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A white Russian cocktail sits on a wooden cutting board in front of some jars of homemade kahlua, vanilla sugar, and a bottle each of rum and vodka.
beverage

Homemade Kahlua and Vanilla Sugar

A white Russian is one of my favorite non-whiskey cocktails, and for good reason: they’re delicious. However, I make mine with homemade Kahlua made with vanilla sugar, which sounds bougie for an ingredient within an ingredient. I swear it’s actually an important pantry staple once you make it for the first time and begin incorporating […]

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Banana split with two scoops of homemade strawberry mint basil ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, a bing cherry, and mint leaves.
sweet

Homemade Ice Cream (Strawberry Mint Basil)

Welcome back to my blog! I’m super stoked for today’s recipe, HOMEMADE ICE CREAM! In the video above, I demonstrate how to make one of my favorite recipes for ice cream, strawberry mint basil. It’s delicious. But in the recipe below, I describe the “theory” of making ice cream, complete with flavoring the base, churned […]

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baking

Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

So I’ve posted my chocolate chip cookie recipe before. But that was also before I started baking as a cottage food vendor at the local markets, and before I started baking by weight. I decided rather than update my previous post again, I’d draft a whole new post from scratch, just like when I bake […]

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Thanksgiving 2017 Masterpost
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Thanksgiving 2017 Masterpost

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, Thanksgiving! Okay, so I’m probably one of the few people who actually enjoys preparing the Thanksgiving meal. I think it’s the best week ever when I can kick everyone out of the kitchen and just be in my element. It’s almost therapeutic. Over the years, […]

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Macaroni & Cheese
Pasta

Baked Macaroni & Cheese (Stovetop Option)

Originally published 1/11/2015. Reposted and updated 8/19/2017. Hello, readers! I had a macaroni & cheese recipe on my old blog, and I’ve updated it since it was first posted in 2015. I’m reposting with a new video and the updated recipe, including how to temper an egg, which is a technique used in this recipe. […]

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Green Bean Casserole
holiday

Green Bean Casserole Recipe for Thanksgiving!

Originally published 12/4/2014. Reposted and updated 11/8/2016. With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought it would be appropriate to repost and update some of my older posts and videos for the best meal of the year. My recipe for green bean casserole is still what I use to this day for the holidays. But it’s been […]

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Book 2: 12 Days of Christmas Holiday Recipe Special
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Book 2 Announcement: Available Now!

It’s officially time to make an announcement about Book 2! Drumroll, please… BOOK 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! Get it now in the store or on Amazon Kindle (links below). Along with Book 2, I’ve made a combo file of Books 1 and 2, also available in the store or on Amazon Kindle, at […]

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Coca-Cola chocolate cake
baking

Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake Recipe

Originally published 12/9/2014. Reposted and updated 8/16/2016. One of my most popular videos on YouTube is my original video for my Coca-Cola chocolate cake recipe. However, that was also one of my first videos ever, and it’s pretty awful. So I made a new video, and decided to update my post a little to go […]

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Biscuits & Sausage Gravy
breakfast

How to Make Gluten-Free Sausage Gravy

Welcome back to “Adventures in Gluten-Free Cooking,” I’m your host, The Deglutenizer, and today we’re covering a controversial topic…biscuits and gravy. Now we’ve made biscuits before, so refer back to that post for the recipe. As for the gravy, that’s where the controversy lies. Bacon or sausage? Milk or cream? Black or white pepper? Roux […]

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beef

Oxtail & Polenta Recipe

Originally published 7/21/2015. So I recently found oxtail at my local Publix, and after seeing it so much on Food Network and the Cooking Channel, I decided I’d give it a shot. After about half an hour of research and one attempt at actually making the dish, I’ve come up with an amazing recipe for […]

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