The Easiest Way to Make Homemade Jelly and Jam

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  If you’re anything like me, you LOVE the taste and goodness of homemade jelly and jam….and if you’re also like me, maybe the whole process sounds pretty intimidating to you. Or maybe it just sounds like too much work. Maybe you have four children and …you know… making homemade jelly sounds pretty insane when [...]

Fast Easy Banana Salad

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Things I Love Thursdays: Fast Easy Banana Salad   While we were staying in Arizona two summers ago, before we actually moved here, I stumbled onto a quick and painless way to incorporate some bananas into a breakfast side for my kiddos. We had been eating lots of them lately, and they were tiring of [...]

Must-Try Recipe: Best Cole Slaw Ever

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Hello everyone! Time for a quick recipe. Who here loves cole slaw? Here’s a recipe I came up with years ago, it is tried and true and it’s probably our family’s favorite side dish. My boys will never turn their nose up at my cole slaw.

Making Tomato Powder

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What do you do with dehydrated tomatoes? I’ll tell you what I do: make tomato powder. What is tomato powder? I’ll define tomato powder as pulverized, powdered dried tomatoes, kept in a cool dry place and added to various dishes for an unmistakable tomato flavor without even having to open a can of tomatoes. Unless, [...]

How to Dehydrate Tomatoes

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My love affair with dehydrating (funny, right?) began with my purchase of the Excalibur. I call it the Cadillac of dehydrators; it comes with all the bells and whistles… nine large trays, temperature adjust, even a timer. I love it. This dehydrator is a staple in our kitchen. I’m so glad we had room for the [...]