Monthly Archives: April 2016

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Can You Refreeze Food?

Question:
Can you refreeze food?
Is it safe to refreeze food?
Once thawed, can you refreeze?

Answer:
Yes, foods may be refrozen, but only if they were safely thawed.

Frozen foods that were properly thawed in a refrigerator may be placed back into the freezer in a timely manner. Although it’s an old […]

By | April 25th, 2016|Blog, FAQ|
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What Are Natural Flavors?

Question:
What are natural flavors?
Ever look at the side panel of your packaged food or prepared food to see “natural flavors” listed as an ingredient?
Did you ever wonder exactly what they’ve actually used for these “natural flavors”?

Answer:
Well, turns out that your guess is as good as mine! As […]

By | April 19th, 2016|Blog, FAQ|
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Monday’s Snack – Expired Popcorn

This large container of “expired popcorn” takes up way too much space in the cupboard. I guess at more than nine years past its “best by” date, it’s about time that I used up the stuff anyways. I remember using it last year, so let’s give it one more try for todays […]

By | April 13th, 2016|Blog|
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Easy Homemade Butter

Everything’s better with butter… theoretically you may or may not agree, but deep down you know it’s true! What’s even better is that butter is so easy to make at home. Heavy cream is all you need to make easy homemade butter and if you’ve got a blender or food processor then […]

By | April 8th, 2016|Blog|
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Menu Planning

Some people are super organized and, although I admire them, I am not one of them. If you are one of them then you probably neatly plan out a menu for the month, grocery shop with a matching list and then cook accordingly with little waste. On the other hand, if that sounds […]

By | April 2nd, 2016|Blog|
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