Category Archives: How To

Vegetable Sushi Rolls

Venturing to try sushi wasn't easy for me at first. You could say I was a tad bit hesitant about trying a food associated with raw meat. If I wasn't feeling enough pressure already, on one of my first visits to my future in-laws' home, we dined on sushi rolls (thankfully with fully cooked meat), bulgogi (a Korean barbecued beef), and fried rice. My husbands' maternal grandmother is from Okinawa, Japan and I wanted to embrace the family's culture and keep away the
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Chic Casserole Creations

During a recent laughable conversation with my husband, I told him I needed to make a casserole for a family friend that just had a baby.  His response was, "You don't make casseroles."  I wasn't sure how to take this and I explained to him he doesn't even know the definition of a casserole.  Then after some thought I wasn't sure if I did either. So hence my quest began.  Or at least my Internet and cookbook search to learn all
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Slow Cooker Conversion

Check out these guidelines for slow cooker conversion:
  • Use the manufacturer's instruction booklet and locate a recipe similar to the one you enjoy. Use it as a guide. Pay attention to the quantity of the ingredients, heat setting, cooking time and liquid measurements.
  • Food has a tendency to become watered down in the slow cooker. Recipes should include some liquid. If your recipe doesn't have a liquid ingredient, add a 1/2 cup of broth or water. If it has several cups of
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