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Flawless Pie Dough
Hello, my name is Kirsten, and I have crust issues. Specifically, pie crust. I first learned to make pie dough at my Mama’s side. Nothing fancy about it. We dumped flour into a bowl. The shortening...
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Fear Not Bread, Part II 1/2: 60-Minute Dill-Potato Bread
I like bread. I like bread a lot. I also happen to be one of those weirdos that likes to bake bread, and is just sure that everyone and anyone can bake bread in some capacity. I really do! My...
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Laundry Helpers
(Photo Credit) Before we had children, Hubby & I had two beautiful Great Danes, and also volunteered with a great organization called Great Dane Rescue, Inc. We would evaluate incoming Danes,...
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Home Canning Basics 101
Summer’s riches are ripe and ready for the picking here on the 45th parallel, and I’ve been taking full advantage of the bounty. Not that I am capable of growing anything other than deer salad, but I...
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Home Canning Basics 102: The Cooked Jam Method
Hello, Friends! Thank you for hanging tight during my impromptu dalliances of the vacation variety last week. Is it me, or does summer seem to linger on until the month of August, at which point a...
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Fall is Here. You Have No More Excuses.
The days are cooler. The leaves are changing color in preparation to fall from the trees. Fall is definitely here Up North. Well, I guess maybe technically fall won’t be here for a couple more days,...
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Hoppin’ on the Pumpkin Bandwagon
The crisp autumn air can mean only one thing here Up North–its time for pumpkins! If you’ve happened around any food blogs lately, I’m sure that you’ve noticed the proliferation of all things pumpkin....
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How to Safely Store Food for the Long Haul and (Hopefully) Avoid Spoilage
A few weeks ago, my PacNorthwest friend Beth, asked if I had any suggestions for long term food storage. Her reasons for wanting to store food for an extended period of time are quite valid: food fresh...
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Home for the Holidays: Dark Chocolate Cranberry Pie
Pie, pie, everywhere there’s pie! Cheryl over at TidyMom.net is graciously hosting her 4th Annual Love the Pie party, where rabid bakers across the internet share mouthwatering pie recipes. There are...
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How to Bake a Positively Perfect Cheesecake
Cheesecake is perhaps one of the most heralded yet capricious desserts to bake from scratch. Consider it the Sandra Bullock of the baking world. When a cheesecake is good, it is oh so good! (As is the...
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