Category Archives: How To

Seedy Weedy Bread

I am an RD.  My Mom tried to teach me to cook when I was young.  I told her that it was a waste of time, as I would never have to cook for anyone else!  I spent the first few years of my marriage calling my Mom long distance asking how to make meatloaf, mashed potatoes, etc....   Bread was never on my radar screen.  Only really cool people baked.  Yeast was scary! Then I started working
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Fire Up The Grill – Shrimp Kebabs

This weekend, in between rain drops, I fired up the grill to make supper. Pulled some shrimp from the freezer, vegetables from the crisper drawer and a can of pineapple chunks from the pantry to make an easy Shrimp Kebab Recipe. I found this recipe several years ago when I was prepping to teach a fish class. I like the fact that it has a quick tomato base mixture that is used for the marinade and it is very low
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Yeast—My Rise to Better Bread!

I used to envy my friend Jean.  She can bake bread—and always wonderful breads!  She can stick her finger under the water and tell if it’s hot enough to proof the yeast.  She baked most of the rolls and crescent’s for my wedding!  They were heavenly.  I used a thermometer to measure the temperature of the water—then slowly measured everything else our perfectly.  I have never baked so many brick like breads in my life!!!  Then, things changed. I took an
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