Making a List, Checking it Twice

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I know that cooking for a big family gathering can be kind of overwhelming sometimes. But with these quick tips, I’ll have your Christmas meal planning eezy, breezy, and oh so jazzy!

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Cook Sweet Corn without Shucking!

Cook Sweet Corn without Shucking

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I’ve been hearing a lot about a (not so) new method of cooking sweet corn.

A friend of mine sent me this video a couple of years ago: Shucking Corn-Clean Ears Every Time. It shows a gentleman who demonstrates cooking the corn, in […]

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Brown Sugar Basics

Brown Sugar Basics

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

When I was in school, my Home Ec teacher (Mrs. Berkebile) taught me the niftiest trick when it came to measuring firmly packed brown sugar.

I have never forgotten it, even though that was CENTURIES ago, bah!

It totally eliminates the time […]

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Take Your Oven’s Temperature

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

A few years ago, our church choir came over for dinner at our house. Amongst other things, I was making Plum Good Meatloaf and homemade yeast rolls. Around 5:00, I turned the oven on and went about my business of preparing the rest of […]

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