A simple living lifestyle
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I know, I know…fried foods are sooo bad for you…but then again, sometimes fried foods are exactly what you want. So, if you’re going to consume the fat and calories, you might as well make sure that the food is fried to perfection. Deep fried calamari, onions, chicken, potatoes…with all the different options, how can you not love fried foods?…
One of my favorite foods is pasta. I absolutely love all types of noodles and sauces and I could probably eat it every day of the week, especially spaghetti. And the best part about cooking with pasta is that it’s so fun to create new sauces by adding a little of this and a little of that. To be honest,…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and one question remains: Is a way to a man’s heart really through his stomach? I guess that could be up for debate. What I do know is that when I baked these Cinnamon Roll Muffins for my husband, we were both stuffing our faces with them…we even fought over the last few! They’re…
Why do some recipes and cookbooks tell us to “sift flour” and other dry ingredients? As flour sits, it slowly settles and becomes more compacted. Sifting breaks up clumps, adds air to the flour, helps produce lighter cakes and pastries and makes measurements more uniform. Plus, a cup of sifted flour generally weighs 20-25 percent less than a cup of…
Snow shovels and salt are sold out everywhere, schools are closed for the rest of the week and grocery store shelves are picked clean of meat, milk, bread, fruit and vegetables–one question: why do people always buy the most perishable items? Snoverkill, snOMG, snowmageddon, snowpocalypse…call it what you will, the blizzard of 2010 hit Washington, D.C. hard and left area residents snowed…
This post originally appeared on The Confident Mom’s Blog, where How To: Simplify regularly contributes monthly guest posts filled with tips, tricks and recipes to simplify life in the kitchen. At times it seems as though I have blueberries on the mind more often than not, especially when it comes to baking. My husband’s favorite flavor is blueberry so I’m…
Last night, my husband decided that he wanted to get more practice with his new grill so we went to the store and bought some hot dogs and hamburgers…the perfect complement to the Super Bowl game. And what goes best with hot dogs and hamburgers? Potato salad. I received a great recipe for Red Skin Potato Salad from Toni, my…
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