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How to Bake a Winter Spice Cake + Gluten-Free Video
Jan07

How to Bake a Winter Spice Cake + Gluten-Free Video

On a snowy & blustery day, you’ll be glad to know how to bake Winter Spice Cake. Not to mention, we serve this cake with a Hot Cake Sauce – absolutely divine! Enjoy the warm aromas of comforting spices throughout the house, and bring smiles out on everyone’s face. Winter Spice Cake: Serve with ice cream, if desired, and the decadent, hot cake sauce, like flowing lava over a moist & fluffy volcano of a cake!...

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How to Bake Dark Brandied Christmas Fruitcake
Dec11

How to Bake Dark Brandied Christmas Fruitcake

In our house, we love Dark Brandied Christmas Fruitcake with warm spices and delicious dried fruits, always reminds me of the aromas of the Holidays. Even those, who say they don’t like fruitcake, rave about this Dark Brandied Christmas Fruitcake. It just isn’t Christmas, if our favorite fruitcake isn’t on our dessert platter of goodies. Note: This recipe calls for nuts, and since some people don’t eat nuts, I...

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How to Make Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Basting Sauce + Video
Feb16

How to Make Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Basting Sauce + Video

Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Basting Sauce is like Wow for your mouth! This basting sauce is tangy, smokey & savory, all at the same time, and an easy & beautiful way to introduce serious flavor to your pork. This is a really fantastic orange BBQ basting sauce to use on your favorite meats, or even as part of your marinades or salad dressings. I will demonstrate how I use this basting sauce on pork chops. Napa Jack’s...

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How to Grill Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Pork Loin Center Chops + Video
Jul01

How to Grill Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Pork Loin Center Chops + Video

If you want something tasty & quick to grill up this season, Grilled Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Pork Loin Center Chops are just what you are yearning for. One of my favorite dinners is BBQ’d pork chops, and when you add in orange zest and bitters with BBQ sauce flavors, you have my delicious recipe for How to Grill Napa Jack’s Orange BBQ Pork Loin Center Chops. Talk about succulent pork chops, and flavor packed BBQ...

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How to Make Blood Orange Meringue Pie: Easter Surprises
Apr17

How to Make Blood Orange Meringue Pie: Easter Surprises

This recipe for how to make Blood Orange Meringue Pie is an unusual treat that you and your friends and family will enjoy. Such a nice change from the standard lemon meringue pie. How to Make Blood Orange Meringue Pie: Try using other citrus fruit for a lovely fruit meringue pie. Some other options include: lime orange tangerine grapefruit sudachi Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 35 min Cook Time: 15 min Bake Time: 10 – 15 min...

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How to Cook Asparagus with Hazelnuts & Orange
Feb17

How to Cook Asparagus with Hazelnuts & Orange

Bright & beautiful, this healthy side dish of Asparagus with Hazelnuts & Orange will knock your socks off. How to Cook Asparagus with Hazelnuts & Orange: Try mixing this up with lemon & lemon zest or another fabulous citrus fruit you enjoy. Type: Side Dish Recipe Serve with: extra butter, if desired Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 12 min Yields: 4 servings Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs asparagus – washed & prepared to...

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How to Bake Homemade Baklava: National Baklava Day
Nov17

How to Bake Homemade Baklava: National Baklava Day

National Baklava Day can be so much more amazing with this Homemade Baklava. Baklava is made using phyllo sheets, which are paper-thin pastry used in much of the Middle East & Greece. The ingredients for this most delectable pastry are quite simple, using just flour & water, but it takes some skill to mix, knead & stretch this pastry to obtain that almost see-through result. Tips for Using Phyllo Dough: The store bought...

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How to Bake Sponge Cake: National Boston Cream Pie Day
Oct23

How to Bake Sponge Cake: National Boston Cream Pie Day

National Boston Cream Pie Day is October 23rd, and this wonderful Sponge Cake recipe will provide you with the cake layers you need for BCP! Boston Cream Pie is such an impressive, decadent dessert, and it’s so lovely to look at, especially presented on a footed cake stand. Your guests will comment forever and-a-day as to the flavor of this rich, fluffy cake, and the chocolate topping makes it appealing to one & all. How to...

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How to Bake Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears: National Acorn Squash Day
Sep07

How to Bake Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears: National Acorn Squash Day

National Acorn Squash Day is September 7th, and this Baked Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears is a really special side dish recipe. Acorn squash is one of several varieties of Winter squash. Most common are dark green or orange acorn squash, butternut squash & spaghetti squash. Others include Hubbard, buttercup, turban, Cushaw squash & pumpkins. Winter squash store quite well throughout the Winter months. Squash, though full...

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