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Culinary Skillz

The name just isn’t sticking… I need input.

July 20, 2010

“Input. Need more input.” Does anybody remember what movie that is from? The input I need is in regards to my little string of webisodes. You know the ones where I sport bad hair and cook in my retro kitchen? Those. And I did get a haircut finally, thankyouverymuch. I’m just not liking the name [...]

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Cajun Shrimp Scampi – Video

June 29, 2010

Cajun Shrimp Scampi is the perfect summer meal. It is light, refreshing, and better than that, it just tastes absolutely delicious! I need an intro video for my new little webisodes so if anyone is interested in doing that in exchange for advertising let me know. Please email me: inquiry@amybayliss.com. Ingredients 6 oz. whole wheat [...]

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Cajun Shrimp Scampi

June 24, 2010

I did it. I made my first cooking video in my retro kitchen! I am so excited to share this with everyone. I’ll post it on Monday. I played the video back and I did okay for my first time. I do look like a blimp though. Oh my, do I ever. Unfortunately, I’m not [...]

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Recipe: Chocolate Mocha Torte

June 17, 2010

Lucy Ann recently asked me what my favorite Pampered Chef recipe was. My all time favorite is the Chicken and Broccoli braid but I also created a few myself that I used during shows. This is one of those recipes from back in my Pampered Chef days. I actually modified this recipe from the Strawberry [...]

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Why I have yet to post a cooking video…

June 14, 2010

I have a confession to make. I would love to post cooking videos here on my blog. There, I said it. I used to hate to cook. (Yes, I purposely put emphasis on hate. I meant it.) What changed is that I needed to make some money but not be away from my babies so [...]

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Have you seen me in Women’s Day?

January 3, 2010

A while back I wrote this post: Fast Food that Comes from Home. Well, Women’s Day magazine decided to use some of the points I made for a feature in the February 2010 edition! Stoked? Absolutely! Right there on page 86 is my little blurb about one of my many homemaking hacks. Lest you think [...]

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Eating me out of house and home?

October 21, 2009

I’ve never understood that saying. I mean, how can someone eat you out of house and home? Anyway, one issue that I have always had is the inability to purchase enough food for growing boys. They wake up and they want to eat. They come home from school and they want to eat. Before they [...]

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What you can do to stretch a dollar…

August 5, 2009

Thanks to blog world I stumbled upon a ministry called Angel Food Ministries about a year or so ago and have been hooked ever since. For much less than $100 I can get enough food to feed my family of 5 dinner for the entire month. Sounds unreal, right? It isn’t. The best thing about [...]

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7 Must Have Kitchen Tools

December 11, 2008

I really enjoy cooking now but even when I didn’t there was still a list of kitchen tools that I had to have. Let’s face it. There are just some things that a kitchen can’t be without! Here is my list of must haves in the kitchen: A sharp 8″ or 10″ chef’s knife. A [...]

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Give It A Little Rub… Or Just Spice It Up!

November 11, 2008

It is approximately $1.50 cheaper per jar to simply make your own spice rubs for beef, poultry, and pork. If you are on organic lover like me then it is over $2.00 cheaper per jar to make your own. The recipes are simple and all you need to store it is an airtight container. In [...]