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The Ultimate KitchenAid Mixer Review: KitchenAid Comparison Chart & Everything You Need to Know

The Ultimate KitchenAid Mixer Review: KitchenAid Comparison Chart & Everything You Need to Know

A KitchenAid Stand Mixer is a fairly big investment for the average household. So you're going to want to buy the one that is right for you. I’ve had two KitchenAids. No, the first did not break (that is very, very rarely a problem with KitchenAid). My husband bought me an upgraded version for Christmas. So the old one was given... Read More

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Cilantro: All About and How to Choose the Best Substitute

Cilantro: All About and How to Choose the Best Substitute

Ahhh, delicious cilantro. At least, it's delicious to me. Cilantro is the single herb that causes debate and hatred that equals the political arena. Even the famous Julia Child, infallible in so many ways, hated it. It turns out some people might be actually genetically predisposed to hate cilantro! It may be news to some people that 'cilantro' is actually... Read More

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Bread Making 101: How to Make Bread, Everything You Need to Know

Bread Making 101: How to Make Bread, Everything You Need to Know

There are a few things in the baking world that seem almost magical to others. Bread making is one of those. To those who haven’t made homemade bread, it seems mysterious and vast. Unknown terms and the unknown magic of yeast. But it doesn’t need to be. People have been making bread since…well, the beginning of recorded history. It only seems so… Read More

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All About Parsley and How to Choose the Best Substitute

All About Parsley and How to Choose the Best Substitute

We’ve gone through a lot of ingredients over the last year or so during my “Ingredients: Everything You Need to Know” series- their uses, where they come from, etc. And it’s time to start with the all of the spices you might run across. Let’s get started with parsley!

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How to Measure Ingredients Accurately: Everything You Need to Know

How to Measure Ingredients Accurately: Everything You Need to Know

Do I sift flour before measuring? Is sugar supposed to be packed? Are liquid and dry measurements the same? What do I do with semi-liquids: dry or wet measuring cups? If you've ever had any of these questions, this is the post for you. I'm going to (perhaps exhaustively) cover how to measure ingredients. With the "baking season" coming up... Read More

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Understanding Leavening Agents: Yeast, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, etc.

Understanding Leavening Agents: Yeast, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, etc.

Today, I’m going to explore leavening agents: baking soda, baking powder, yeast, rapid-rise yeast, etc. I suspect the hidden cause of many failed recipes are bad ingredients. Not bad as in ‘spoiled’ or ‘expired.’ Bad as in low-quality or the wrong ingredient. When I started making bread, I had some disasters. One loaf even the ducks at the pond wouldn’t… Read More

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How to Remove Pin Bones from Salmon

How to Remove Pin Bones from Salmon

My husband loves salmon. I dislike the price, but I like a happy husband. And I can admit it tastes pretty good. Especially when I make my “Roast Salmon w/ Bell Pepper-Tomato Vinaigrette.” The only annoyance is those little bones running in a line down the entire fillet. For those who are curious, they’re “floating” bones (aka- not attached to… Read More

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All About Chocolate: Cacao, Cocoa, Baker’s Chocolate, & more

All About Chocolate: Cacao, Cocoa, Baker’s Chocolate, & more

Chocolate…who doesn’t love chocolate? [Looks around…hears crickets] I’ve learned a lot throughout my lifetime. As a kid, I learned that mixing cocoa powder into milk does NOT make chocolate milk. As a teenager, I learned that there were multiple different types of chocolate- aka I discovered dark chocolate. Yay! As an adult, I learned that it’s easy to scorch chocolate… Read More

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Ingredients Matter: Understanding the Many Types of Wheat

Ingredients Matter: Understanding the Many Types of Wheat

Previously I covered the many types of wheat flour, including: all-purpose, self-rising, bread flour, cake flour, pastry flour; as well as the less common ones: gluten flour, semolina flour, spelt flour, bulgur flour, etc. (See the blog post -or- visit the ‘Ingredients’ page.) However, the other day I got an off-the-wall question about the types of wheat. I had no idea of the… Read More

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Why Does Bread Rise?

Why Does Bread Rise?

As I’ve been learning more about cooking and baking, I’ve discovered that understanding the fundamentals behind recipes is vital. Yes, Pinterest can provide 100 bread recipes. But which one should you use? And if you have a great bread recipe that works….most of the time? What’s going on the other times? So I’ve decided to start a series tentatively titled… Read More

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Hello, there! I'm Jennie. I'm glad you're here. I love helping women with homemaking and being their best self. I provide goal-setting content (my favorite), great recipes, holiday content, frugal finance tips, and- most popular- tons of printables.

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