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  Bio: I'm a recipe developer, freelance writer and occasional chef. I'm also an occasional nurse, maid, deckhand, gardener, author, veterinarian, firefighter, chauffer and seamstress... Did I mention I'm a mom? Here is where I share my daily adventures inside and outside of the kitchen.  |
 Pickles~ another reason my husband upgraded me from girlfriend to wife. I’m pretty sure I did a pickles post before… and told you the story of how it was one of the things that impressed my then-boyfriend, he had never had homemade pickles before. The reason I am re-posting it, it because these babies make [...] 
 This is something I had never had until one day when I was grazing at Costco. I love Costco…err…I love all the samples. So, there I was, with the giant shopping cart with the seat for two kids, toddler in tow and forgetting what I went there for, when there was a little old lady [...] 
 Every year at this time, I get on my canning kick… mainly because it’s not too hot (yet) and I love seeing all the pretty jars in my pantry…which I just organized, but that’s another post. So is the jalapeno jelly I made. And the toast I just burnt. Oranges are in season right now, [...] 
 Have you ever wanted to try your hand at jam- but got discouraged because every recipe called for a gazillon pounds of fruit? Yeah, me too. So, I got this nifty little book- “Small Batch Preserving” by Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard. It’s great-you can make an assortment of things without going broke at the [...] 
 When my hubby and I first got together, we had some burgers one night…it actually was my first burger in 14years, after a long period without ground meat, red meat or meat in general. I placed the assorted toppings from the fridge, which included a jar of homemade pickles. “What kind of pickles are these?” [...]  |
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