By the time my twin boys were 18 months old, I was excited at all the new foods they were now eating. No more pureeing all their food! Not that they weren’t picky about their food, however. Many times you have to introduce a new food to a toddler many times before they will accept…
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Easy pinwheel cookies recipe for holiday cookie exchanges.
These pinwheel cookies aren’t really hard to make, but it is important to follow the directions carefully. If you don’t have time to finish them all in one day, you can place the roll in the refrigerator for a couple of days before you cut the cookies. You can even freeze the roll for several…
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These gum drop cookies are a great treat for the holidays or any time. They make a great addition to Christmas cookie exchanges!
Gum drop cookies are an old-fashioned kind of bar cookie. You can make them in a jelly roll pan or in a 13×9-inch baking dish, but a jelly roll pan will give you nice straight edges to your bar cookies. I was skeptical with how these would turn out, but it turns out they are…
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Homemade seasoning. If your family loves Johnny's seasoning salt then give this easy MSG-free recipe a try.
Homemade Johnny’s Seasoning Salt Ever wonder what the ingredients are in Johnny’s Seasoning Salt? For the past couple of years I have been making my own seasoning mixes. I recently ran across this recipe for homemade seasoning salt, so I decided to give it a try. It was definitely worth the couple of…
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There is almost nothing more frustrating when canning than having your jelly not set. Yes, you can re-cook it!
How to Remake Jelly that Didn’t Set There is almost nothing more frustrating during canning than when your jelly will not set. When you’re jelly doesn’t set you may be tempted to just throw it out, but don’t, you can fix it. Yes, you can re-cook it! Measure jelly to be recooked. Work…
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