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My Favorite Cooking & Baking Resources, Recipes, and Tools
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items I have been cooking and baking (and eating a lot 😏) ever since I was a kid and it is a passion of mine that I also really love to share with others. I'm starting to collect a variety of resources, tools, and books that I have encountered and found helpful or interesting throughout my cooking journey so far. Enjoy!
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Baking
Canning / Preserving
Cooking
Baking
This thermometer is perfect for cooking meats but we also use this for baking bread and it works great!
Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer Kitchen Cooking Food Candy Thermometer for Oil Deep Fry BBQ Grill Smoker Thermometer by AikTryee
This is a fun and extremely easy recipe (there's no baking, at all) and these make for a great little snack to keep on-hand! (Actually…good luck with “keeping them on hand”, they usually get eaten about as quickly as I can make them around here…😜)
No Bake Energy Balls (Healthy & Easy!) - Cooking Classy
This is my go-to recipe for cinnamon rolls. Plain and simple.
Cinnamon Rolls | Paula Deen
Canning / Preserving
This was my first canning set and it came with everything I needed for starting my adventure with preserving and pickling (except for the pot!).
It's simple and it gets the job done and I would definitely recommend it, especially if you're just ge...
Canning Supplies Starter Kit, 7 Piece Canning Tools Set with Stainless Steel Rack, Wide Mouth Funnel, Kitchen Tongs, Jar Lifter, Magnetic Lid Lifter, jar Wrench, Bubble Popper
I kind of can't believe that I waited so long to get into canning but I'm just so glad the time has finally arrived. This past summer we had a massive haul of pears from the trees in our pasture and I got to learn a lot about canning in a very short time! 🤯 This article really helped me to understand the basics.
A Beginner's Guide to Canning
I had the pleasure of making and canning several batches of pear butter over this past summer and I'm already hoping for the chance to do it again next year! This recipe was simple and easy to follow and I felt it was a great place to start as a beginner to the canning world.
When Life Gives You Pears, Make Pear Butter
Cooking
If you don't have one of these already, you need to get one. This thing saves me so much time and energy, especially when cooking with a lot of garlic (which I always do).
KITEXPERT Garlic Press, Premium Garlic Mincer with Ergonomic Grip Handle, Professional Garlic Presser Crusher and Peeler Set, Sturdy Ginger Press for Nuts & Seeds, Easy to Clean and Dishwasher Safe
This thing is a life-saver! Quite literally! How many times have I almost lost my hand while trying to slice a bagel with a bread knife? I lost count and then I got this bagel slicer and now, thank goodness, I'm safe. 😅
Hoan The Original Bagel Guillotine Universal Slicer, 9.25-Inch, White
These have been SO HELPFUL in the kitchen! There's pretty much one type for every kind of food you're making and the heat resistant silicone makes it easy to work with hot pans without damaging the finish (or melting the spatula).
BBN 5pcs Silicone Tongs Set - Kitchen Utensils for Cooking with Non-Slip Grip - Heat Resistant Silicone Tongs (Pink)
Not only has this been a great tool for our smoothies, soups, and purees; my boyfriend even started making pizza dough and we also love the single-serving cup for protein shakes and frozen coffee drinks as well!
Ninja AMZ493BRN Compact Kitchen System, 1200W, 3 Functions for Smoothies, Dough & Frozen Drinks with Auto-IQ, 72-oz.* Blender Pitcher, 40-oz. Processor Bowl & 18-oz. Single-Serve Cup, Grey
These are great! I love these stainless steel measuring cups (so much better than the ancient plastic ones that I finally got rid of) and all the little extra add-ons in this bundle are a great help! These have helped us through many a cooking / baki...
12 PCS Measuring Cups and Spoons Set Stackable Metal Measuring Spoons and Cups in 18/8 Stainless Steel Transparent Measuring Cup and Funnel Used for Dry and Liquid Kitchen Parent-Child Baking Cooking
This is a genius invention for anyone who likes the fizzy wines, like me. We would rarely open a bottle and finish the whole thing in one night but there just wasn't any way to preserve the bubbles ...until this! This thing has changed the fizzy wi...
Champagne Sealer Stopper, BGMAX 3 Pack Stainless Steel Sparkling Wine Bottle Plug Sealer Set with a Longer Sealing Plug, Gifts Accessories for Champagne
We love this quick and easy recipe, perfect for any white fish of your choice. This is one of the first things my boyfriend learned how to make and it came out so good, even on his first try.
Lemon Butter Tilapia Recipe - Food.com
Very important and useful info right here! If you have access to the magic of cooking with cast iron, you better be sure you take good care of those pans! This article will walk you through it and I have referred back to it many times.
How To Reseason A Cast-Iron Skillet
This is an extremely simple recipe that everyone seems to love. (I mean, how can you argue with anything roasted in butter and brown sugar?) I'd say this is a great one for cooking newbies, just make sure you've got a nice sharp knife for cutting the squash, and be safe!
Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter Recipe - Paula Deen