Taking the time to create a personalized recipe book for a special book is worth the time it takes. Family members can each contribute a few recipes along with a little story about when and where the recipe originated. Then you can gather all these together, add a few photos and have it bound into book form. By letting children add their drawings and handwritten text, your recipe book will become a treasured keepsake. Personalized recipe books also make perfect gifts for new brides. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Dehydrate, or Dry, STRAWBERRIES!: A Food Preservation Recipe
Strawberries are one of the world's most popular berries. They are most available April through July, but can be enjoyed year round by preserving them. Drying strawberries at home is easy and has several benefits as a method of food preservation. Unlike frozen strawberries, dried strawberries can be stored at room temperature and do not rely on electricity to maintain their quality. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Make Recipe Cards on the Computer
You've saved hundreds of recipes cut from magazines or collected from friends or relatives, all different shapes and sizes that won't fit in a recipe file. If you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can find a variety of sites and products that will make it easy to create recipe cards you can either print out or collect into a digital file. Or you can make a card template yourself in a word processing or publishing program. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Bake White Bread (a quick and easy recipe)
Would you like to bake for your family but feel like it takes too much time? Have an hour? Then you have time for home made bread. Try this quick and easy family-favorite bread recipe and be a suppertime hero. Who knows, your kids might even offer to help with the dishes. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Soak Flour in Whole Grain Recipes
Numerous studies have confirmed the health benefits of eating whole grain foods. A whole grain is a grain that has not had the bran, the fibrous outer layer, removed. Whole grain versions of products that once used only white flour are easy to find in the grocery store, but consumption of whole grain is still lower than some health experts would like. Some find whole grain foods less appealing than those made with white flour. Whole grain bread, for instance, can be denser and heavier than white bread. Some also worry about phytic acid, a chemical that can prevent the digestion of some minerals and that is naturally present in bran. Soaking whole grains and whole grain flours, however, can both soften whole grains and reduce phytic acid. Most whole grain recipes can be easily adjusted to include soaked flour or whole grains. Add this to my Recipe Box.