Homemade Vanilla Extract is both fun and easy to make. It only takes two ingredients – vanilla beans and vodka – to make this perfect Christmas gift. However, it takes time for the vanilla beans to infuse the vodka which is why now is the time to start thinking about that perfect gift for family,…
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Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Every Time
With the holidays in full swing, you may be asking “how difficult can it be to boil an egg?” The answer is not difficult at all if you don’t care what the egg looks like when it’s peeled. If, however, this matters to you, then the answer is not so straightforward. The reason is that peeling…
Create Vertical Pinterest Video Pin with Premiere Pro CC 2019 (With Video)
In 2016, Pinterest introduced Promoted Videos. With Promoted Videos, Pinterest added the ability to play videos right in a pin when it was tapped. Since then, the use of video pins has dramatically increased. In order to be able to upload a video pin, one must have a business account. The current requirements for the…
How to Fold Bread Basket Towel
Some time back, Susan showed me how to take a kitchen towel and fold it to fit into a bread basket. Unfortunately, every time I make rolls (which is a lot!) I never can remember how to do it! Therefore, I decided to make myself a short video describing the process.
Create Pinterest Long Pins Using Power Point
A great way to drive traffic to your blog is to have visitors Pin photos on Pinterest. Given that, how to you increase your chances of actually being seen on Pinterest? The answer is to create long pins for your posts.
How to Remove Stains from Le Creuset Dutch Oven
I purchased my first Le Creuset Dutch Oven (5½ quart, or 26 cm) 20 years ago and have used it regularly through the years. As one might imagine, the interior enamel has become quite discolored through use.
How to Pasteurize Eggs
One of the cooking techniques that I was introduced to in my Harvard Science and Cooking MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) was sous vide. This is a method of cooking whereby vacuum sealed food is cooked in a temperature controlled water bath. It actually works equally well with eggs that have not been vacuum sealed….