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  • Kintsugi
  • May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Banana Bread Snack Cakes

Ingredients 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 1 small, very ripe banana) 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 teaspoon

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  • Prof Patty
  • May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

How to Convert Measurements in Baking Recipes — and Why You Might Want To

Measuring by weight isn’t just easier, it’s far more accurate. By Abigail Rose March 15, 2021 First, let’s talk about why using a scale and working in grams or ounces is essential.

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  • Prof Patty
  • May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

The Best Creamed Corn

5 cups corn 1/2 cup whole or 2% milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 stick butter (1/4 cup), melted heaping tablespoon sugar 2 dashes salt 1 dash pepper Combine all ingredients and cook on low heat on your

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  • Kintsugi
  • April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

Carrot Cake (I love this recipe)

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon healthy dash of nutmeg or to taste 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs, room temperature 1.5 cups can

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

Peach Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel Recipe

Pecan Streusel 1 cup chopped pecans 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup granulated sug

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  • Kintsugi
  • April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Turkey Meatloaf

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups) 2 garlic cloves, minced ¾ teaspoon salt, divided ½ teaspoon pepper, divided 1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce ⅓ cup

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  • Kintsugi
  • April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Sweet Pineapple Casserole

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours YIELD: 10-12 servings. Ingredients 2 large eggs, beaten 2 cans (20 ounces each) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained 1 cup sugar 1/4 c

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Can You Eat Sprouted Potatoes?

I found some in my pantry and didn’t know if I could eat them or throw them away. Here is what I learned. According to  Sarra Sedghi, writing for allrecipes.com, “Sprouted potatoes do have

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Best Chocolate Cake Mix Overall: Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cake Mix

Lisa Kaminski & Nicole Doster We don’t want to say that Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cake Mix was better than homemade, but the Taste of Home Test Kitchen thinks it gives scratch-ma

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Pancakes from scratch

2 cups of flour, sifted 2 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (only if using buttermilk) dash salt 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups plain whole milk or whole milk butterm

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

Chocolate Crazy Cake

Ingredients: 1.5 cups all-purpose flour  1 cup granulated sugar  1/2 tsp salt  1 tsp baking soda  1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa pow

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

The Chicken Recipe That Will Bring On A Marriage Proposal — Really!

By Randi Mazzella February 4, 2022 Engagement Roast Chicken Courtesy Ina Garten; adapted from Food Network) Ingredients 1 (4- to 5-pound) roasting chicken Kosher salt and freshly gro

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

11 Tips from Culinary School That Changed the Way I Cook

They’re small changes that, in perspective, really upped my cooking game. By Margaret Eby I got a chance to get a taste of that culinary school life myself thanks to a hundred-hour Culi

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 22, 2022

Chicken Tinga Tacos (from Food and Wine)

Ingredients 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 1/2 pounds trimmed, skinless, bone-in chicken thighs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 large garlic

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 20, 2022

Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit

I Fell in Love with Dried Beans So Much I Joined a Bean Club  By Stacey Ballis December 28, 2021 Canned beans are a great time-saver, but it can be difficult sometimes to get the rig

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