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Easy herb Vinaigrette

  Easy herb Vinaigrette, you will never want to buy a store bought pre packaged vinaigrette again after making this. Vinaigrettes are incredibly easy to make and very cost effective. I personally like to use a flavorless oil such rice bran/sunflower/safflower or extra -virgin olive oil. You can use either a powdered mustard or ready made. A flavorless oil allows for  the flavors of the herbs and garlic to really come through. And of course you can use any herbs

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Flummery 3 Ingredient Dessert

Flummery 3 Ingredient Dessert   Save Print Author: Bakeandcut.com : Dessert Ingredients 94 gram packet of jelly crystals (jello) 1 cup boiling water 375 ml can of evaporated milk, Chilled until very cold Instructions Dissolve jelly crystals in boiling water. Cool till the consistency of egg white, it must not be set. Beat evaporated milk until thich and creamy. Add in cooled jelly and continue beating until thick and well combined. Pour into serving a dish or indiviual bowls. Chill

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Vegetable Stock Concentrate

Vegetable Stock Concentrate   Why do I make vegetable stock? This was a question that I asked myself and my husband, and it got me to thinking. Here are the main reasons why. I like cooking. I like to use the sad and tired vegetables and left overs cuttings. Do not like all the artificial and unnecessary preservatives that are of often added to a store-bought one. So lets look at those 3 points in detail. Point number 1. I

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Home made Soy milk

Home made Soy milk   Soy milk, say those two words and you can see the colour draining out of some people’s faces. And I used to be one of those people once, but not any more. It’s like this scary monster from the dark forest paying them a visit. So why do people react like this? It is a matter of taste, and the brand of soy milk 15/20 years ago, was not nice. The 1 first major brand/name

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