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Cherry Cheesecake. Remove Permanent Marker. Rocky Road Pudding Popsicles. Breakfast Recipe: The Fluffiest Pancakes Ever. Breakfast Recipe: The Fluffiest Pancakes Ever A good, perfectly fluffy pancake is hard to get right. You need a delicate hand, an attention to detail, and some patience. In the end, it's worth it, however. Fluffy pancakes melt in your mouth and make for a perfect breakfast.

There are so many techniques out there, though! Which ones work the best? Well, we ended up combining a few of the techniques to give us an absolutely perfect fluff to our pancakes. The first important step was to sift the dry ingredients 3 times. Fluffiest Pancakes Ingredients 2 cups flour2 tablespoons white vinegar2 cups plus 1 1/2 tablespoons whole milk1 tablespoon vanilla extract1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter plus more for the pan1/4 teaspoon salt4 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon2 large egg yolks3 large egg whites Directions Put the vinegar in a large, liquid measuring cup.

Recipe adapted from Yahoo Shine Food. Cilantro-Lime Pasta Salad. Italian Cream Cupcakes. Italian Cream Cake holds the distinction of being the only thing on Earth that will compel me to buy a bag of shredded flake coconut, which, until I first made this Italian Cream Cake recipe after Billie, a church friend of ours, brought it to our Fourth of July gathering one summer, I had never bought before in my life because coconut just isn’t something that excites me. That was a really long sentence. And I don’t think it made grammatical sense. I’m exhausted now. Anyway, I don’t mind the flavor of coconut, which sets it apart from bananas in that banana flavor (along with its texture and sheer existence) makes me want to die a thousand deaths, but I’m just not crazy about the texture…particulary of the shredded, sweet stuff.

Except in Italian Cream Cake. And, after yesterday, Italian Cream…Cupcakes. Now, I know the nature of a foodblogger is to post photos and a recipe and write something along the lines of “These are so delicious!” These are so delicious. Here. Add it to the bowl… Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad Recipe | MyRecipes.com Mobile. A Vegan "Tuna Salad" Sandwich That Won't Stink Up The Office. Tuna salad is a ubiquitous lunch option, usually sandwiched between two soggy pieces of bread, or scooped on top of some wilted lettuce. This no-fish recipe turns tuna salad on its head, giving you the same great zingy taste you’d expect from your old school favorite, without any of the mercury issues found in most of our canned tuna supply. Almonds and sunflower seeds provide a surprising stand-in for tuna here, and supply plenty of mercury- and hormone-free protein and vitamin E. You’ll also avoid wayward stares when you take out your non-fishy-smelling sandwich at lunchtime.

Enjoy! Yield: About 3 cups Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 1 cup raw almonds 1 cup raw sunflower seeds 1/3 cup celery, minced 1/3 cup pickles, minced ¼ cup red onion, minced 1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 Tbsp. pickle juice 1 Tbsp. vegan mayonnaise To Serve Your favorite bread, toasted Lettuce Cucumbers, sliced Hemp seeds Avocado, sliced Tomato, sliced Sprouts Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. The 25 Best Beauty Products To Buy At CVS. We all have that one beauty product or treatment that we pay top dollar for. TMI warning: For me, it's a professional bikini wax. I've heard too many horror stories about at-home hair removal kits to even consider doing it myself. But you don't have to spend a fortune to look your best. CVS is a mecca for cheap yet quality beauty products. In fact, I've spotted some of the same items used in salons right on the shelves of this American pharmacy chain.

And with the drugstore selling big-name celebrity brands like CoverGirl Queen Collection and Nuance Salma Hayek, it's giving department store makeup counters stiff competition. Here are 25 of the best beauty products to buy at CVS. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Have you ever heard of these beauty products? This lavender-scented spray is best after a day out in the sun. Solar Recover, This lavender-scented spray is best after a day out in the sun. Insurance scam: Oil companies caught double dipping on toxic spills. At least four big oil companies have been caught in a double-dipping insurance scam, which shows they fraudulently collected state funds. Image: Mike Baird New research carried out by a team of experts shows that big oil companies have been profiting twice from toxic spills. An environmental engineer from Maryland, by the name of Thomas Schruben, set out to prove that oil companies like Exxon, BP, Chevron and Shell have been double dipping. Schruben proved that these companies were collecting both taxpayer money and insurance payments, for the exact same costs.

Schruben put together a team of experts to examine insurance records and state documents. Schruben, with the help of an environmental and civil rights attorney named Dennis Pantazi, organized a research team, that was made up of lawyers, investigators and other experts. His team’s research has now led to more than 20 cases of fraud against big oil companies. Big oil engaged in fraud. “They lied on their applications.” Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue. Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages. Johtje Vos, a Dutch housewife, hid Jews in her home and repeatedly outsmarted the Gestapo. Law student Hannie Schaft became involved in the most dangerous resistance work -- sabotage, weapons transference, and assassinations. In these pages, young readers will meet these and many other similarly courageous women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis.

About the Author: Kathryn J. Atwood is an educator and writer.

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How to improve your life by sending five simple emails. Oatmeal Pie. Gracie’s red velvet ice cream sandwiches. My 13 year old daughter, Gracie, has created another masterpiece! I’m encouraging her to start her own food blog after the crazy success of her first post (remember those Grilled Cheese Roll-Ups?) Shared and pinned a gazillion times, and still receiving traffic daily according to the Google stats. Shes’ a natural! She used a red velvet cake mix to make the cookies. They turned out to be the perfect cookie for ice cream sammies…nice and chewy, not crunchy, and firm enough to hold up to the ice cream mooshing process. (I used the word ‘moosh’ in her last post too…maybe this will become a tradition. For the cookies: ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees F 1 box red velvet cake mix (Grace used Betty Crocker ‘Super Moist’) 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt Lightly grease your cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until just set. Note~ You could try any combination cake mix cookies and ice cream flavors that you like! Enjoy! BBQ Shrimp. Crusty dutch oven bread. ~ crusty dutch oven bread ~ “The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight.” ~M.F.K. Fisher This is a very easy recipe that yields a gorgeous loaf of crusty bread! In a large bowl, dissolve: 1 packet active dry yeast (2 and 1/4 teaspoons) in 1 and 1/2 cups warm water Mix in: 3 cups all-purpose flour and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt Stir with a wooden spoon until well blended The dough will be shaggy and sticky. With floured hands, shape into a ball. Place the dough ball, seam side down, on towel inside the bowl and sprinkle the top of the loaf with a little more cornmeal.

Cover with the other end of the flour sack towel, or cover with another clean flour sack towel. Allow dough to raise for 2 hours in a warm spot. Heat oven to 475 degrees F. 20 minutes before the dough is done rising, place your Dutch oven (6 quart size) in the oven to get it ready for the bread. This is seriously the best bread I’ve ever made. Enjoy! God is Going to Restore Everything you had Lost - Lords Plan -Best Inspirational Verses.

Baked Ziti. Before I begin with this recipe tutorial, I must make an important disclosure: I did not use ziti to make this Baked Ziti. I used Mostaciolli. I’m truly sorry for this transgression. It’s just that Mostaciolli is all I had, and I did not want to call this dish “Baked Mostaciolli.” Just doesn’t have the same ring to it. The next thing I need to say is this: Oh my ever-loving goodness, is this good. Baked Ziti is a classic baked pasta dish. I’m in the latter camp. Ridiculous. Start by mincing up some garlic. And dice some onion. Then throw the onion and garlic in a pot with some olive oil over medium heat. And then you yell “Psyche!” Grab some of that there Italian sausage. And mash it in the pot with the onions and garlic. Throw in some hamburger, too. Or just use sausage!

Or just use hamburger! It’s a free country, Maynard! Sorry I called you Maynard. I’m also monumentally sorry about all the exclamation points. Stir it around until the meat’s all brown. And a regular ol’ can or two of tomato sauce. Boeing. Tea Party Blocked. Koch Brothers. 5 Healing Homemade Soap Recipes. 10 Essential Oils and their Amazing Benefits. KK's Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie Recipe. 25 Inexpensive Kitchen Remedies That Really Work - Health and Wellness. Bursting with ways to downshift, simplify, preserve resources and honor the planet, Lemons and Lavender (Viva Editions, 2012) will give you tools to reclaim a purer, tastier, healthier and less expensive way of life. Billee Sharp shares her “freeconomics” approach to budgeting in this step-by-step guide to the good life. The following excerpt is from chapter 2, “Health Is Wealth.”

You can purchase this book from the Mother Earth Living store: Lemons and Lavender. It’s great to be able to treat your family’s ailments at home without having to take off for the doctor’s office. Of course, if you feel there is cause for serious concern, a doctor’s visit is a must. I keep a good selection of herbal teas for everyday drinking and for use as remedies. Kombucha Recipe • How to Make Kombucha Tea Herbal Teas The basic teas listed below sustain my household, and herbal tea is an easy way into learning herb lore. Peppermint (tummy upset, digestive tonic) Sage (cleansing, sore throats, night sweats) Lemon.

Snickers and Turtles Pie - Snickurtle Pie Recipe. Snickers and Turtles Pie. Can we call it Snickurtle ??? I don’t know what/who/how to name this pie… it’s a pie where a snickers bar and a turtle candy meet and make a baby. Then their baby is frozen. And then that baby will soon become your new favorite ice cream/pie/cheesecake. But there isn’t an actual snickers bar nor a turtle candy in there. It’s all homemade. Look at that delicious mess! I got this recipe from a friend’s mom. I hunted her down a few days after my shower and we finally got her mom to give up the recipe. Like 5 hours. The first time I made it I inhaled it; no surprise there. The next time I made it my dad and I wolfed it down in one sitting. We plan to repeat that today. Snickurtle Pie: Snickers meet Turtles Ingredients Instructions In a mixing bowl mix together the crumbs and melted butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

I’m linking this up to Foodbeast. Happy Father’s Day! Chocolate Espresso Fudge Cookies and Giveaway. Rich, Chocolate Fudge Sandwich cookies with a hint of Espresso! The perfect chocolate indulgence. Not only am I sharing this recipe for delicious, fudge cookies…but I also have a giveaway! Many times I’ll hear from some of you about the ingredients I use in my recipes. For instance, today’s recipe uses Espresso Powder. King Arthur Flour is providing a fun assortment of products for one lucky reader!

I’ve mentioned it before, but I just love my morning coffee. I also used King Arthur Flour’s Burgundy chunks. For today’s cookie sandwiches I used my 1 Tbsp scoop. Are you ready for the giveaway? One lucky Shugary Sweets reader will win: One 3oz jar King Arthur Flour Espresso PowderOne 16oz bag King Arthur Flour Double-Dutch Cocoa Powderone 16oz bag Peter’s Burgundy Semi Sweet Chocolate Chunks2Tbsp Cookie Scoopcoupon for a free bag of King Arthur Flour in the Supermarket How to enter: (choose one or all options-leave a comment for EACH entry) **giveaway is now closed** Rules: Ingredients Notes.

5 minute Cheesecake. Simple and Easy Homemade Grain free Peanut Butter Dog Cookie Recipe - K9 Instinct - Dog Nutritionist in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. K9 Instinct Blog! Dog Nutrition consultations online! Chocolate Banana Bread l Once Upon A Chef. I usually think of banana bread as something to eat for breakfast (or, let’s be honest, something to cut a tiny slice from every time you walk through the kitchen) but this one is so decadent, you could really top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and call it dessert. Chocolate chips and cocoa powder give it deep chocolate flavor, and sour cream makes it rich, tender and ultra-moist. Before we get started, a few tips.

Be sure to use very ripe, brown bananas for the best banana flavor. Also, note that the recipe calls for natural unsweetened cocoa powder, not Dutch-processed. To begin, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and beat gently until just combined. Mix in the mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Gently fold in the chocolate chips. Slice and enjoy!

Ingredients Instructions. 13 Medicinal Plants Worth Planting. Aloe Vera The aloe vera grows only under the sun with well drained dry or moist soil. Although the plant tastes like turd, it’s still edible. The sap from aloe vera is extremely useful to speed up the healing and reducing the risk of infections for : woundscutsburnseczemareducing inflammation Apart from its external use on the skin, aloe vera is also taken internally in the treatment of : ulcerative colitis (drinking aloe vera juice)chronic constipationpoor appetitedigestive problemsMarsh Mallow The plant of which marshmallows are made of.

Inflammations and irritations of the urinary and respiratory mucus membranescounter excess stomach acidpeptic ulcerationgastritis Externally, the root is applied to : bruisessprainsaching musclesinsect bitesskin inflammationssplinters The leaves are very edible, unlike the aloe vera. Great Burdock It requires moist soil and can grow shadeless. Boilsrashesburnsbruisesherpeseczemaacneimpetigoringwormbites Pot Marigold Gotu Kola Globe Artichoke ulcersboilsabscesses.

Brown Sugar Pound Cake. Take this Brown Sugar Pound Cake to your next social event and don’t forget to bring the recipe! This brown sugar pound cake offers such WONDERFUL caramel flavor and is VERY moist. The recipe for the Caramel Drizzle is DELICIOUS and makes enough so you can save some for ice cream. Create your own Recipe Box and save your favorite Lady Behind The Curtain recipes. Make a Meal Plan with your favorite recipes and ZipList will automatically add the ingredients to a Shopping List. WONDERFUL caramel flavor and is VERY moist. Ingredients 1-1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups light brown sugar, packed 1 cup granulated sugar 5 large eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup whole milk 1 – 8 ounce bag of toffee bits 1 cup pecans, chopped 1 recipe CARAMEL DRIZZLE Instructions Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat the butter until creamy. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake until a wood pick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean, 75 to 85 minutes.

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