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Create A Cookbook for Your Own Family with CreateMyCookbook

This post is sponsored by CreateMyCookbook; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I have always had a dream to someday write a book, but lately, that dream has gotten really specific and focused: I want to create a cookbook. I think a lot of wannabe writers have the dream to write a book, …

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World’s Best and Easiest Coleslaw with Homemade Vinaigrette

 This, the World’s Best Coleslaw Recipe, is for all my friends out there who call themselves as “Bad Cooks”.   I feel your pain. I do. I once despaired of ever being as good a cook as my mama.  It is also for all my friends out there who think of themselves as “Coleslaw Haters“. …

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Grilled Marinated Flank Steak with Blistered Tomatoes

Grilled Flank Steak with Blistered Tomatoes and Basil Vinaigrette is my new favorite go-to recipe for when company is coming, and I want to serve something that is beautiful to look at, absolutely  delicious, and best of all: EASY!!! Why You NEED this recipe for Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Those words, “company’s coming” can strike …

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Southern Summer Risotto in a Pressure Cooker: with Corn, Tomatoes and Bacon

All the Treasures of Summer in the South, in a Risotto: Southern Summer Risotto is simply an Italian-style rice dish, made in the easiest way I’ve ever made risotto: with a pressure cooker. I made this recipe up myself, by taking a basic risotto recipe, and changing up a few ingredients. It’s made with some …

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What to Do With All Those Tomatoes: Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce

Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce is the answer to the question of what to do with all those tomatoes. Even for, and maybe especially for, the lazy person. My Counter is Full of Tomatoes. What Should I Do??? I’m a lazy person, in many ways. One of the ways it manifests itself is when a huge …

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Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Make going back to school a little happier with this recipe for Crispy, Chewy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies! They’re made with ingredients you probably have right now in your pantry Good Cookies Make Happy Families This recipe for Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Walnut cookies lines up nicely with my mission. Now, by “my mission” I mean, why …

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How to Make Creamy Homemade Polenta in a Pressure Cooker

I’ve learned how to make creamy homemade polenta in my pressure cooker/multi-cooker, (for some of you, that’s an Instant Pot) and I will never go back to the old way I used to make polenta again! Making it in my electric pressure cooker is so much easier!  No more molten lava spatters on my hands …

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Black Coffee Ice Cream and Bosch Ice Cream Maker Review

Here’s a recipe for homemade Black Coffee Ice Cream with a dark, rich flavor that tastes as wonderful as the aroma of coffee smells. Can ANYTHING taste as good as black coffee smells? This recipe for homemade Black Coffee Ice Cream comes close! Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home I found this recipe for Black …

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Recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

Been looking for a delicious recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Bread? I’ve got you covered, right here. I’ll also share my experiences using a Bosch Universal Plus Mixer.  I received a brand new Bosch Universal Plus mixer to review, and in this post, I used it to make my whole wheat bread recipe, that I’ve …

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How to Make Whole Wheat Bread, Part 3: the Incidentals

In today’s post, I’m going to cover all the incidentals that I didn’t cover in regard to making whole wheat bread, from flour you grind yourself. So here we go: This is the third post in a series of posts I’ve been doing regarding making whole wheat bread. The first post is here, and in …

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How to Make Homemade Whole Wheat Bread: the Wheat Berries

This post contains affiliate links. That means if you buy something because you clicked on a link in this post, I might earn enough to buy a hot fudge sundae. I promise to share it with my family. If you’re going to make delicious homemade whole wheat bread, from flour you’ve ground yourself, you’re going …

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How to Make Homemade Whole Wheat Bread: the Grain Mill

This post contains affiliate links. That means if you buy something because you clicked on a link in this post, I might earn enough to buy a steak. I promise to share it with my family. About ten years ago, when I was participating a lot on the Sonlight Homeschooling forums, some women there piqued …

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Smoky Chipotle Barbecue & Bacon Baked Beans

This recipe for Smoky Chipotle Barbecue and Bacon Baked Beans is so EASY, and so delicious, that I almost named them Susan’s Magical Baked Beans. The amount of flavor that’s in them IS magical, however, considering that so little effort is involved in making them. How These Baked Beans Got Their Name I didn’t name …

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Fried Green Tomato BLT Sandwich Recipe

Fried Green Tomato: Appetizer, or Sandwich?  There’s nothing that’s more classically southern, than a fried green tomato. Fried green tomatoes are delicious all by themselves, but they get even yummier served with a delicious remoulade dipping sauce. They’re good as a side dish, or even as an appetizer. But, if you’re feeling slightly adventurous, why …

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