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Category: DIY Cooking Projects

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How to Make Homemade Butter

You don’t have to be a Puritan to make this super simple homemade butter. All you need is a stand mixer. I know that…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Mexican/Latin/Pasta & Grains/Recipes

How to Make Flour Tortillas

Every pueblo in Mexico, no matter how small, has at least one tortilleria. Chelem, the village where we lived, was reduced to a seaside…

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Appetizers/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes

How to Make Apple Butter

The baby slept until nearly eight o’clock. This may be the result of daylight savings time, the children’s Tylenol I dosed her with last…

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Appetizers/Chicken & Fowl/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes

How to Make Chicken Liver Pâté

Rendered duck fat gets a lot of play here in Maine, and for good reason. There are few better fats that you can use…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes/Sauces & Condiments

How to Make American Cheese

As our regular readers know, I’ll go to my grave defending processed, pasteurized American cheese. I understand your objections to this position. I’ve heard…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Pasta & Grains/Recipes

How To Make A Soft Pretzel

Eating a soft pretzel fills me with happy nostalgia. I have a vague yet comforting memory of pulling them apart while being pushed in a…

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Homemade Wheat Thins

I picked up my snacking habit from my dad. Beginning when I was a little kid, I would sometimes get to hang out with…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Mexican/Latin/Pork/Recipes

How to Make Mexican Chorizo

Unlike the Spanish style of chorizo, which is cured and sliced like a traditional sausage, Mexican chorizo is a raw ground pork sausage, often…

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Appetizers/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes

Jamaican Beef Patties

Here is an authentic Jamaican beef patty recipe that you can make at home, and store if you have extras. The crispy and flaky…

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Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

If you have even a passing fond memory of opening your lunchbox and finding a Fluffernutter inside, that classic sandwich made with peanut butter…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Pasta & Grains/Recipes

Light Rye Hamburger Buns

Hamburger buns are important to me. Most supermarket hamburger buns are pretty boring, and are kind of like a really thick, cottony Wonder Bread,…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes/Sauces & Condiments

How to Make Ketchup

It’s much, much easier to buy ketchup off-the-shelf, than it is to make it from scratch. Preparation weighs in at about two hours, and…

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How to Make Mustard

Making this super-simple mustard couldn’t be easier, but plan ahead. It won’t be ready for at least two weeks, and likely three. It takes…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Mexican/Latin/Recipes/Sauces & Condiments

How to Make Queso Blanco

I know three things about Mexican cheese: When they say Manchego, it’s not what you think. This is processed, white melting cheese like a…

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Appetizers/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes

Homemade Graham Crackers

The first time we made a batch of wintertime, gas-burner stovetop s’mores using our own homemade graham crackers, we realized that they are a…

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Chinese/Japanese/Thai/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes/Sauces & Condiments

Homemade Sriracha

Why in heavens would you make your own Sriracha, when the bottled version is cheap, readily available, and already pretty perfect? It’s actually quicker…

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Homemade Cheez-Its
Appetizers/Copycat Recipes/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes

Homemade Cheez-It Crackers

There are definitely foods that I used to enjoy, that I have had to stop having around the house. Cheez-It brand snack crackers are…

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How to Make Corn Tortillas

If you’ve never made your own tortillas, you won’t believe how out of wack the effort-to-payoff ratio is. They are dead simple to make,…

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Breakfast/DIY Cooking Projects/Pasta & Grains/Recipes

Homemade Hand-Rolled Water Bagels

Bagels are a lot like pizza, in the way people get fussy about them; why, some bagel places will refuse to even toast your…

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Homemade Mozzarella Sticks
Appetizers/DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes/Superbowl Snacks

Homemade Fried Mozzarella Sticks

Ah, fried mozzarella sticks. The toddler silencer. The fairgoers’ midway snack. The fuel of the currently drunk, or the consolation prize for the recently…

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DIY Cooking Projects/Recipes/Sauces & Condiments

Caribbean Habanero Hot Sauce

We believe that there is a hot sauce for everything: Cholula gets drizzled over hummus, El Yucateco “Green Monster” gets added to Mexican and…

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Chickpea Hummus Recipe With Tahini

This relatively easy hummus recipe is perfect when you are considering dipping your favorite chips or bread into something that might not be too…

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Welcome to Meal Hack, I'm Julie!

My team and I create simple and fun recipes for friends and family.

Making meals can be stressful. Believe me, I know with a hungry family of five. That's also why Meal Hack covers more than just food.

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