this blog — my slow cooker is a magical invention. I ran a Slow Cooker Challenge on this blog last January. There are 30 days of slow cooker recipes of all types. As January is National Slow Cooker Month, this is the ideal time to find recipes for our cookers. How about a new breakfast recipe? Making a breakfast that requires little work from me is a win-win any season of the year but especially during the cooler months. You can snuggle under your blanket while your meal is cooking away… Sounds great, right? On to the recipe… Slow…
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It’s National Whipped Cream Day: White Café Mocha Recipe
Hello, everyone! I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday season. We stayed at home and spent lots of time with our kids. Now it’s time to get back to work. I have set new goals and plans for 2021. I am looking forward to this year! Here is the first new recipe for this year! National Day: January 5th is National Whipped Cream Day One thing I did do during the holidays was make gourmet coffee shop drinks for the family along with all the other food that we ate during the holidays. It was nice to nice to enjoy those types of treats without having to leave…
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Choosing What’s Best for Your Family During the Holidays…without feeling guilty!
There can be a lot of pressure during the holidays to be, do, and have things that may or may not fit into your vision. The thing is, everyone has a unique idea of what merriment looks like and the best way to spend the holiday season. That’s great if it gels with your ideas, but it can feel like a burden if it doesn’t. Ultimately, it’s important to choose what’s best for your family during the holidays and let go of any guilt along the way. It might feel uncomfortable but if you keep your focus positive, you can assert yourself without too much fall out. Here’s how- Be…
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3 Thieves that Rob your Holiday Spirit
Everyone starts off with tremendous holiday spirit. The mere idea of the holiday’s sparks joy. Knowing anything is possible during the season creates a sense of wonder and delight… right about the time the first pumpkin spice latte hits the coffee shop. Sadly, it doesn’t always take long for one…or more…of three thieves to rob your holiday spirit. The three thieves of holiday spirit are Finances Time Family Any of these, or all of them for that matter, have a tendency to steal the joy you’ve mustered for the season. Sadly, what’s supposed to be a happy time can easily turn stressful when your money, your time, or your family…
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Putting the “Happy” into Your Holidays
The holidays are a wondrous time of year filled with every imaginable delight for your senses. Great tasting food, beautiful décor, soft and fuzzy sweaters, and music that only comes around once per year. It’s no wonder people can’t wait for the holidays to help them escape into a time of family, fun, and festivities. Note the Overwhelm… While the idea of the holidays is always delightful, the realities can be quite overwhelming. Juggling an already busy schedule with added activities during the holidays can quickly take the wonder out of the season and replace it with stress. What started out as Happy Holidays becomes surviving the Holidaze. The holidays…
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Christmas Gift Guide Round-Up #2
Here is CHristmas Gift Guide Round-Up #2 Kitchen Gadgets Ninja Countertop Blender Keurig K-Classic Coffee Maker Cosori Air Fryer Insta Pot Duo Mini Wearable Technology Fitbit Charge 4 GoPro HERO8 Apple Watch Series 5 Garmin Forerunner 35 Snap Spectacles My Black Friday Note: I will be having a Black Friday Sale at My Etsy Store, LTR Printables, starting on the 26th!
