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This index includes all the shared recipes on AsktheBuilder broken down into categories. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the […]
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Spatchcocking a Turkey Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the Builder in October 1993. Tim also operates https://DrawPlumbingPlans.com. His @askthebuilder YouTube […]
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Following Instructions Activity - A Builder Builds Biscuits For decades, I've suggested to do-it-yourselfers that following instructions is vital to success. All too often when I do an autopsy on a project that has crashed and burned, it's evident that someone didn't follow instructions. Often they took a shortcut or felt they knew a better […]
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The following is my favorite Christmas cookie that my wife Kathy makes. This recipe was shared in Tim's January 28, 2018 Newsletter. You can find the recipe in the amazing Fanny Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham. CLICK HERE NOW to purchase this out-of-print book!!!! You'll be GLAD you got a copy - trust me!!!! […]
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Tim Carter samples Emily Saldana's first-place award-winning bread. It's the same recipe she used in the Pennsylvania 2015 Farm Show. Tim also munches on her mouth-watering chocolate-chip cookies. You pronounce Emily's name: Sal DON nya not like I did, SalDANa. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his […]
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Margaret Osgood emailed her recipe for Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Muffins. INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 2/3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup pureed, cooked pumpkin (canned or fresh) - NOT pie filling 1 cup cinnamon chips (found in grocery aisle near […]
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Chef Jason Hill (CookingSessions.com) provided his recipe for the best brownie recipe ever - fudgy espresso chip chocolate brownies! Below the Instructions is his video on how to prepare this dish. INGREDIENTS: 1 (8 oz.) pkg. Baker’s Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Squares, chopped 1 oz. (2 tablespoons) Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/4 cups sweet butter […]
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Chef Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com, furnished his recipe on making bacon wrapped hot wings. These smoked buffalo hot wings are quick and easy to make, and are a dressed up version of the standard buffalo hot wings recipe you've come to love. Be sure to watch his video on the preparation of these wings. The […]
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Secret AsktheBuilder Guacamole Recipe Here's a recipe I've perfected over the years with the help of my son. As you can see in the photos below, he likes to consume massive quantities of it. So will you after you taste it. Enjoy! Tim Carter Ingredients: 2 avocados 1/2 lemon or lime 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard […]
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