Making pie crust in a food processor is the last thing I thought I would do with such a powerful kitchen appliance. When I bought my beloved Cuisinart food processor, I was excited to have it for chopping vegetables, shredding cheese and pureeing fruit. But I didn't realize just how many ways I could use it, like for making pizza dough. While reading the little Cuisinart cookbook that came with it, I learned how to make pie crust in it...and I've been making it that way ever since.
Homemade Gift Idea: Framed Recipe Cards
Looking for a homemade Valentine's Day gift idea for someone who loves to cook? Or maybe you love to cook and someone special is always raving about the food you make? Making framed recipe cards, hanging from ribbon, is an easy gift that's perfect for Valentine's Day or any special occasion -- you might even want to make one for yourself.
Arugula Pizza
After falling into a pizza topping rut, I decided to try a new, easy dinner idea: Arugula Pizza. We have pizza almost every week, but we had been having the same old pizza toppings over and over again, and it's been enough to make me want to skip our weekend pizza ritual. But this changed things up and it was a fairly healthy pizza too.
3 Valentine Gifts in a Jar
Valentine's Day is just around the corner! I love all the hearts and any excuse to play with red and pink colors, so I put together a few quick and inexpensive Valentine gift ideas to share with you. What could be better than that? Well, how about if all of the gift ideas are in a jar too? Yes, that's where I'm going, but that's still not the best news. I'm holding an awesome giveaway -- $100 to spend on your own canning jars, food storage containers and more for making your own food gifts or
Grown-Up Tuna Melts Recipe
Sweetheart Cinnamon Cake with Glaze
How to Make Recipe Cards in PicMonkey
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Isn't it awesome how many free internet tools we have nowadays ? One free tool that has become quite popular is PicMonkey. It's allows you to edit your photos, create eye-catching graphics, and to create collages. Today I'm going to show you how to do something else: how to make recipe cards in PicMonkey.
You can use your recipe cards to document recipes that your family loves, they can be used to fill a recipe card box to be given as a gift, or you
Dining in Virginia: Mike’s American Grill in Springfield, VA
In May 2012, David and I took our second trip of the year to Virginia from Las Vegas. Just like the first time, it wasn't a happy trip. In January/February I was there due to my Dad's sudden death, but this time it was for my sister, who had been admitted to the hospital. We traveled over night and after long flights and layovers, hours at the hospital and an emotionally draining day, we checked in at our hotel, took showers and decided to get something to eat.
While we were both tired and
New Year’s Party Food Ideas
Do the holidays tire you out? I sure do love them, but by the time New Years rolls around, I'm exhausted!
But, no matter how tried I was, I could skip having a New Years Eve celebration with the family. It's our tradition to have a little party at our home...we enjoy some drinks and party food and then we plan either a movie night or games.
For New Year's Eve this year, we decided to watch the movie, Looper, as it came out on Blu-ray on January 31. Everyone wanted to watch it and even
Top 10 Home Cooking Memories Pins on Pinterest in 2012
Oh, how I love Pinterest! Every day I'm pinning the stuff I find and dream about cooking, baking and making. And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way! This year has been both fun and amazing for Home Cooking Memories on Pinterest too. It's so rewarding to see something of your own get pinned...and I want to give a BIG thank you to all of you have pinned my recipes.
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Home Cooking Memories on Pinterest
Last year I did a "Top 10 Recipes" post,