• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

My Sequined Life logo

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Breads
    • Snacks
    • Appetizers
    • Dips, Sauces, Spreads, and Spices
    • Drinks
    • Main Dishes
    • Sides
    • Cookies & Bars
    • Cake & Pie
    • Fruit Desserts
    • Sweet Treats
    • Healthier Favorites
    • How-To
    • Seasonal
      • Winter
      • Spring
      • Summer
      • Fall
  • About
  • Contact
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    How-To Recipes

    Are you the type to Google "how to...", well, everything? I definitely fall into that category, and being that you've ended up on this page, maybe you do, as well. :)

    In addition to the majority of full recipes on this website, I wanted to create a space for how-to tips and techniques that you can sub in to your already favorite recipes for a new twist without starting from scratch.

    For instance, whipped cream. The best, right? But it can get weepy and blah if not eaten right away. Enter stabilized whipped cream. Truly a game-changer!

    Same goes for oven roasted peppers. If you don't have a gas stovetop (I'm working with electric here), this how to roast poblano peppers in the oven post is a go-to.

    And I bet you can imagine a favorite dessert recipe of yours that could be made even better with a crumb topping.

    Plan to see more how-to tips, tutorials, and techniques on this page as it grows.

    Baked croutons on a metal baking sheet

    How to Make Croutons

    Pico de gallo in a serving bowl with a spoon

    How to Make Pico de Gallo

    A small glass jar of toasted coconut on a marble board in front of a big plate of more coconut flakes

    How to Toast Coconut

    A stand mixer bowl of stabilized whipped cream with a wooden spoon.

    How to Make Stabilized Whipped Cream

    All five spices in this chai blend segmented out in a small ceramic bowl

    Homemade Chai Spice Recipe

    A bowl of taco meat with a spoon.

    How to Make Taco Meat (Beef or Turkey)

    Taco seasoning stirred together in a small bowl with a quarter-teaspoon scoop in it.

    The Best Homemade Taco Seasoning

    A roasted poblano pepper on a baking sheet.

    How to Roast Poblano Peppers in the Oven

    Fully caramelized onions in a pan with a wooden spoon

    How to Make Caramelized Onions

    Cake batter in a baking dish topped with crumb topping.

    How to Make Crumb Topping

    Ranch seasoning ingredients in a small bowl before being mixed up.

    How to Make Homemade Ranch Seasoning

    A roasted garlic bulb on a crinkled sheet of foil.

    How to Make Roasted Garlic

    A bowl of tortilla strips in front of various salad ingredients.

    How to Make Tortilla Strips (Baked!)

    Sixteen cornbread croutons on a parchment-lined baking sheet with salt and pepper shakers in the background

    How to Make Cornbread Croutons

    Caramel sauce being poured into a glass mason jar with a batch of brownies on a board in the background

    Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

    Two risotto cakes on an appetizer plate, with the top cake cut in half to see the cheese melting out

    How to Make Leftover Risotto Cakes

    A ceramic milk carton hovering above a mason jar of coffee swirled with milk after pouring some in

    Cold Brew Coffee with Almond Brown Sugar Syrup

    Ground spices and cinnamon sticks on a cake stand.

    Make Your Own Pie Spices (Apple + Pumpkin)

    A large glass jar filled with whole cherries and maraschino liquid.

    Homemade Maraschino Cherries (Two Ingredients!)

    Two jars of vanilla extract: one with vanilla beans and one also with orange rind.

    Homemade Vanilla Extract (two kinds!)

    Primary Sidebar

    A picture of a woman smiling with a text overlay reading well, hey there Hi! I’m Alyssa and welcome to my food blog. Here you can find a variety of food and drink recipes, running the gamut from better-for-you main dishes to holiday fare, and from lighter bites to some serious desserts. All with the occasional cocktail recipe thrown in for good measure, too. ♥ Learn more →

    As Featured In…

    A collage of publication logos.

    Join the email newsletter to receive five game-changing, reader favorite recipes straight to your inbox.

    Tried and True

    Easter Desserts

    A sliced loaf of lemon yogurt cake on a marble tray.

    Lemon Yogurt Cake

    A slice of sour cream cheesecake

    Sour Cream Cheesecake

    Pound cake served on a marble board with a tea towel in the background

    Vanilla Chai Pound Cake

    Pound cake trifle in a large glass bowl.

    Salted Honey White Chocolate Pound Cake Trifle

    A piece of crumb cake being lifted out of its baking dish by a spatula to serve

    Chocolate Chip Banana Crumb Cake

    Two mini lava cakes on a plate with a bite removed from the front cake to show the filling.

    Mini Chocolate Orange Lava Cakes

    Popular Recipes

    An Instant Pot filled with shredded buffalo chicken with a serving spoon.

    Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken

    Peanut butter cookies on a sheet of parchment paper.

    Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

    Turkey meatballs piled on a plate with a small bowl of marinara dipping sauce.

    Italian Baked Turkey Meatballs

    A serving bowl of collard greens.

    Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens

    Iced anise cookies lined up on a wire rack.

    Italian Anise Cookies

    Shredded cooked chicken in buffalo sauce in a slow cooker.

    Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • About Me
    • Contact

    Policies

    • Privacy Policy & Disclosure
    • Accessibility Statement

    More

    • Recipe Index
    • Dinner Hall of Fame
    • Instant Pot Recipes
    • Air Fryer Favorites

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2013 - 2021 My Sequined Life