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Ways to search for recipes a little quicker... 1) you can use the Labels on the right side of the page. 2) there is a Search box at the very top left hand corner of  the blog (on most blogs, unless someone removes it). Type in 'cupcake', it'll take you to all the posts with cupcakes. I had added a 'Search' gadget to the right hand side a week ago, but it did not work...at all. So I removed that, and thought maybe some hadn't noticed the search box at the top. It works perfectly! So there you go! Now go search for a recipe and cook :)

I just learned a wonderful trick. Perhaps you were all in the loop, but after testing out this last week, I was excited and had to share... If your lettuce has started to wilt, don't despair! It is not lost. All you have to do is put it in an ice water bath and it will crisp back up!! It's wonderful!

Oh how much I love homemade pasta. One day I'll have a Kitchen Aid with all of the awesome pasta attachments and I'll be able to make pastas like penne, macaroni, etc. Until then I will stick with what I can make with my $10 pasta machine from Ross :) So here is a recipe for Egg Noodles that turned out great for us. Making pasta is a great way to let Abigail help out in the kitchen. She is always wanting to help, but some things can be dangerous, where as this can be fun times. She loves working the pasta machine :) Egg Noodles 3 egg yolks 1 whole egg 3 tbsp cold water 1 tsp salt 2 c all purpose flour Place flour in bowl, make a well, and add eggs, water, and salt. Mix together until you've formed a stiff but workable dough. If too stiff, add a little water, but not too much or it can become too soft. I'm sure you've all made pasta, so you know what to do here :) Let sit for 5 minutes. You can make it as thin or thick as you like. I went up to setting 5 on my machin...

I've had bad luck with my canned tomatoes tasting acidic, metallic, like they are from a can.  I've heard of and used the sugar solution, adding some sugar to the tomatoes seems to help.  However, I don't like my tomato sauce to taste sweet.  Then I came across the idea of using baking soda, tried it last night and it worked. Bad part, no recipe.  So start out small and add if need be.  Last night for our sauce that used 2 large cans of tomatoes, I probably used 3 pinches of baking soda.  But it will depend on how acidic the tomatoes are, so again, start out small because you can always add more, but you can't take it out once you mix it in.