If you know me, you know I love to cook and bake from scratch. I’m not crazy though, you won’t find me making from scratch pop-tarts or Girl Scout cookies...at least not yet. I do love making things like homemade pie crust and taco seasoning, because who wants mystery ingredients in their pie crust when you can make it with 4 simple ingredients? So I did it again. My favorite ...
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Easy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are one of those seasonal snack traditions that only happen once a year for us so of course we saved all of those pumpkin seeds so that we could make a tasty snack to enjoy after we finished all the hard work of carving our pumpkins this week. Easy roasted pumpkin seeds are a great snack and so simple to make. The best part about pumpkin seeds is that they are a ...
Easy Marinara Sauce Recipe
I love carbs, and carbs are so much better when they’re covered in a delicious sauce. I’ve been making my own tomato based sauce for months, and recently I added sugar as an ingredient to turn it into a marinara sauce and I’ll never go back. Seriously, homemade easy marinara sauce recipe is the best. One of the reasons why I love this easy marinara sauce recipe so much, is ...
Home Made Enchilada Sauce
I love making my own sauces. It’s really nice to know exactly which ingredients are in your sauce none of that “and other artificial flavors” crap that you see on ingredient lists. My favorite part is being able to add your favorite ingredients to your sauce little by little until you get the flavor you're looking for. I love being able to add my favorite spices and flavors to ...
Almost Spicy Taco Seasoning
Our spice cabinet is overflowing, we love using spices in our kitchen. So why in the world was I buying and using premade spice packets for years? I made my own taco seasoning recently and it is absolutely amazing. I seriously want to use it in everything I make, it just tastes so good. It also doesn't include the gross additives that the packets in store use. I didn't think ...
Egg Pasta From Scratch
Grandma always makes the best chicken noodle soup, we always beg her to make it when we're not feeling well. Sometimes we nag her for it just because it's so delicious, and no one makes it like Grandma. My favorite part of her homemade soup has always been the egg pasta from scratch. These egg noodles are the absolute perfect addition to any soup. My grandma and I had quite a ...
Raspberry Hot Cocoa
So it's kind of cold outside. Here in Wisconsin Aliceana and I are staying indoors. It's definitely going to be a lazy Sunday (and Monday and Tuesday) full of blanket forts, Netflix marathons, and raspberry hot cocoa. I made my own hot cocoa recipe, and you'll never guess how simple it is! All you need is sugar, cocoa powder, and milk. The hot cocoa you buy in the store has 10+ ...
Warm up with Hot Cocoa
The best gifts to give are handmade, I just love feeling the joy of giving gifts with a personal touch. I made these great little hot cocoa gift sets for family and friends this year, and I can't wait to give these out. I plan to hand these out around Thanksgiving so my family and friends can enjoy a lovely mug of hot cocoa to get them into the Christmas spirit! I ended up ...
From Scratch Croutons
I love croutons, I mean who wouldn't like perfectly seasoned cubes of bread on a salad? They are so easy to make at home too. I kind of love when bread starts to go stale or I have extra hamburger buns or hot dog buns, because that means it's time to bake up some perfect little croutons. After reading this recipe I'm sure you'll feel the same way! The beauty of making your ...