Cooking Order

The order which you cook things is very important, especially when you are combining a bunch of ingredients into one pot or pan. I like to add seasonings midway through the cooking process so the food has time to absorb them without only seasoning the first few bits. You want to start with the longest…

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Recipes Without My Life Story

None of my recipes have paragraphs upon paragraphs about how my uncle’s brother in-law heard something on the radio that sparked a childhood memory. I don’t do this for because it’s a recipe and I can’t stand it. I absolutely hate it when I click on a recipe and have to scroll for a couple…

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Selecting Your Cheeses

With so many different cheeses, sometimes it’s hard to tell which one is best. Aged sharp cheddars are some of my favorites and the best for party platters or to eat as an appetizer. They taste great on their own, but can also be used to supplement other foods. Blue cheeses I cannot really recommend…

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Keto Breaded Chicken

Easy chicken breading for the keto conscious, useable for stovetop and the oven. Be careful when broiling, because they burn fast and any exposed chicken fat on the foil could catch fire. When cooking in the oven, I don’t use flour, merely coating the damp chicken (this helps the coating stick) into a mix of…

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Hamburger Gravy

Simple and tasty modification to standard gravy. Goes well with mashed potatoes. This is quite delicious, but I think it serves a better purpose when it is the main dish, as opposed to a side dish. While I prefer powdered mashed potatoes, due to their ease and taste, this addition does better when paired with…

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Flavor Combinations

There are so many flavor combinations, I cannot possibly list them all. These are ideas to combine and create things that you can’t find as a recipe elsewhere or to add to existing ideas: Fruit like apples and bananas with cheese. Crisp, slightly tart apples go well with the soft creamy richness of cranberry cheese…

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Making Food Fit Your Family

For the most part, recipes are only ideas. Once they are in your possession they can change to suit your needs. Though I would say baking is the area that needs the most caution when changing, due to the way ingredients interact. Like amount of baking powder to flour, wet ingredients to dry, or number…

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Food Preparation

Part of food prep is having fresh ingredients. Old slimy veggies are unappetizing and hard to cook, same with dry or slimy meats. Freezing most meat is fine, refreezing on the other hand is not so good. That being said: food prep starts at the shopping list and into the actual shopping. Always make sure…

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