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Roasted Chicken Stock
It’s wonderful to be back at home with my family and kitchen. I’ve made myriad soup stocks these last few days in order to help my husband and myself recuperate from the sniffles we each seem to have picked up last week. We’re recovering quite quickly.
To create a bit of variety, I decided to make
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McKale
I am lucky enough to say that my boys love to eat kale. There was actually a kale incident the other night whereby I only made one bunch and some grabbing occurred at the table as the boys “fought” over it. Ok, sorry to brag, however this is what sometimes happens in my
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How to Roast a Pumpkin in 10 Steps
After my last post, many people asked me how to roast a pumpkin. Several others inquired as to whether canned pumpkin would work in my recipes (for more info on that click here).
Because fresh food in general tastes better and is often cheaper than processed food, I have put together a short demo on
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Clean Green: Kitchen Spray
I must confess, for more than a year, my friend Elizabeth has been asking me to do a post on homemade household cleaners. As a result of her prodding, I am proud to present part 1 of a series on non-toxic cleaners for your home. We’ll start off with a cleaning spray for my
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Vanilla Butter Lip Balm
This homemade lip balm is so good that you might want to eat it – my children tell me it tastes delicious.
Vanilla Butter Lip Balm
1 tablespoon cocoa butter
1 tablespoon beeswax shavings or pearls
1 tablespoon almond oil
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt beeswax and cocoa butter in a beaker placed in a small pot of simmering water
When beeswax
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