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Cooking 201

How to Make Perfect Cake Pops: Part 2- Recipe & Instructions

How to Make Perfect Cake Pops: Part 2- Recipe & Instructions

This originally started as a single post.  Then I discovered so much information, did so much testing, and researched so much that it has now become three posts. This post (Part 2) contains the recipe, instructions, and step-by-step pics for making and decorating them. I highly suggest reading "Part 1: Questions & Answers" first because it has a lot of great info,... Read More

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How to Make Perfect Cake Pops: Part 1- Questions & Answers

How to Make Perfect Cake Pops: Part 1- Questions & Answers

This originally started as a single post.  Then I discovered so much information, did so much testing, and researched so much that it has now become three posts. This post (Part 1) is going to go through all of the questions and answers that pop up during making cake pops. This post is before the actual directions because this info is helpful... Read More

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How to Develop A Recipe (or Improve One)

How to Develop A Recipe (or Improve One)

I get a lot of compliments on my recipes. I've also gotten constructive criticism. And some not so constructive, but that's another story. I love the compliments for one reason: I've never just copied someone else's recipe. I've always done research and made adjustments. I've always tested recipes multiple times. Along the way (the way has been three years so... 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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How to Bake the Perfect Loaf of French Bread

How to Bake the Perfect Loaf of French Bread

Perfect, crusty French bread. Which is better? The crusty, chewy outside? The soft, delicate inside? The combination together? Whatever your choice, this recipe is fabulous. I love it warm smothered with butter. This recipe isn’t hard. Even though it’s homemade bread, it’s straight-forward. But as with all bread, don’t be discouraged if your first loaf isn’t perfect. I’ve included step-by-step pictures… 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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Salt Substitutes: Conversion Ratios for Types of Salt -and- Salt Alternatives

Salt Substitutes: Conversion Ratios for Types of Salt -and- Salt Alternatives

Funny story time. Back when I knew very little about cooking, I didn't know salts were different. Salt was just salt. I had a brine that called for coarse kosher salt. All I had was regular table salt. Unbeknown to me, they don't substitute one for one. I ended up using about twice as much salt as I was supposed to. It was... Read More

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Substitutes for Leavening Agents: Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Yeast, etc.

Substitutes for Leavening Agents: Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Yeast, etc.

Leavening agents are fundamental to the recipes that call for them. You may be able to make chocolate chip cookies without flour (I wouldn’t recommend it…but it’s possible), but you can’t make them without a leavening agent. The importance of leavening is often overlooked. When looking at a recipe with a ton of ingredients, I do have to wonder if… Read More

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Cooking 201: Substitutes for Fats: Oils, Butter, Shortening, & more

Cooking 201: Substitutes for Fats: Oils, Butter, Shortening, & more

  Have you ever been in the middle of making a recipe and discovered you were out of something? Or practicing “mise en place” (as we should all do), and found that you’re out of an ingredient? And there isn’t time enough to run to the grocery store? Those are the situations in which we rely on substituting an ingredient…. 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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