In the Kitchen

Taste of Home

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Tonight I am going to the Taste of Home Cooking School. If you haven’t been to one of these you NEED to go! It is so great – free giveaways, swag bags, and all things food. I will highlight some of it later this week, but I wanted to share this offer with you for [...]

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Snickers Cupcakes

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Wondering why my newest procrastination post that I promised isn’t up? This is why – I was making Snickers Cupcakes ~ told you I was super good at procrastinating! Jamie @ My Baking Addiction shared these Snickers Cupcakes that I just needed to try out. When I was putting the ingredients together it seemed like [...]

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Homemade Fortune Cookies

December 31, 2010

This is a great treat for New Years Day – a cookie filled with hope and fortune for the New Year. Stephanie Lynn at Under the Table and Dreaming share the instructions on how to make your own cookies. What would you leave as 2011 fortunes?

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Cosmopolitan Cupcakes

December 30, 2010

Sick of Christmas Cookies? I know I am ready for a different type of dessert and I found these Cosmopolitan Cupcakes really interesting. Bakingdom does a great job of sharing the recipe along with vegan and non-alcoholic substitutes.

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Cheese Steak Sandwich Bars

August 26, 2010

Cheese Steak Sandwich Bars Ingredients: ● 7 frozen sandwich steaks ; (like Steak-Umms) ● 1 small onion ; chopped ● 4 oz. can mushrooms stems and pieces ; drained ● 2 tubes refrigerated pizza crust ● 1 tbsp. Italian salad dressing ● 1/4 lb. provolone cheese slices Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a [...]

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Works for me Wednesday – Tip for browning Ground Beef

August 25, 2010

Don’t you feel like when you brown ground beef it is so tedious to break it up with the wooden spoon. We used ground beef in so many things, so I feel like I am always browning it. In some dishes i like it to be finely chopped – like especiallly in Taco Meat. My trick [...]

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Tie- Dyed Cupcakes

August 24, 2010

Ingredients: 1 (18.25-ounce) Box Vanilla Cake Mix 1 ¼ cups Water ⅓ cup Canola Oil 1 (1.25-ounce) Bottle Colored Snowflake Sprinkles 1 (1.85-ounce) Bottle Rainbow Sprinkles Decorating gels, assorted colors 1 (12-ounce) container whipped fluffy white frosting Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-muffin) tins with cupcake papers; set aside. In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, water, and oil. Use a [...]

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Pizza Dough

August 18, 2010

Great for grilled pizza – Ingredients: ● 1 package yeast ● 1 cup warm water ● 1 tbsp. sugar ● 2 tbsp. oil ● 1 tsp. salt ● 2 3/4 to 3 1/4c flour Directions: Dissolve yeast in water in 3qt bowl. Stir in sugar, oil, salt and 1c flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough [...]

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Tacos In Pasta Shells

August 5, 2010

Ingredients: ● 1 1/4 lb. ground beef ● 1 pkg ; (3 oz) cream cheese, cubed and softened ● 1 tsp. salt ● 1 tsp. chili powder ● 18 jumbo pasta shells ; cooked and drained ● 2 tbsp. butter ● 1 cup prepared taco sauce ● 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese ● 1 cup [...]

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Unconventional uses for a Coffee Filter

August 3, 2010

Have you ever used a coffee filter sor some of these things? Use them as disposable bowls for snacks like granola and popcorn Place a taco or pita in them for an on-the-go lunch. Use to place over a bowl in the microwave when you are heating leftovers. Have the kids color and then spritz [...]

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