Category Archives: Recipes

DIY Vanilla Extract

Vodka & vanilla beans, that’s all it takes.  Clotilde of Chocolate and Zucchini gives a nice in-depth description in her post here, however the whole process is really quite simple.  1 cup of  alcohol to 3 vanilla beans.  Most people … Continue reading

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Toasted Coconut Ice Cream

I often buy things at the grocery store that catch my eye, but have no idea what I am going to do with them once I get home.  I usually find something creative to do with these ingredients, but it has caused … Continue reading

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Another snow day dinner: mac & cheese and chicken fingers

The onslaught of winter weather calls for comfort food.  My husband, who is a teacher, had two snow days this week so I decided to make something that reminded me of snow days when I was a kid.  Macaroni & cheese and … Continue reading

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