Kitchen Tips
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So Many Herbs! A Journey Into Food Preservation
Drying Herbs One of our goals for 2026 was to increase our garden harvest, and try to extend the amount of food we can preserve through the winter months. Last year, we played with some basic pickling, freezing and refrigerator canning. Our newest journey is drying herbs! What Herbs To Dry? In early spring, we…
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10 Essential Herbs and Spices for the Beginner Pantry
We have many herbs and spices in the pantry but by looking at what spices and herbs we reach for most often we’ve curated an essential top 10. By combining many of these ingredients you can create popular spice mixes to save you from buying additional spice blends. Here are my top 10 essential herbs…
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Clean is My 2026 word of the year!
My word of the year is “clean”. Focusing on homemade sauces, dressings and using non-toxic cookware to reduce the amount of chemicals and additives in what our family eats.
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The 10 Best Kitchen Tools from 2025
Here are my top must-have items from this year: an airfryer, Ninja Cremini Swirl, Hexclad fry pan, juicer, and some awesome baking tools.