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I know it’s hard to imagine, but if you make more pesto than you can eat, try freezing it. I like to freeze my extra pesto in my mini muffin tin. I use a 2 tablespoon scoop so the portions are all the same. Then I simply pop the filled muffin tin in the freezer Read More >>
How to Freeze Fruits and Vegetables — Freezing fruits and vegetables is super simple, as long as you take a few steps to make sure you don’t have gray mushy produce. For both fruits and vegetables, make sure you get heavy duty freezer bags. It’s an extra cost you won’t regret. Also, make sure Read More >>
How to Freeze Milk — Do you ever freeze milk when you can snag a great deal? We go through milk pretty fast around here, but every once in awhile, there is a stock up deal that is just too good to pass up. I love having a gallon in the freezer just to Read More >>
Every year about this time I like to defrost my freezer and get ready for all the vegetables I will be freezing once it’s time to start harvesting from our backyard garden.Plus, it’s a chance to take inventory on our food situation. I try to do it when the weather is still kind of mild, Read More >>
Even though I had to make 600 {yes, you read that right} cupcakes yesterday, I really wanted them to taste homemade. After a couple of you left comments on my Albertsons shopping trip post on how I could improve a boxed mix cake I thought I’d give a few of them a try. And guess what? Read More >>
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