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How to Make Limoncello Bubbly Cocktails + Video
Feb11

How to Make Limoncello Bubbly Cocktails + Video

Make this holiday season complete with Limoncello Bubbly Cocktails! Perfect for New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, a Birthday or Mother’s Day, these tangy, sweet cocktails are the icing of your feast… If you’re enjoying something decadent & buttery, like seafood for New Year’s or Valentine’s Day, the citrus is a perfect accompaniment. You will cleanse your palette with these cocktails, when...

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How to Make Hot & Spicy Toddies: Cook Something Bold & Pungent Day
Nov09

How to Make Hot & Spicy Toddies: Cook Something Bold & Pungent Day

Wow, November 9th is Cook Something Bold & Pungent Day! I’ve really had to think about this one…I came up with a great recipe to fit the bill. A Hot & Spicy Toddy is up on today’s menu – great for an after-skiing or after-tobogganing drink. How to Make Hot & Spicy Toddies: If you want to be even more bold, try adding a tiny grind of red chili flakes to kick this up to another level of hot,...

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How to Make Lavender Lemon Water + Video
Jul19

How to Make Lavender Lemon Water + Video

Here’s a refreshing water recipe for the summertime, or anytime for that matter. It’s Lavender Lemon Water! This hydration encourager, water mixed with hints of tasty herbs & fruit do the trick of getting you to drink more water, especially when your body needs it desperately in the heat of summer. Lavender can be an “acquired taste” as it can taste very floral & perfumey or soapy…but that’s...

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How to Grill a Whole Mackerel – Lemon Cedar Leaf Grilled Mackerel
Nov30

How to Grill a Whole Mackerel – Lemon Cedar Leaf Grilled Mackerel

This is a recipe I developed especially for Episode #2 of my new cooking show, “Cooking Adventures with Kimberly” for December’s Edition of Tonka Live Magazine. If you’re anything like me, you are impressed when you see someone do a bang-up job grilling a whole fish. They look so tasty & delicious, and are actually easy to do. However, I’ll bet you don’t venture to try this out very often, do you? Why not?...

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How to Make Quick Watermelon Rind Pickles
Apr26

How to Make Quick Watermelon Rind Pickles

So, as I keep eating watermelon, I keep on thinking about stories my mom has of my grandparents making watermelon rind pickles. Although I’ve never made them myself, nor eaten them, I want to try them. I asked my mother how she liked them when her parents made them and she said she never really liked them because they were too vinegar-y and that’s why she has never made them at home. Doing a little pondering, this is the...

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How to Prepare Asparagus for Cooking

I’ve recently been informed that many folks out there are unsure as to how to prepare the asparagus for cooking. Many people cut the ends off and some don’t even do that. Let me clarify how to ensure you have tender asparagus every time you cook it! There is a natural “breaking point” where the asparagus with naturally break. 1. Wash the fresh asparagus stalks in cold water. 2. Grab the asparagus at the root...

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4 Awesome St. Patrick’s Day Recipes Sure To Please
Feb25

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: Authentic Corned Beef & Cabbage St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Pops Easy Hot Whiskey Punch Irish Scones *** 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...

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