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Canned Pork and Beans

February 1, 2012
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Pin It I am happy to hear that so many of you are avid canners. That is so refreshing to hear, as sometimes it feels like it is a lost art and people give you the “roll the eyes” look when they hear that you are actually doing THAT! Here is another canning beans recipe [...]

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Rice Chips (Corn and Gluten Free)

January 27, 2012
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Pin It I used to love any kind of chips and dip. Finding out that you are supposed to stay away from corn…that was a sad sad day. Tortilla chips were no longer an option for me. So here is a recipe that uses rice flour instead! This recipe might take a couple takes to [...]

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Canning Dried Soaked Beans

January 25, 2012
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Pin It For me, canning is not just done at the end of the gardening season. I love to can, so it is something that I will do anytime during the year. One of my “off season” canning projects always includes beans. I like to do big batch canning of beans to have on hand [...]

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Cooking and Soaking Dried Beans

January 18, 2012
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Many people shy away from having and using dried beans. I have found dried beans to be a staple pantry item in our house. They are versatile, cost effective, and “good for you”. When you are buying already canned beans from the store, you are getting a very high amount of sodium in each can, [...]

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Recipes Using Bean Flour

January 11, 2012
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Here are a couple soups that I make using the bean flour as the thickener.  They had originally called for flour as the thickener, but the bean flour is easily substituted and provides a healthier alternative.  The bean flour that is used as a thickener is from white type beans (great northern or lima beans). [...]

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Making and Using Rice Flour

January 6, 2012
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I recently started to look into buying rice flour. Rice flour can be a good alternative to wheat or corn flour. After doing some digging I discovered that rice flour isn’t really that expensive but I also learned that it’s much cheaper to make your own. Plus no special equipment is needed! Going gluten or [...]

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Making and Using Bean Flour

January 4, 2012
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Several years ago, I discovered using bean flour. It sounds rather strange, I know, but once you get used to using it, you will find many creative uses for it. Bean flour can be obtained many different ways. You can find it at a natural food store, order it from Amazon, order it from Azure [...]

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