Spice Up Your Meals with a Splash!
June 12, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
…A Splash of Rice Vinegar that is!
“Vinegar?”, you may ask…Yes!!!
Try splashing it on freshly cut ripe tomatoes or cucumbers, green salads, hot salads, roasted potatoes, white rice, grilled or broiled seafood, or pasta dishes.
How about adding it to bean salads, coleslaw or to create a unique and zippy sauce?
Why not marinate beef, pork, chicken or seafood with rice vinegar?
Especially if you’re making any type of Asian dish or just looking for a new “je ne sais quoi”, rice vinegar or seasoned rice vinegar will do the trick.
What’s cool, though, about Nakano seasoned rice vinegars, is you’re not limited to Asian food, as they have different flavors that will accomodate anyone’s palate: Original Seasoned, Roasted Garlic, Basil & Oregano, Red Pepper, Balsamic Blend, and Italian Herb.
You can use them in place of balsamic, wine, cider or malt vinegars to give a subtle, but distinctive flavor to your “regular” dishes.
One of my favorite ways to use vinegar, besides mixed with olive oil for salad dressing or bread dipping sauce, is for a “buerre blanc” sauce on pasta or seafood.
Basically, it’s vinegar, butter, sugar, shallots and pepper. Serve over linguine topped with seafood like shrimp, lump crab meat or lobster! Yum!
For more Splash Tips and free recipes, be sure to check out Mizkan.com and their Nakano rice vinegars.
Nakano vinegars are all natural, fat free, low calorie and gluten free – they’re a great alternative for serious flavor in place of butter, sour cream or fatty, high calorie salad dressings full of preservatives.
I love being able to use the same “basic” ingredient, like vinegar, but using so many different variations to keep your taste buds guessing! Fantastic – so, try it for yourself.
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Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards 
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Food Fun – Find Out How Much Caffeine You’ve Got In Your System
March 28, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Today’s post is just a little something fun I posted on my Kimberly-Edwards.com site! Enjoy…
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Well, if you know me, you’ll know that I’m crazy about green tea…
Contrary to popular belief, probably because green tea is touted to be such a healthy drink for you, green tea has lots of caffeine in it…If you stopped drinking regular black tea because you were trying to cut caffeine out…well, let me tell you that this is not the case.
However, Green Tea has many antioxidants and is good for you nonetheless…
I found a neat test for you to try to see how “caffeined up” you get…LOL…I was deemed a “vibrating crackhead”…I was wondering why I can get so much done and talk so much after I’ve had my green tea…LOL
Check it out:
I love Green Tea so much, that I often include it some of my recipes here @ CookingWithKimberly.com…Check some of them out here:1. Read more
Kimberly’s Vegetable Barley Soup
March 7, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Delicious, nutritious and meatless! Some nights, I just cannot eat any more meat during the week…This is the perfect recipe for a cold day! Very satisfying because of the barley and beans, which makes a complete protein. ~ Kimberly Edwards ;D
Type: Soup
Serve With: Fresh, crusty bread
Prep Time: ~ 15 min
Cook Time: ~ 45 min
Yield: 1 large stock pot full
* I use organic ingredients for this recipe…
Ingredients:
3 large Carrots – Sliced
1 large Onion – Chopped
3 stalks Celery – Sliced
1 bunch Green Onions – Chopped
1 zucchini – Diced
1 large Beet – I use the greens as well.
2 cloves Garlic – Finely chopped
~ 6-8 Mushrooms – I prefer crimini.
1 cup Whole Kernel Corn – Frozen is fine.
1 large Tomato – Diced
~ 15 Green Beans – Roughly chopped
6 Brussel Sprouts – Quartered
2 Bay Leaves
3 whole Cloves
1 1/2 cups Romano Beans – Cooked or canned are fine.
1 cup Barley – Uncooked
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Red Wine
1 L Stock – I use Vegetable Stock, but you may use chicken or beef broth if desired.
3 cups Water
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper – To taste
Sea Salt – To taste
Instructions: Read more
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Banana Facts – Plus Great Whole Wheat Banana-Apple Bread!
March 2, 2008 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
I happened to Stumble Upon (add me as a friend on Stumble if you like) this great website on Banana Facts, which inspired me to tell you about how good bananas are for you!
Check out all of the amazing benefits of eating bananas:
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Now that I’ve told you how great bananas are for you, I thought I’d share a recipe for my Whole Wheat Banana-Apple Bread!
Delicious and a healthy snack or dessert! This is a great way to use up bananas with spots that you will not eat. I use organic ingredients for this entire recipe…
~ Kimberly Edwards ;D
Type: Bread
Serve With: Milk & Enjoy!
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 40-50 min
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients:
Instructions: Read more
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Hummus From Heaven
January 27, 2008 by Kimberly · 4 Comments
Just delicious! Great as an appetizer or hors d’oeuvres…Lovely! ~ Kimberly Edwards 
Type: Appetizer
Serve With: Grilled pita or naan
Prep Time: ~ 8 min
Yield: Serve 5-6 people as appetizer
Ingredients:
Instructions: Read more
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Roasted Chickpeas (Leblebi)
January 24, 2008 by Kimberly · 4 Comments
Leblebi is a snack made from roasted chickpeas, very popular in Turkey. It is traditionally, eaten alongside of Boza as a crunchy snack (see recipe here: Kimberly’s Boza).
This snack is alleged to also increase breast size…That’s what they say ladies…
~ Kimberly Edwards
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Type: Main
Serve With: Kimberly’s Boza – http://CookingWithKimberly.com/?p=221
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: ~ 50 min – 1 hr
Yield: ~ 3 cups
Ingredients:
Instructions: Read more
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Love Potion
January 18, 2008 by Kimberly · 5 Comments
This recipe NEVER fails! ~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Miscellaneous
Serve With: Joy
Yield: A lifetime of Love!
Nutrition Facts: This is the healthiest recipe I know of…
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Add parts daily to potion stirring continuously.
* Tip: Never add envy, boastfulness, pride, rudeness, selfishness, anger, record keeping or evil.
2. Enjoy a lifetime of Love!
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See 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 for more on this Read more
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Very Vegetable Soup
January 17, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
On those cold days that you just don’t want to eat meat again, try this hearty vegetable soup worthy of your time! Feel free to use whatever vegetables you have!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Soup
Serve With: Fresh crusty bread
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hr
Yield: 1/2 stock pot full -~ 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 large Onions – Chopped
3/4 cup Celery – Finely sliced
6 large Carrots – Finely diced
6 medium Potatoes – Diced into spoon-sized chunks
1 Sweet Potato – Diced into spoon-sized chunks
1 knob Ginger Root – Peeled & cut in 1/2
3 cloves Garlic – Finely minced
1/3 cup Green Pepper – Chopped
1 Green Onion – Finely sliced
2 tbsp Parsley- Finely chopped
1 stalk Summer Savory – * Optional
3 cups Chicken Stock – Or vegetable stock
2 cups Vegetable Stock
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Wine – Red or White
1/2 cup Pearl Barley
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Bay Leaf
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Clove – Whole
4 threads Saffron
Sea Salt – To taste
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper – To taste
Instructions: Read more
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A Different Kind of Chicken Salad Sandwich
Just delicious and healthy for you! Great for your New Year’s Resolution!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Sandwich
Prep Time: 10 min
Yield: Enough for 4 sandwiches on bagels.
Nutrition Facts:
If you’re looking for a healthier version, use low-fat mayonnaise.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Read more
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A Salad Bar At Home?
Yup…This is an awesome idea, especially since many people have a New Year’s Resolution of eating healthier and being more fit…
* Please try to eat organic vegetables…Don’t fill your body with chemicals!
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Save Money and Make an Easy Salad Bar at Home
By Monica Resinger
One thing I like to do for dinner, that my family loves, is make a salad bar. It’s easy, inexpensive, fun, healthy and is always different; a plus in my book!
The only work involved is making the salad ingredients salad-friendly (cutting them to bite size) and if you want meat and aren’t using leftovers, you’ll need to cook the meat. Thinly slice or chunk up meats, shred cheeses and carrots, thinly slice or chunk up vegetables… the main thing is to get them bite sized and how you like them. A lot of items are already prepared such as nuts, thawed peas, shredded cheeses, croutons (unless you make your own!), and dried fruits.
You can use whatever you have on hand that sounds good to go in a salad, including leftovers (great way to save money). Almost anything goes for salads nowadays, so be creative. After making the ingredients bite-sized, simply put them in lined-up dishes across your countertop or tabletop and include bottles of salad dressing, homemade dressing and/or oil and vinegar at the end.
Here are some of the ingredients you could use in a salad bar: Read more
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