Category Archives: Cooking Tips and Tricks

Our Friend, the Apple

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Kerri

Kerri answers your nagging question: Why do we put our fruit in paper bags to ripen? Also learn how to make an apple your fruits’ best friend. Continue reading →

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1 Easy Step to Minimize the Cooking Mess

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Kerri

Mix in the Sink. Move your pots and bowls into the sink basin when blending with a hand mixer. It contains the mess miraculously and leaves a much easier clean up than wiping down stove tops and counter tops (even … Continue reading →

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Reusable, Refillable Yogurt Tubes

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Cheri

This post features an early version of what is now known as SqueeZurts: The ORIGINAL Reusable, Refillable Squeeze Snack Tubes! Want to make your own yogurt tubes at home? Go ahead! With SqueeZurts you can reuse and refill tubes over … Continue reading →

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Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Janae

I was so excited the other day when I stumbled upon this recipe. I have longing for a substitute for microwave popcorn since I’ve never been able to find a brand that isnt’ chuck full of chemicals and partially hydrogenated … Continue reading →

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Quick and Easy…and DELICIOUS Caramel Popcorn

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Cheri

This is a fantastic last minute recipe for incredible caramel popcorn. It is best the day you make it but is also fantastic the next day, and the next, and the next…if it lasts that long! I got the recipe … Continue reading →

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Out with the butter; In with the Olive Oil

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Janae

There are many reasons why olive oil is better for you than butter. In short, it promotes the “good”cholesterol…the kind that actually fights the “bad”, plaque-producing cholesterol in your blood. Butter, on the other hand, contains the “bad” cholesterol…a wise … Continue reading →

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You CAN Make Freezer Jam!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Cheri

Homemade. To some, that sounds scary. Add to that Homemade Freezer Jam and it sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? No! It is one of the easiest homemade recipes to successfully complete and you can do it too! All … Continue reading →

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How to Make Water Taste Good

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Heidi

Summer means more time outside in the sun, necessitating the need to hydrate ourselves. Unless I’m really thirsty, I find chugging down glasses of water to be a chore, especially if it’s tap water. But I have learned that we … Continue reading →

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How to Make Healthy Peanut Butter

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Heidi

Are you like me, and have a twinge of guilt when you slab on the oily peanut butter and sugary jelly onto slices of bread, day after day, and serve it as lunch to your kids? Well, I thought up … Continue reading →

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Beat the Heat Meals

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Janae

This post is for anyone who doesn’t have air conditioning and live somewhere hot. We don’t and our summers can get well into the 90s. Needless to say, my desire to turn on my oven in the summer time quickly … Continue reading →

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