Author: traci
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On a cold winter day, soup is the perfect meal. This split pea soup warms the soul. My grandpa loved split pea soup. I’ve never liked it until now. We’ve had it twice in the last few months. Yum! This can be done in either the pressure cooker or the slow cooker. Split Pea Soup adapted…
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This week is going to be an easy week food wise. I’m going to attempt to create a chicken and potatoes sheet pan meal on Wednesday. Otherwise it’s some of my family’s favorite meals. Hope my menu gives you some inspiration. For other menus, visit I’m an Organizing Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday. Happy eating, Traci
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This post was originally posted in January 2011. I did not have a picture of the biscuits on this post. So I’m reposting this blog with a picture. I made these for our family’s New Year’s Dinner. Everyone loved them because they are tasty. Tonight I was asked to bring the bread for our Sunday…
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On Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I made biscuits with our split pea soup supper. The problem was I did not have any fresh self-rising flour. I decided to make my own self-rising flour. It’s so easy to make the flour. Why waste money buying self-rising flour when you can make your own? DIY –…
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While perusing my blog, I noticed an absence of homemade salad dressings. I make my own on occasion but haven’t shared any recipes. During winter, citrus fruits are the stars of the fruit world. They are refreshing. The vitamin C in citrus fruits is great for you. So I decided to use the grapefruit I…
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One of my favorite recipes during the past few weeks was the sausage, onions, and peppers made in the pressure cooker. I use sausage from Fresh Thyme which is a local grocery store. I absolutely love that place. Anyway, I got basil and garlic pork sausage once again. We used that flavor last time, also.…
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This is my last installment of reviewing my Do It Yourself blog posts. This DIY post features my blog’s spreads, sauces, and bread. Sauces and Spreads Bread I’ve created a page with all the Do It Yourself posts for easy access. Click on the picture below to go to the page..…
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Soon after I was married in 1999, my mom gave me a recipe for lasagna that involved no boiling the noodles. I’ve made it that way for the past almost 17 years. I can’t believe I haven’t shared the recipe for my lasagna before. It takes a while to prepare it, but it’s worth the…
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The other day I went to an event. They served frozen lasagna. It made me crave homemade lasagna, so I decided to make some. I asked Hubby to get me the ingredients for my lasagna. Rather than using store-bought sauce, I decided to use my spaghetti sauce recipe. I adapted the recipe for the…
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Making your own spice blends is so easy. You can customize the number of spices. Hubby doesn’t like cumin, so I put a trace amount in my taco seasoning. He enjoys it when I make tacos because he knows it’s customized to his liking. I haven’t bought taco seasoning in years. Here are some of…
