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Home › ALL RECIPES › Tips & Tricks

Tips and Tricks

This is where I keep my collection of “how to…” posts.

From How to Eat a Pomegranate to How to Make the Best Charcuterie Cheese Board, you might just find something you either didn’t know, or you’ll learn a new way of doing things in the kitchen!

bacon ends and pieces.

Bacon Ends and Pieces

Close up of the dry rub ingredients - kosher salt, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, cumin, and black peppercorns.

One Spoon Dry Rub

mason jars with freshly made refrigerator dill pickles

Easy Refrigerator Dill Pickles

perfectly cooked hard boiled egg cut in half.

Hard Boiled Eggs

half of a roasted butternut squash

How to Roast Winter Squash

canned peaches in mason jars with vanilla bean

Canned Peaches

dark brown glass bottom with custom label of Homemade vanilla extract

Homemade Vanilla Extract

homemade strawberry rhubarb jam on buttered biscuit

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

No bread machine required for this recipe. I'll show you How to Make Country Bread with a Kitchenaid and a loaf pan.

Easy White Bread Recipe

Next time you entertain, your guests will love it if you set out a pitcher of Refreshing Lime Water. Its my favorite way to stay hydrated.

Lime Water with Mint

Make your own homemade slow Roasted Beef Broth for the most delicious stock that makes perfect stews, soups, and roasts. I like to call it liquid gold!

Roasted Beef Bone Broth

You don't need a dehydrator to make your own dried fruit. I will show you How to Make Oven Dried Pineapple so that you can enjoy this sweet and healthy treat.

How to Make Oven Dried Pineapple

If you've never opened a pomegranate or you already have a method of removing the seeds, you'll want to watch my instructions on How to Seed a Pomegranate.

How to Eat a Pomegranate

Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Baked Potatoes are far superior to any baked potato cooked in the oven or microwave. In just minutes, you'll have potatoes with a soft, moist creamy center and a dry, thin skin on the outside. You can even give them a rub in olive oil and salt and crisp them up in the oven if you want.

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

I'll show you How to Make Candy Googly Eyes so you can bring your Halloween treats to life with chocolate centered eyes that can be any size you want!

How to Make Candy Googly Eyes

If you have a smoker, one of the easiest protein filled snacks you can make is your own Smoked Beef Jerky.

Smoked Beef Jerky

The perfect poached egg is a quick, easy and healthy method for making breakfast eggs.

The Perfect Poached Egg

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