Category: <span>Home Sweet Home</span>

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August 10, 2016 By: Skaalcomment

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We are in the thick of summer, but while I’m enjoying pool time and warm evenings outside, I know that fall is right around the corner and with fall comes back to school. Once the school year starts, schedules become hectic. Which is why it’s important to plan ahead. [Read more…]

What to Do with Used Cooking Grease

July 7, 2016 By: Skaalcomment

Is your first impulse after using cooking oil to toss it? Resist it: There are other things you can do with used cooking grease.

For starters, cooking oil can often be re-used—for sauteing other dishes, as an addition to things like vinaigrettes, for example. But before you figure out if you can re-use cooking oil, you have to understand when this ingredient starts to break down, which is called the smoke point. [Read more…]

All About Frosting Tips

February 29, 2016 By: Skaalcomment

Have you ever looked at a cake and wondered how the amazing designs were made? Well the group at eReplacementParts.com have put together an amazing graphic to help you with everything you need to know! All you need is a pastry bag full of frosting in a piping bag and an empty edible canvas to start. With a little practice, you’ll amaze everyone with your decorating skills!

Check out all about frosting tips here: [Read more…]

Top 10 Tools That Make My Kitchen

January 24, 2016 By: Skaalcomment

When I first started to teach myself to cook, I really didn’t have a lot in my kitchen to work with. Most of my stuff was hand me down and I basically had a toaster and a tea kettle! It took a few years and trying different things but here is a list of 10 items that I know use and recommend. [Read more…]

How to Save Your Cast Iron

March 17, 2015 By: Skaalcomment

I think it’s safe to say that a cast iron pan is one of the best things you can cook with. It’s sturdy, it’s oven safe and it requires very little maintenance to take care of. But you do still have to take care of it. There is nothing worse than a rusty cast iron. If your pan has seen better days or you picked one up at a yard sale and want to spruce it up, here’s what you do. [Read more…]

How to Ripen a Banana Quickly

August 3, 2014 By: Skaal2 Comments

It always seems that whenever I want to bake banana bread or muffins I’m usually looking at practically green bananas in my kitchen. Luckily there is a way to ripen your bananas for baking use. All you need is an oven and 1 hour. You can put the banana right in the bowl and get your baking started. [Read more…]

How to Make Buttermilk

July 21, 2014 By: Skaal4 Comments

There comes a time when you read a recipe and you find an ingredient that you don’t usually keep on hand. In my case it’s buttermilk. I use it occasionally but not enough to always buy it and keep it around.

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