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Cooking with Kaylee: Nachos!

January 25, 2011

Last night I had to work from home, so Lee and Kaylee made dinner. The menu? Nachos with Kaylee’s favorite things: beans, cheese, black olives, and tomatoes. In case you would like to make nachos for yourself, Kaylee has this tutorial to help you. Shall we get started? First off, everyone has to wear an [...]

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Let’s Make: Cheesecake cups

June 8, 2010

Tomorrow there is a little retirement dessert party for all of the retiring teachers. I signed up to bring cheesecake cups. The recipe I have is from my Aunt Flo, by way of my Mom. They are super easy to make and totally yummy. Also, since they are cupcakes, they are already portioned. That is, [...]

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

March 2, 2010

For Christmas my Mom got me a kit to make homemade vanilla extract. It included vanilla beans, a bottle, and instructions. It is amazingly simple: you score the beans with a knife, pop them in the bottle, fill the bottle with alcohol, and wait. You can use brandy to make a richer tasting extract, or [...]

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Build-a-Burrito

January 24, 2010

When I was pregnant, the only thing I craved was tacos. And it wasn’t just tacos, it had to be Taco Bell. The mysterious meat, the plasticy cheese…yep that is what I wanted. And there are a shortage of Taco Bells in our immediate vicinity, so it wasn’t unheard of for us to drive 25 [...]

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