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Recipe Tip of the Day
Orange doughnuts with an easy to make orange flavored icing are sweetened with a hidden ingredient that creates a tasty surprise.
Easy Orange Doughnuts with Icing
3 1/2 cups flour
1 pkg. dry yeast… Continue Reading
The National Confectioners Association reports that six hundred million pounds of candy are sold annually during the Halloween season. Ninety million pounds of that total are chocolate varieties.
According to the National Retail Federation a grand total of $3 … Continue Reading
Food Tip of the Day
Before the cookies that everyone enjoys during the holiday season became called cookies, they were little baked cakes called Koeptje by the Dutch. The moniker cookie appeared in print for the first time in … Continue Reading
Beauty Tip of the Day
Mint can help one stay cool, inside and out, on the hottest days. Mint can help lower exposure to aluminum, triclosan, parabens, phthalates, artificial fragrances, and other synthetic chemicals in deodorants and antiperspirants.
Mint … Continue Reading
Baking Tip of the Day
Vanilla extract can be used to flavor foods besides the usual cakes, cookies, puddings, milkshakes, and whipped cream.
Add one-fourth teaspoon to the water and mix well before adding to pie crust dough. It … Continue Reading