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Watch the video below where Caytlin will walk you through every step of this recipe. Sometimes it helps to have a visual, and we’ve always got you covered with our cooking show. You can find the complete collection of recipes on YouTube, Facebook Watch, or our Facebook Page, or right here on our website with their corresponding recipes. Pine Nut Substitute: If there are nut allergies in your family, or you simply want to lower the cost of this meal, you can substitute the pine nuts with sunflower seeds....

Storage Instructions: Potato salad is best eaten fresh. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Do you cut the potatoes before boiling them for potato salad? You can actually cut the potatoes before or after boiling to make the potato salad, depending on personal preference. Cutting your potatoes before hand will require far less boiling time to make the potatoes tender so it is the preferred method for most....

Graham Cracker Crust: The graham cracker crust in this recipe is second only to the cheesecake filling! The recipe tastes much better than store bought, and only takes minutes to make. You can always sub in a store bought crust for homemade, but it’s never quite as good. Trust us – when you see how easy it is to make yourself, you’ll want to try it. Add in some melted butter and sugar, and then place in a springform pan....

Instant vs. Active Yeast: All yeasts will work in this recipe, it’s simply a matter of understanding how each kind of yeast works and differs. Instant dry yeast can be added straight to dry ingredients and doesn’t require any sitting or proofing. It also rises a bit quicker. Active dry yeast is a bigger size of granule and generally needs to be dissolved in a liquid before adding to a recipe....

You don’t always need a campfire to make s’mores. In this recipe I’m showing you not only how to make s’mores on your grill, but I’m adding a twist and tossing on some grilled peaches. I’m obsessed with peaches this summer so it made total sense to add it some s’mores. The result is a tangy, sweet, slightly smokey s’more that just screams summer. Walmart has a whole display devoted to s’mores so you can pick it all up in one place....

What Does Grinch Punch Taste Like? Grinch punch boasts a creamy citrus flavor, thanks to ingredients like citrus soda, ice cream, evaporated milk, and almond extract. You may have never thought to pair citrus and ice cream together, but boy, is it yummy. The taste is similar to a lemon-lime sherbet! Fun Add-Ons: While this green punch is certainly festive when you make it as indicated, there are some other add-ons you can use to make it even more fun!...

When it comes to smoothie making the biggest problem I run across is not having enough liquid. If you don’t add enough liquid, your blender won’t be able to blend it all up, especially if you are using frozen ingredients. Start by adding enough liquid so that 3/4 of the fruit is covered by the liquid. If it doesn’t blend easily, add more. If you are using all frozen ingredients you may have to completely cover the fruit with liquid for it to blend thoroughly....

I went into it full of inspiration and enthusiasm. I was not disappointed. It was easy to make and had a ton of flavor to it. Seriously, this is like a 15 minute meal! I finished the veggies before my rice was cooked. The flavor combination is inspired by Indonesian curries. What? There’s no curry listed in the ingredients? Curry is just a combination of spices. Curries are eaten by millions if not billions of people....

This post is sponsored by Princess Cruises. All opinions expressed are my own. I recently got to go on the trip of a lifetime on a Scandinavian Cruise aboard the Regal Princess. I about died of excitement I got the email inviting me to go. A cruise around Northern Europe? Why, yes, please! A cruise to Russia? YES! It was seriously a dream cruise. It’s certainly not your typical cruise, lounging in pools and hitting up beaches....

What can you do with pastry cream? Pastry cream can be used in a variety of ways. It can be eaten plain like a pudding, but it is commonly used to fill eclairs, cream puffs, pastries, donuts, and tarts. It’s also commonly found as a cake filling, particularly in Boston Cream Pie. The possibilities are endless really. You can also change the texture of pastry cream for different uses by making it into diplomat cream or mousseline cream....

Do pickled jalapenos need to be refrigerated? How long will they stay good? To increase the shelf life of the pickled jalapenos, they should be refrigerated. They will stay good in the fridge for up to 6 months. What makes some jalapenos hotter than others? The heat and spicy factor in jalapenos comes from capsaicin, the chemical that makes a pepper hot. Capsaicin is the plant’s natural defense mechanism so when the plants are stressed, they produce hotter jalapenos....

Pierogies are a classic Polish comfort food dish. In this recipe I’ve taken all of the elements of a classic pierogi and simplified them for the average home cook. While this dish takes time to make, it is overall fairly simple. A quick homemade dough requires some rolling out which is where most of your time will be spent, but it’s fairly simple and a good item to make with children, or as a family....

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This pork is full of great Thai flavors like coconut milk, red curry, and ginger. It is one of those meals that smells great as it cooks all day and requires very little prep time at all. With a slaw that is packed full of vegetables, it has a fresh light Thai feel, all with the ease of the slow cooker. I really hate grating ginger. It’s kind of like running nails over a chalk board to me....

Ingredients 24 oz. fresh blackberries 1 lemon, zested and juiced 2 tsp. cornstarch 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/3 cup white sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 TB. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1/2 cup cold butter, diced 1 cup half and half Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium-size mixing bowl, toss blackberries with lemon zest and juice, cornstarch, vanilla, and white sugar....

How to Choose the Best Broccoli: Opt for heads that are bright green in color. The stem should be firm and the florets should have a springy texture. Brown or yellow spots and soft stems are signs of older vegetables, which you can still roast, but fresher options are always better. How to Cut Broccoli: Broccoli can be an intimidating vegetable to chop up. It doesn’t have to be! Simply follow these instructions for this broccoli in the oven recipe:...

This dish is my one must-have dish on my Thanksgiving table. I’m pretty sure my husband would revolt if I didn’t serve sweet potatoes. I mentioned leaving them out once and he gave me the look of death. They are THAT good! These sweet potatoes are heavenly. They are sweet and delicious and feel more like a dessert with their German streusel flair. We eat them at Thanksgiving. We eat them at Christmas....

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This recipe came to me as many recipes do….while strolling the isles at the grocery store. This one happened in Costco. I found myself with an enormous amount of chicken tenders in my shopping cart. It’s Costco, so you know it was enough to feed my little family chicken fingers for a week. Let me tell you, they wouldn’t complain about that. I did some experimenting with all sorts of different versions of chicken fingers that the grown ups in the house could enjoy just as much as the kids....

We love going back to the classic recipes, because they do not disappoint. This traditional red meat sauce requires a long simmer, but it is worth the time to really bring out those flavors. We know that sometimes there just isn’t the time, so we’ve got you covered with slow cooker and instant pot instructions as well. History Lesson: Bolognese sauce comes from the city of Bologna, Italy in the late 1800s....