Raw Oysters on the Half-Shell – Have You Tried One?
February 28, 2008 by Kimberly · 4 Comments
When I was young, and up to this day, my mother would always put out smoked oysters on special days where we ate beautiful hors d’oeuvres. I was so young that I don’t even think I really knew what they were…They were just delicious, little, smoky, brown “things”…
Now, the first time I ever remember fresh, raw oysters was when I was about 7 yrs old, and my parents and I went on vacation to Fort Meyers, Florida. There was a little place at the end of a wharf on the ocean where they ordered buckets of freshly caught, boiled crab legs, and plates and plates of raw, Gulf oysters. I wasn’t too sure what to think of the raw, slimy-looking gems my parents were devouring by the plateful, but I did try one…with lemon squeezed on top of it…They were just “okay”, so I stuck with the crab legs.
Now that I am “all-grown up”, I thoroughly enjoy the experience of eating freshly shucked, raw oysters on the half-shell! Yum! Plus, you “kinda feel like a rebel” eating raw oysters…LOL…Smoked oysters are still a favorite in our household, and are Always served on New Year’s for certain!
Today, raw oysters are safer to eat than ever! About 10% of the U.S. market’s oysters go under strict post-harvest processing to allow you to eat the oyster raw, but with added safety…This 10% will gradually increase to include more oysters being processed for safety.
Techniques of freezing (IQF), heat-cool pasteurization (HCP), and high-hydrostatic processing (HHP) all allow “at risk” consumers to enjoy oysters with a reduced risk of Vibrio vulnificus illness.
All-in-all, I take most opportunities to eat raw oysters on the 1/2 shell! Don’t knock it until you try it! They’re great with lemon squeezed on top, or the Louisiana way…Hot Sauce!!! Delicious!
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I hope you enjoyed today’s installment of Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time…
Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards ;D
P.S. Please share your great stories, including funny ones, about your experiences with Raw Oysters in the Comments section! Great oyster recipes are welcomed too…You may even be a featured recipe, so include your name and location!
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Kimberly’s Pasta Salad with Tuna
February 26, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
This is my go-to pasta salad in the summer-time, perfect for those hot afternoons and evenings! ~ Kimberly Edwards 
Type: Salad
Serve With: Instead of using tuna, you may use any grilled fish or chicken breast.
Prep Time: ~ 15 min
Cook Time: ~ 12 min
Yield: 5-6 people
Ingredients:
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Will the “Rescue Chef” Shine on the Food Network?
I am excited to see this new show, “Rescue Chef”, premiere on the Food Network in just a few days – Mar. 1st, 2008 @ 12 pm EST.
Danny Boome, a prominent, young English chef, helps out American families and saves their dinners from disaster! As most reality cooking shows, it will be full of humor and excitement!
He will travel all over the United States saving the meal from the garbage disposal by helping people recreate favorite meals, and infusing new and interesting ingredients and ideas to “spice” it all up and rescue dinner.
I wanted to ensure that all of my readers were in the know about the newest reality cooking show! I’ll definitely be checking out this fun, new Food TV show this Saturday…
Leave a comment and let me know what you think about “Rescue Chef” after you watch the premiere!
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Kimberly Edwards ;D
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4 Awesome St. Patrick’s Day Recipes Sure To Please
Looking for some great St. Patrick’s Day Recipes, aside from just adding green food coloring to everything? LOL
Check out these 4 Irish Recipes just in time for St. Patty’s Day:
1. Authentic Corned Beef & Cabbage
2. St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Pops
3. Easy Hot Whiskey Punch
4. Irish Scones
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Some Irish Recipes to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by Niall Cinneide
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th, and it is a “day for wearing green” and other Irish traditions. Even though the patron saint St. Patrick was not born in Ireland, everything that is Green (which symbolizes spring and the prospering of the crops), fun and Irish can be worn or used to celebrate this holiday. And it is a holiday for all ages. Here are some entertaining ideas to use on St. Patrick’s Day.
A few drops of green food coloring goes into anything you might want green, even a mug of draft beer. Anything made with Irish cream or Irish whiskey has the Irish spirit, too.
Authentic Corned beef and cabbage
Corned beef brisket, about 4 lbs.
1 juice orange
18-20 whole cloves
1 tsp. whole yellow mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
1/2 tsp. whole black peppercorns
1/2 tsp. whole coriander
Put corned beef brisket into large pot for cooking. Take cloves and insert them, then sprinkle remaining spices on. Cover brisket with water, bring to boil, then simmer for 3 hours or until tender.
3 lbs. small potatoes, peeled
2 1/2 lbs. carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces
1 medium head cabbage
About 40 minutes before beef is finished, boil a large pot of water and cook potatoes and carrots. Add cabbage about 10 minutes before you’re ready to serve as it doesn’t need to cook long. Drain vegetables.
Arrange meat and vegetables on a platter and serve with your favorite mustards.
St. Patrick Day Cookie Pops (for the kids to make)
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Monday’s Power Juice
February 18, 2008 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
Don’t feel like drinking coffee or tea today to keep going…I mean really, it’s Monday…you may need a little something to help you through the day!
This will get you energized and ready to go on a Monday morning or anytime during the day! ~ Kimberly Edwards ;D
Type: Beverage
Prep Time: 10 min
Nutrition Facts: Wow…couldn’t even begin to tell you how nutritious this is for you!
Ingredients:
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Kahlua Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
February 17, 2008 by Kimberly · 4 Comments
My friend, Julie, inspired this recipe 2nite, as she just couldn’t live without a little bit of chocolate…
~ Kimberly Edwards 
Type: Cookie
Serve With: Milk!
Prep Time: 8 min
Cook Time: 12 min
Yield: ~ 2 1/2 doz cookies
Ingredients:
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Perfect Pan Sauteed Tilapia
February 13, 2008 by Kimberly · 3 Comments
Looking for a gorgeous, easy-to-make-for-your-sweetheart dish for Valentine’s Day? This is one of my favorites and is made many-a-Fish-Friday as well!
Tilapia is my favorite fish to eat! The Seminole Indians breed them in the Florida Everglades region. Meaty and tasty like seafood should be! ~ Kimberly Edwards
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Type: Main
Serve With: Rice, baked potato, salad or your favorite vegetable
Prep Time: 3 min
Cook Time: ~ 10 min
Ingredients:
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Romantic Cooking on Valentine’s Day
February 8, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Being with your honey on Valentine’s Day is amazing, especially when you get to spend it alone…I love cooking on Valentine’s Day with my sweetie…
* Note: Stay away from garlic in your recipes…hint hint hint!
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Cooking Up Romance For Valentine’s Day by Stacey Moore
This Valentine’s Day, millions of couples will feel the heat-a burning passion from cooking up something sensuous to share with their love.
Couples can find out which foods really sizzle with the new, 10th anniversary edition of a smash-hit cookbook. “InterCourses: an aphrodisiac cookbook” (Terrace Publishing) features 145 couple-tested recipes, including 65 entirely new romantic recipes in the anniversary edition. It’ll be a hot time in the kitchen tonight when recipes meet romance, for a different kind of fire that can melt the coldest winter.
Organized by aphrodisiacs, the book covers 19 sensual foods ranging from traditional favorites such as oysters and strawberries, to lesser-known, but just as potent ones, such as pine nuts and asparagus. Intimate, yet playful, the “InterCourses” approach to cooking livens up relationships, whether just starting out or 50 years in the making. Here’s an example:
Baked Artichoke and Crab Dip
Yields 2 to 3 servings
Consider this elegant alternative to chips and queso-its creamy warmth is a sure recipe for romance.
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Biodynamic Wine…Now, What’s That?
February 6, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
I read this title and was unable to place what a Biodynamic Wine could be…
I figured I wasn’t the only one uninformed about this and wanted to share it with you!
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What is a Biodynamic Wine? by Ben W
First of all, we need to explain what a biodynamic wine. A biodynamic wine is a wine made from grapes grown biodynamically.
Biodynamic Vineyards have the same as organic vineyards – to produce grapes from which to make wine profitably without using synthetic additives. The only difference between organic and biodynamic vineyards is that on biodynamic ones the work in the vineyard is timed to coincide with the Earth’s natural rythms so that the vine is receptive to what the winegrower is asking to do. These natural rhythms are determined by the position of the moon, the sun and the planets as well as the earth. So whereas Organic farmers concern themselves predominantly with the soil – in other words what’s going on beneath their feet – Biodynamists also concern themselves with what’s going on above their heads.
Biodynamic growers feel that the influence the movement of celestial bodies relative to each other and to the Earth have a significant influence on how plants grow. This is not new. For instance, Hesiod when writing in the eighth century BC stipulated that wine be made according to a sign from the sky:
When Orion and the Dog Star move Into the mid-sky, and the Arcturus sees The rosy-fingered dawn. (Works and Days II: 609-17)
Vineyards claiming to make wines from biodynamically grown grapes are certified by Read more
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Super-Charged Super Bowl Recipes & Snacks!
February 3, 2008 by Kimberly · 3 Comments
Super Bowl is a major holiday in my house! Of course the main event is the Football Game, but what puts the icing on top are the fabulous snacks and appetizers we demolish!!!
Check out what we love to eat on Super Bowl!
3. The Best Tandoori Chicken Wings
5. Texas Tailgating Beer Can Chicken
This is just to name a few…
Check out the rest of the Appetizers on Cooking With Kimberly to find something delicious and fun to eat! Just make sure you make enough…Everyone is hungrier on Super Bowl Sunday!!!
I know, I know…Beer is the bevy of choice on Super Bowl, but why not Try a New Alcoholic Beverage (of course it has beer in it!!! Come on…what do you take me for?):
That’s Chelada (aka Buddy Mary) – They are delicious!!!
* Okay…I know you’re going to ask…This year, I’m going for New England baby!!! Go Patriots! It’s Randy Moss and Tom Brady…I mean really!!!
I hope you enjoyed today’s installment of Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time…
Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards
P.S. This is one great tailgating book, from none other than John Madden…:
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