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Not Again! I’m Out Of… Cooking Substitutions To Help In a Bind

For a lot of cooks, there are times when we don’t have the appropriate ingredients in the pantry to make our desired recipe. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t despair, you probably have a suitable substitution on hand, saving the cook a trip to the grocery store. Here are a few.

Milk
Many recipes call for milk. If you find you are out of milk or short on the amount necessary to finish a specific recipe, make sure you have a supply of evaporated milk on hand. Evaporated milk or reconstituted milk can be kept for long periods of time and once mixed with water and usually a drop of butter, can easily taste as fresh and delicious as regular milk.

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7 Reasons Why Meal Planning Is A Great Idea

Planning meals ahead of time is a great idea, since there are many benefits that come along with it. Meal planning affects many different aspects of life, including your time as well as your financial situation. No matter what situation one may be in, planning your meals ahead of time is always a good idea. Meal planning makes it possible for almost any size family to eat healthy meals everyday of the week on a budget. It also gives you more time together as a family while spending less money.

Saves Time

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Chicken and Vegetable Bean Soup

It is COLD here in Michigan! Anyone tries to tell you that 7 below zero is not cold is out of their minds!
If you don’t have to go out, then don’t. Still even if you stay in ending the day with a warm nutritious soup is the only way to go as far as this family is concerned. I have this particular soup in my crockpot as I type, it will be ready in about an hour. And as cold as it is that is not too soon!

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Cinnamon Rolls

I found this recipe online just before Christmas. Because Christmas morning is always so hectic I usually just serve some type of sweet roll, juice, and coffee. This year I decided I would bake a recipe from scratch.

These are absolutely wonderful cinnamon rolls; very rich and tasty! The best part for me was that I could mix the ingredients, roll, fill, shape, then freeze them a couple days ahead of time. I made about 8 dozen of them, and took out only what I needed the night before so they can thaw out and rise. The next morning when everyone was done opening their presents I just popped them in the oven for fresh, warm cinnamon buns!

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How To Make A Healthy Eating Plan You Can Stick To

Once you get in the swing of things and find healthy foods that you truly enjoy sticking to a healthy eating plan isn’t very hard…provided you do it right and don’t fall in one of the few traps that seem to get most people to give up on their healthy eating efforts.

The key to healthy eating is to find ways to insure you are eating foods that are good for you until it becomes a habit or a new way of life for you. One great way to do this is to let family and friends know about your plans and ask them to check in with you every once in a while. Positive encouragement from loved ones and knowing that they will hold you accountable is a great way to motivate yourself to keep going and stick to your meal plan. .

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7 Creative Ideas To Keep Dinner Interesting

When it comes to the nightly meal of the day – dinner meals easily become a victim of repetitive entrees and side dishes. Some individuals and families find themselves stuck in a rut, preparing some of the same meals on a weekly basis – fish on Friday, Meatloaf Monday, Taco Tuesday, bland corn, white rice, and lifeless mashed potatoes. Many times we prepare the same meals because we know the family likes them. But there are many other things our family would eat, if we just tried something different. To keep dinner fun, fresh, and in many cases, exciting – there are plenty of ways to stop the boredom that comes with fixing and eating the same dishes. A few ideas include:

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Don’t Throw In The Towel On That Weight Loss New Year’s Resolution

You are two weeks into January and so far so good. You’re sticking to your diet and are still working out every day. Congratulations… You’re on a roll and think that this year is going to be different. Then you get to a point where the weight just doesn’t seem to come off as fast as it did the first few days anymore and you’re tired of eating the same bland diet food. Before you know it you’re ready to throw in the towel on your weight loss efforts. Stop right there… things don’t have to go that way this go around.

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Tips on How to Save Money

In this world today, prices seem to go higher every year. Saving money can sometimes be a hard job for many people. To help you save money, here are some pointers for you:

1. Determine the things that are important to you. Identify the items that you need and the items that you want to have. Always remember that you should only buy things that are important and needed in your lifestyle.

2. Make sure that you spend your money only on basic needs like food, transportation, shelter, and clothing. These basic needs are worth spending for because these are important for your health and security. They are the things that you cannot live without and should be allotted in your budget.

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Oatmeal Can Taste Great

I have not always been a fan of oatmeal cereal.  I ate it maybe twice, three times a year.  My mother used to cook it for my siblings and myself for breakfast and I remember it was always gooey and slimy, that might have had something to do with the fact that I couldn’t get past the first spoonful.

Mom was a good cook, but she had these little quirks (I like to call them that), she felt if she ate food one way as a child then her children should eat it that way also. When I started having children I made a promise to them and myself that no slimy oatmeal would pass their lips or mine ever again.  I have kept that promise, but I do eat oatmeal cereal now.

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Deep Fat Frying

Fats for deep fat frying should be capable of being heated to a high temperature without smoking or burning.  Smoking impairs the flavor, the digestibility and the durability of the fat.  Once upon a time fat was used over and over for frying.  Over time the smoke became more so unless the cook cleaned the fat between frying.  We now know that this reuse of fat for frying can be dangerous to your health, so it is no longer recommended that you do it.

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