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Macerated Strawberries I’m surprised that some of you don’t know how to macerate strawberries. Does that mean that I watch too many cooking shows? Probably. I’m more than happy to share this simple process to make some yummy syrupy fruity goodness. You can add this to oatmeal, pour it over ice cream, or make Belgian […]
Help your child spread anything on bread I’m excited about this post. My son used to struggle to put butter on bread. More often than not, my butter tub used to look like someone tried to stab it to death.But then inspiration hit me! What if the problem was all in the wrist! Tools and
Making a Cake with Children Part 3 – Decorating Welcome to the final part of this series. If you missed the other parts:Part 1 – BakingPart 2 – FrostingNow we get to work on decorating our cake! My children loved this part. They pretended to be professionals. They made a design that they wanted to
Making a Cake with Children Part 2 – Frosting Welcome to Part 2 of this series. If you missed Part 1 – Baking then click HERE. Now on to the next part, making the frosting! Tools and equipment : 01) Patience! [Again, too bad you can’t buy this stuff!]02) Hand Vacuum [Accept that there is
Making a Cake with Children Part 1 – Baking Children love to help their parents, even if the parents don’t want the help. They just want to do what you do. I’m for enabling them, here is how I baked a cake with my children. For reference, my children are 6 and 7. Tools and
Knife sharpening in the Kitchen Did you know that a brand-new knife set needs to be sharpened? The better brands will say it on the packaging. The knives are only sharp enough to kind of work. But if you want to slice through an onion without crying, you need to sharpen them. I’ve been sharpening
The Ultimate Soda Kefir Guide Are you ready to make “Soda Kefir?” I’m assuming you already have happy water kefir grains ready to go. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then head over to Start Your Own Water Kefir: A Beginner’s Guide. In this blog, I’m going to relate the basic instructions for keeping
Start Your Own Water Kefir: A Beginner’s Guide Water Kefir (pronounced like: KA-FEAR) is amazing. It is a probiotic drink that you can make at home. Do you have stomach issues? This could help. It helped to control my GERD. I went from 40mg of esomeprazole every day to 20mg every other day. That is
Easy DIY Coconut Milk Coconut milk isn’t really milk, and shouldn’t be confused with coconut water (the liquids found inside a coconut). It is the end product of blending coconut meat with water and straining it. This white liquid has lots of healthy benefits which include such things as heart health, boosting the immune system,
Amazingly Easy Overnight Cookie Flavored Oatmeal Oatmeal is a really great breakfast. It lowers cholesterol, stabilizes blood glucose levels, and keeps you feeling fuller longer. So why doesn’t everyone eat it? I think there are two reasons: Flavor and Texture. Nothing like a bland mushy meal to make you turn away in disgust. I mean
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