Our big family is getting bigger! I cannot believe that I’m even saying this! I don’t even know where the time went, and our kids are growing up so fast like “yeast in dough”. Oh, but the reality is real! That’s a span of life! We get older and our kids are growing up older…
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Easy Homemade Italian Bread Crumbs Recipe
Has it ever happened to you that while cooking, you got a lovely epiphany that you are short an ingredient? And not only that but you really don’t want to go to the grocery store. Or you don’t have a babysitter. It’s improvised time! This is how this recipe was created. While halfway through cooking…
Easy 4 Ingredients Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe
Ever wondered about homemade condiments? With as simple as this mayonnaise is, we all should. And as always homemade is the BEST! At first, when I tried making homemade mayonnaise, I had to play around with measurements to get them just right. As a result, I had to waste some ingredients, which was sad. It was…
How to Make Frosty Cranberries
The holidays are just around the corner! Hard to believe but always an exciting time. Especially for food bloggers who get to create seasonal and fun goodies! This one adds a nice touch to both Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. If you’ve tried making frosted cranberries before, you know it can be pretty tricky, but I’ll…
How to Make Perfect Quick and Easy Oven Broiled Bacon
How can you not know how to prepare bacon? It sounds too easy, just fry it up in a pan! But sometimes, if you don’t know a few tricks, even simple things can be a messy hassle. I learned that the hard way. I used to fry bacon on the stove, in a pan. Sounds…
How to Grind Meat at Home “The Clean Way”
I’ve had many readers ask: “Why do I soak and rinse meat before cooking?” Soaking meat does not remove or kill bacteria. Bacteria are killed when the meat reaches extreme cooking temperature. So the quick answer to the question is that it’s not absolutely necessary to soak and rinse meat before cooking it. However, while…
How to Make Chocolate Sponge Cake
Chocolate Sponge Cake is also known as Chocolate biskvit. It is very similar to the traditional white biskvit except for the addition of cocoa powder and a little less flour to make those perfect chocolate sponge cake, that serve as a base for many different chocolate cake recipes or desserts. The next recipe that I…
How to Can Sorrel
We love sorrel borscht! It’s a staple in nearly every Ukrainian household but is special to each in their own way. Growing up my mom made it pretty often, creating wonderful childhood memories. Now every time I make sorrel borscht it brings back many memories of those sweet, careless childhood days. The borscht itself is…
How to Steam Broccoli in a Rice Cooker
In this post I would like to share another great small kitchen appliance that is very often used in my kitchen. That is a rice cooker. Rice cookers aren’t just for cooking rice. Most rice cooker brands include a steam rack with it, and it’s great for steaming vegetables like broccoli. It is quick and…
Potato Tips
POTATO TIPS: You can’t just reach for any potatoes and expect the same results. Potatoes have different textures and tastes. For Scalloped Potatoes, I like to use red potatoes. They have the lowest amount of starch, about 16-18% starch, which makes more firm, distinct chunks of potatoes. And I just like the taste of them…
How to Freeze Cherries (Fruit)
Its that time of the year, when you harvest the fresh fruits or vegetables from your amazingly productive, back-breaking, sweat from-your-brow gardens and stock up for the winter months. One of the ways you can preserve your wonderful little blessings to enjoy all year round is to freeze any type of veggies, fruit or berries…
