Make Your Own Dish Scrubby

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We do a lot of cooking at our house. And a lot of cooking means a lot of dishes! For pennies you can make your own dish scrubbies in a rainbow of colors (each scrubby cost us just 25¢!) Keep them by the sink, or pop a few in a basket with a bottle of dish soap to make a colorful and practical gift. They’re the sort of things moms and grandmothers love because they’re useful and made by you! Supplies 1/4 yard of netting in your favorite color hands 🙂 (your most important tool, naturally) Instructions 1. Fold the […] Read more »

Sugar Cookie Recipe

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One of our beloved December family traditions is making sugar cookies in colorful shapes. This is our very favorite sugar cookie recipe! Abbie says: “Sugar cookies are really fun and extremely yummy… and I’m about to eat one right now! Yum yum yum!” Mrs. Brown says: “Don’t bother with a sugar cookie recipe that doesn’t have butter. Abbie’s father was not a sugar cookie fan until he tried these! I think it’s the butter that makes the difference.” Ingredients 1 cup soft butter 1 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 teaspoon vanilla 3 1/2 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking […] Read more »

Easy Homemade Pie Crust

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If you have a food processor you can make yummy pie crust in your own kitchen lickety-split quick! Plus it’s fun to watch the ingredients whirling around at lightning speed. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter 3 Tbsp water Instructions: Combine flour and salt in food processor. Pulse a few times until mixed. Take off lid and cut slices of the butter into the food processor with a butter knife. Turn the food processor back on and combine until the mixture looks like cornmeal. Pour flour mixture into a bowl, and sprinkle water over […] Read more »

Homemade Cornbread – Make it From Scratch!

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Homemade Cornbread

This is our favorite recipe for cornbread. Cornbread can be dry, but this recipe is nice and moist, with a slight sweetness to it. Yum! You can buy boxed cornbread mix, but cornbread from scratch is much better, and it isn’t hard at all. Homemade Cornbread 2 eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2/3 cup cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup butter, melted Preheat oven to 400° F. Beat eggs in a mixing bowl and add sugar. Mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, […] Read more »

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree for Baking

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Around our house, Autumn makes us think of pumpkins. We like to decorate with our table with cute little pumpkins, but even more, we like to eat pumpkin treats! Many pumpkin recipes call for canned pumpkin puree, but you can make your very own pumpkin puree from scratch… all you need is a pie pumpkin. Large pumpkins that are sold for carving don’t work well for cooking as they are usually more stringy and have a higher water content. So look for a pie pumpkin when you want to make fresh pumpkin puree. Ingredients: 1 pie pumpkin Equipment: cutting board […] Read more »

Harvest Cookies

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Fall brings cooler weather and pumpkins galore! These pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies have cranberries and pecans hidden in them too, a sweet harvest of yumminess! Harvest Cookies 2 cups white whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) – softened 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups oats 1 cup pecans 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup dried cranberries Heat oven to 350°. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in […] Read more »