This morning, I searched google for “can you pressure cook a roux” and the results I found mentioned a recipe in the instant pot for gumbo…so I decided to go ahead and try to make gumbo in my magic pot. That is where the little pot failed me. First of all, you cannot get the …
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After having the Silhouette machine for more than a year, I am finally really putting it to use. I bought these cups from Amazon to make Christmas cups for the family. Everyone personalized what they wanted on theirs and up with some pretty funny little memes. There was one request for a leg …
I hosted a Lularoe Party recently and catered food from Luzma Kitchen. The owner is from Venezuela and her food is amazing. She makes great biscotti, salsas and a wonderful quinoa salad but there are two items on her menu that I would highly recommend: her tuna and her emapanada gallega. The first is made …
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Today is Monday and we try to make them meatless around here. There are several reasons for it, ranging from helping the environment to realizing that we do not need to kill animals to eat and be strong. I am amazed to see how many athletes are actually going vegetarian. Thankfully, Indian and Asian cuisine …
We purchased two Echo Dots when I had the epiphany that we could use them as an intercom system in the house. Now, I hope to save some legwork for someone out there who might be in my shoes. The Echo Dot works with the Amazon Alexa App, so it is easily controlled with your …
Every Christmas, we would make cookie trays for friends and family. The one required cookie was Kringla. These are sweet, cakey cookies that go really well with tea or coffee. I make them every year because they are the one cookie that the boys request! The recipe came from an Iowa Church cookbook and, while …
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In an attempt to be more earth friendly, our household has been washing our napkins for several years now. We had to purchase a critical number of napkins to make it happen, but we now use these pretty much religiously for our family meals. I purchased them on Etsy from Lover of Life Designs. I …
Last night we went to see a Hip Hop Nutcracker. It was a fun blend of modern hip hop with the classical music. They did have a little bit of musical fusion with their violinist, but I wish we would have seen a little more. Overall, it was the perfect way to expose the boys …
Every Holiday Season we try to do some sort of a giving advent calendar challenge. This year, I used an advent calendar from a web site and then put a twist on it. I separated an existing Lego set and packaged it into little envelopes for the boys to put together slowly. We have purchased …
It all started with a blog post on one of my favorite blogs, 100 Day of Real Food. She had this recipe for Ebelskivers, which are apple filled pancakes. The recipe sounded great but I was even more intrigued by the pan. I then looked on Amazon for a pan to purchase and, in my research, …
