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how to make butter in 3 easy steps

Until about a few months ago, the mention of making butter was something that seemed beyond difficult. Whenever I heard of someone making homemade butter, I knew to be impressed because of the labor of love that it truly is. It’s one thing to be given homemade bread, it is completely another to be given homemade butter.

A few months ago, a student’s mother gave his teachers homemade bread with a homemade herb butter. It was the best bread that I have ever eaten, and even more so, I truly loved how the butter paired with the bread. It was all truly spectacular.

Today, I want to demystify the seemingly difficult process of making butter into something that is easy and not time consuming. By the end of this post, you are going to go to your kitchen and make butter that is out of this world.

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10 minute cake

Imagine this situation. You have guests coming over soon for a small get together, but something is missing. You forgot to make dessert. What’s even worse is that you have also ran out of eggs. You do not want to run to the store as you do not have that much time. Worry not though, you remembered that you read this blog post on notes by alex which prepared you for this very situation.

This cake recipe is so quick and easy that you can make it before they arrive. It takes a mere 6 minutes for this cake to bake. What is even greater is that there are no eggs, so whether you are out of eggs or have someone who cannot eat foods with eggs, this recipe is perfect for you. Oh, did I forget to mention that there is no preheating the oven? This cake is made in the microwave! It’s so easy you can get your young kids to help you with the recipe. Well enough talking about how cool it is! Let’s get to the recipe so that you can make it now. (I never understood those blogs where you had to skip 7+ paragraphs that people never read in order to get to the recipe.)

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15-minute rice cooker spaghetti

Tell me if this scene sounds familiar. You come back home from a long day at work. Get in comfortable clothes. Try to get 30 minutes of rest before you have to start making dinner. You slave away for what feels like an eternity. You eat for 5 seconds. Wash dishes. Now, it’s time to go to bed.

Don’t you wish that there was a quick and easy way to make dinner that you had more time? Yet again, we have more food made in a rice cooker. Easy to make. Easy to clean. Super fast. It normally takes at least 15 minutes for the water to boil, so this is a great hack.

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