Vanilla extract is one of the easiest things you are going to learn to make. It requires only 2 ingredients and makes your homemade baked goods taste and smell amazing. The bonus with your homemade vanilla extract is that you can fill it with more vodka as it runs out, which makes is a great gift that will keep on giving. Ingredients:1 cup (8 oz) vodka 3 whole vanilla beans glass jarsMethod: ...
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Berry Mess
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This delicious Berry Mess is a fun recipe that kids will love to help make as it is very easy to create. Our berry mess was absolutely amazing and didn't last at all. There are many different varieties you could make depending on the tastes of your family. We love berries - and we had lots on hand - so that is what I used. You could also use a different variety of grated chocolate on top too!With this recipe I took an easy way out and ...
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This is an easy to make BLT Salad will make a great addition to your summer bbq lunches or dinners. It is a light, refreshing salad that just tastes so yummy! And it contains ingredients that most people already have in their fridge.We eat a lot of salads at our house, mainly due to the hot weather. In fact, our boys prefer to eat salads than roast vegetables. Since moving into our new house, I have set up four garden beds and am now ...
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Normally, I make my own condensed milk. You can use this to make your own caramel, but there is something about slow-cooker caramel in a can that makes the caramel so delectable. It's just amazing! It also makes for a great caramel tart.To make Slow-Cooker Condensed Milk Caramel, you will need:a tin of condensed milk water a slow cookerDirections:Place a sheet of baking paper in the bottom of your slow-cooker. This ...
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These fresh ginger cookies taste delicious, which means I am making a double batch every time I make them. Even then they don't last long. They are also very easy to make, our kidss love doing it on their own.It is interesting to note that Arnott's, who make the gingernut biscuits here in Australia, make four different types of the same biscuit. You can read more about it here. We like the taste of ginger in our biscuits, so I do ...
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For the past few weeks, we have been reading and studying The Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Over the weeks we have completed many fun activities and I have listed them and more here for you to enjoy.Unit StudiesLittle House in the Big Woods Literature Study - A Moment In Our World Little House in the Big Woods Lapbook - Homeschool Share This Little House in the Big Woods Activities and ...
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This Chinese Five Spice Ice Cream is creamy and delicious with the hint of spices found in the fragrant Chinese blend of five-spice powder. The common mix of Chinese Five-Spice is made up of star anise, cloves, Chinese cinnamon, Sichuan pepper and fennel seeds. As half of these ingredients are used in desserts, why not try adding it to ice cream?I made this ice cream from scratch, in my loaf pan, so there is no need for an ...
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I love tomatoes and onion and have been eating it for years. While we were reading Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder, we are told of a meal that Almanzo loved: Fried Apples 'n' Onions. Even though the boys don't like onions, we thought we would give it a try.When researching recipes, I came across two different types. One was mainly made with apples and onions, while the other added bacon pieces to the side to have with it. We decided to ...
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In the book, Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Almanzo talks of drinking egg nog quite a bit. Here in Australia, egg nog is not a very popular drink and our boys have never had it before. We decided to try and make our own so that the boys could have a taste of this milky drink.Our boys loved this drink and I have made it numerous times since. We have also used this to make egg nog ice cream which was also just as ...
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Our boys love doughnuts, so when we read about Almanzo's mom's doughnuts that she made for her kids in Farmer Boy, we just had to try to make them too. We used a recipe similar to what she would have used and they tasted great. This is one recipe that we will make over and over again. "Almanzo took the biggest doughnut from the pan and bit off its crisp end. Mother was rolling out the golden dough, slashing it into long ...
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