Kitchen Tips

What You Need to Know About Preserving

by Kate on May 10, 2013

The following post is from Kate of Modern Alternative Mama:

source: Kate

Three years ago, I was about to preserve my own food for the first time.

It was an exciting adventure.  And I was nervous.  I didn’t want to get burned, or break any glass, or mess anything up and make someone sick! But, I wanted high quality food, I didn’t want to pay a lot of money, and I’ve always been a “do-it-yourself”-er.  So, I jumped in.

It seemed like a lot of work that year to do just a few jars.  I think we did 40 – 50 jars of a few different food items.  In our third year canning, we did about 300 jars, and it didn’t seem so hard!

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5 Easy Ways to Make Your Favorite Desserts Healthier

by amygreen on May 7, 2013

The following post is from Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free:

source: Amy Green

Summer is right around the corner, which means summer clothing and yes, bathing suits. I don’t know about you, but looking fabulous in a bathing suit has never been able to motivate to me to give up dessert entirely. There’s just too much really good summer food I’m not willing to miss out on.

But, it does motive me to eat healthier. I don’t mind indulging in dessert when I know that it won’t end up around my waist.

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5 Tips for Getting an Allergy-Friendly, Real Food Meal on the Table Fast

April 24, 2013
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The following post is from Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free: One of the biggest obstacles for anyone switching to a gluten-free, allergy-friendly diet is time. At first, searching for ingredients takes time. Figuring out what to cook takes time. Preparing the meal takes lots of time. And if you’re like most of us, you [...]

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Giveaway: Good Cook Touch Treasure Hunt (More Than $1000 in Prizes!)

April 16, 2013
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This giveaway is now closed! The winners are Jamie (satrntgr@…), Dawn (Nddekievit@…), Melinda (melt003@…) and CORDELIA (cordfitz@…)! I mentioned the Good Cook Touch Treasure Hunt a few weeks ago, and today I’m excited to help kick it off! Over the next 5 weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to find and collect up to 115 Good [...]

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Giveaway: Good Cook Touch Prize Pack (2 Winners!)

April 4, 2013
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This giveaway is now closed! The winners are Faith (FaithPRNJ@…) and Hannah (hannah77@…)! I’m excited to share with you that I’m working with Good Cook, a leading kitchenware brand, to bring you all kinds of fun kitchen tips, giveaways and contests in the coming months: We’ll have a fun non-stick knife giveaway next week, and [...]

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Quick Tip: The Easy Way to Slice a Banana

March 14, 2013
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Today I’m sharing a quick tip over at Easy Homemade — my simple method for slicing bananas: Have you seen this handy dandy banana slicer? The gadget itself may seem a little silly since people have been slicing bananas with a simple knife for centuries, but the reviews on it are well worth your time! [...]

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Favorite Kitchen Tip & Cooking Resources {Eat Well, Spend Less}

February 26, 2013
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The Eat Well, Spend Less bloggers are joining together this month for a fun Q&A! We each posed a question to our fellow bloggers, and we’re sharing those answers in our posts. Last month, I shared a bit about my own strategies for learning to cook, but I wanted to know where other people turn [...]

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How to Froth Milk Without Any Special Equipment

February 6, 2013
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My next post in our Quick Tips from a Minimalist Kitchen is up at Easy Homemade, and this time I’m sharing my secret for perfectly frothed milk without any special equipment PLUS the recipe for my very favorite cinnamon latte: I pretty much consider coffee to be one of life’s greatest simple pleasures, and over [...]

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