Category: Cooking with AlyCat
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Easy Salted Caramel (video)
If you’re ever in the mood for caramel, look no further then you kitchen. Here’s a quick video on how to make yummy salted caramel at home. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAHZdpZhjQc&feature=channel_video_title]
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Cashew Diamonds – Kaju Katli Indian Sweets
I absolutely love these sweet treats. They’re even better when topped pistachio nuts! I typically purchase them from the store. However since the ingredients are so few i figured i’d give it a try at home. Of course i made the “cheater” version because i didn’t have dry cashew powder, or cashew nuts to grind…
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Sunflower Greens Salad
While picking up a few things at the grocery store today i happened upon a large bag of what looked like some jumbo sized sprouts. Upon closer inspection, they were sunflower greens. I’d never heard of sunflower greens but they looked really good so i picked up a bag and threw them into my cart.…
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Chili Cheese Polenta Bake
This is a recipe i made awhile ago. The thing i loved about it was that it was super quick and super easy. This is definitely what i would consider a “fast food” homemade meal. There was minimal cooking and hardly any prep work. Want to make this one of your “go-to” quick family dinners?…
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Purple Corn Polenta Bread with Pineapples
In my never-ending journey to incorporate different foods into one yummy meal, i made this hearty baked side dish. It went great with my black bean soup and red rice. It can even be eaten alone as a light dessert. And as always it was a big hit with my children. Try it out for…
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Berry Yogurt Muffins
I ran across a blackberry muffin recipe and did a mental check to see if i had all the ingredients to make some for breakfast the following morning. Well since we’ve been buying fresh strawberries and raspberries from our local farmers market i thought i’d give the recipe a try but using fresh strawberries.
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Strawberry Milk
We love when strawberries are in season in my home. There’s nothing like some yummy fresh strawberries that you purchased fresh from the local farmers market. With that being said, i’ve found quit a few ways to enjoy strawberries, other than just eating them right out of the box. If your children like flavored milk,…
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Soul Food Sunday
I’ve heard of shrimp and grits and i’ve seen many of those recipes, i just have never eaten shrimp and grits and wanted to know what all the buzz was about.
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Whole Wheat Spring n Summer Fruit Pizza
So i’ve seen a few recipes for Summer Fruit pizza floating around the net. Since spring is here and summer is near, i decided to do my own healthier version of this yummy fruity pizza. Try it out for yourself and make it your own as well.
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Dried Fresh Herbs
I used to keep bottles of store-bought dried herbs in my cabinet because when i bought them fresh, i typically only used a little the rest usually ended up rotting in my frig. It never crossed my mind to dry out the fresh herbs i hadn’t used and bottle them myself until i’d wasted TONS.…