Category: DIY & Tutorials

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Cream Cheese Banana Bread The bread is soft, moist and the cream cheese layer is like having a layer of cheesecake baked into banana bread. This recipe calls for: egg, brown sugar, vegetable oil, honey Greek yogurt (plain, or sour cream works too), vanilla extract, bananas mashed, bread flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. For the filling: egg, cream cheese, granulated sugar and flour. I firmly believe that banana …

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Roasted Winter Vegetable Lasagna

Roasted Winter Vegetable Lasagna If you are like me and hate the preparation of making a lasagna (and the washing up) it can be hard to get your bum into gear to make one. BUT once it’s in the oven, cooking away, you are so glad you did! You can not beat a good hearty …

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Better Than Pumpkin Dump Cake

Better Than Pumpkin Dump Cake If you’re tired of pumpkin pie all the time for the holidays, may I suggest you consider this amazing Pumpkin Dump Cake recipe instead? Dump Cakes are so much fun to make and to clean up afterwards. The spices are a wonderful mixture of all of the dessert’s best. The …

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Slow Cooker Applesauce

Slow Cooker Applesauce There are so many great apple varieties for super cheap at the supermarket right now. One great way to use those fabulous apples, is by making homemade applesauce. If you’re like me and haven’t tried making your own applesauce at home, you should really give it a shot. It’s so easy, and so …

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15 Secrets to Dutch Oven Cooking

15 Secrets to Dutch Oven Cooking Did you know that The term “Dutch oven” is something of a misnomer in that the pots are neither Dutch nor actual ovens. Rather, it refers to the casting process developed in Holland by which brass vessels were cast in dry-sand molds. Cast iron cookware conducts heat beautifully, can cook …

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