Kitchen Tips & Tricks

Pantry Spring Clean {Before & After Pics}

March 15, 2013
Spring Clean

Yay! It’s the big reveal day, y’all! Okay, I know it’s not THAT impressive, but I’m still excited to show you the after pic. My oldest was super happy to help me  toss, clean, and re-organize the pantry. (Seriously, she LOVES to clean, and I hope it never goes away!) We didn’t get around to the top [...]

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20 Mule Team Borax {Giveaway}

March 14, 2013
Borax

We are continuing the “Spring Clean” theme this week with a little giveaway!!! Several months ago after the severe food allergies diagnosis, I started removing some of the foods, preservatives, toxins, and other chemicals from our home and began a more “natural” lifestyle. I first started with my pantry, removing anything that could in any way possible contain peanuts [...]

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Spring Cleaning Ebook Bundle {5 Books for $7.40}

March 13, 2013
Spring Cleaning Bundle of the Week

Since we are spring cleaning the kitchen this week, I thought I’d share this week’s ebook bundle with you! These are some awesome resources to help you get started with your spring cleaning! Make sure to take advantage of this special offer before 8am EST on Monday, March 18th! Spring is just around the corner, and [...]

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Pantry Spring Clean {Before}

March 12, 2013
Spring Clean

Okay, y’all. As promised, this is the BEFORE pic. A mess. A BIG mess. Stop by Friday to see the AFTER pics and my shelf-by-shelf organization. Do you have any tips for pantry organization? Share them in the comments!

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How to Whip Cream

January 5, 2013
Whipped Cream

Happy National Whipped Cream Day! Whipped cream is actually pretty simple to make. Wanna see? First, you need heavy cream… with your whisk attachment, you whip it until soft peaks start to form… then add sifted powdered sugar with a teaspoon of your favorite flavoring or extract until stiff peaks form. Voilà! Whipped Cream! Just make sure not [...]

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Oatmeal Cinnamon Sandwich Bread

October 12, 2012
Oatmeal Cinnamon Sandwich Bread

A few months ago, I received a brand new breadmaker for Mother’s Day. I loved it and used it every other day or so to make bread. About a week ago, I placed all the ingredients in the breadmaker and started the dough cycle. It worked for about 3 minutes, beeped like it was done, and [...]

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10 Uses for Baking Soda in the Kitchen

October 6, 2012
Baking Soda Uses

To keep my girls safe, I’ve been trying to get rid of the harmful chemicals in our home. We are taking an all-natural approach to cleaning, and I’ve found that baking soda comes in handy for so many things. Here’s my Top Ten List for using baking soda in the kitchen: 1. Baking Baking soda [...]

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Easy. Homemade. Ebook

August 15, 2012
Easy Homemade

Oh, y’all! I HAVE to tell you about a great new ebook that is being released TODAY by Mandi from Life Your Way! Mandi’s newest ebook is titled Easy. Homemade., and I got to preview a copy this week. Y’all HAVE to grab a copy TODAY! Mandi is a super busy mom who works full time [...]

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Freezer Inventory {FREE Printable}

June 10, 2012
Free Printable Forms & Lists

I’m a list maker. I LOVE making lists. Sometimes, my list making gets a little out of hand. Today is great example. I wanted to clean out my deep freezer, but I decided I’d like to inventory the items inside. Instead of grabbing a piece of notebook paper and a pen, I hopped on my [...]

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Ultimate Blog Swap: Menu Planning

May 22, 2012

Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting a fun summer recipe over at Unsophisticook, and I’m excited to welcome Amy from The Finer Things in Life to Cajun Sugar Pie: It’s no secret that creating a regular meal plan is one of the more time and budget-saving steps we can take in [...]

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Homemade Sandwich Bread

May 19, 2012
Bread

For Mother’s Day, I received a new breadmaker. I LOVE bread in general, but I wanted a breadmaker to make sandwich bread. I now have homemade sandwich bread with no preservatives and only ingredients that I put in it! Fresh, yummy, homemade sandwich bread! I used the King Arthur Flour recipe and set the breadmaker to [...]

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Vegetable Garden with Whitney Farms

May 1, 2012
Garden

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms. All opinions are 100% mine. Are y’all working on your gardens right now? My daughter received a planter box for her birthday with seeds for peppers, tomatoes, basil, and oregano. She planted the seeds, and now she loves visiting her garden every [...]

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Vanilla Bean Paste

April 21, 2012
Vanilla Bean Paste

Would y’all like to meet my new love?… Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste I first tried Vanilla Bean Paste a few years ago, but I didn’t like it and threw the whole jar away.  Looking back, I either added too much to the recipe or totally screwed up the recipe and just blamed it [...]

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My Top Ten Baking Tools

April 12, 2012
Kitchen Tools Thumbnail

Recently, a reader (a newly-wed reader…Congratulations, Sarah!) emailed me asking what kitchen/baking items I’d recommend for someone just starting to cook/bake. I thought I’d share my Top Ten Favorite Baking Tools with all of you! (in no particular order) 1. The Pampered Chef Classic Batter Bowl – I use the 2-quart for EVERYTHING. It’s my go-to bowl [...]

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