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Web Chef Review: Cherry Lane Frozen Fruits Pitted Black Sweet Cherries
Apr11
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Web Chef Review: Ontario Sweet Cherries at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Jul24

Web Chef Review: Ontario Sweet Cherries at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Ontario Sweet Cherries are at Harvest Barn Country Markets this season. Just feast your eyes on this basket of sweet, locally grown cherries from Hunter Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake. They are so clean and glossy, deep red – almost black, have the stems on to keep them fresh longer, and are they ever sweet & delicious. It wouldn’t surprise me to know that these cherries were picked fresh this morning. This is only one...

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How to Make Brandied Cherries
Nov04

How to Make Brandied Cherries

What could sound more delicious than some warm Brandied Cherries served over some vanilla ice cream? How about sipping on some cherry brandy for an after dinner liqueur? How to Brandy Cherries: Making Brandied Cherries is quite a bit quicker to do than when using peaches or apricots. The cherries don’t need to be processed with a canner to preserve them. You simply skip that step and go straight to aging the jar of cherries....

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National Cherries Jubilee Day Deserves a Flambéed Recipe
Sep24

National Cherries Jubilee Day Deserves a Flambéed Recipe

Cherries Jubilee is one of the most beautiful & decadent desserts that I know of… Juicy cherries flambéed with Kirsch, a cherry liqueur, this tempting dessert is then scooped over ice cream of the vanilla variety. However, variations on this recipe change the fruit, the liqueur and what it goes on top of, but the premise is simple. A tasty liquor with some gorgeous fruit. Flambé it all and pour it over something else...

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Our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years
Apr07

Our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years

We are sharing with you our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years! Yup! Can you believe we have been on YouTube for 10 years?! How the time flies. Starting from a crappy webcam that filmed in shades of yellow, filming with an old camera phone, and then on to better clarity with newer cameras, our shows have evolved, to say the least. The way people cook & food philosophies have changed a great deal over the past decade, n many...

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Our Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018
Mar21

Our Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018

Here is a list of our Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018 – basically, what you all made the most popular! 2018 was a great year, not just in life, but in the world of food too. We were blessed with a baby girl, in May of this past year, and she is a miracle. Plus, we enjoyed many a feast too! Tip: Click on the title of each recipe to go to the blog post with the video, and often including a recipe. Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018: 1. How...

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Gluten Free Holiday Brandied Tiger Nut Fruit Cake + Video
Dec18

Gluten Free Holiday Brandied Tiger Nut Fruit Cake + Video

This Gluten Free Holiday Brandied Tiger Nut Fruit Cake will be the pièce de résistance of your Holiday table! Chock full of dried fruit, and topped with either fondant or icing, it’s not only a labor of love, but impressive beyond compare. Properly preserved, fruit cakes can be stored for many years – some stories we’ve heard have boasted serving 100 year old fruit cake. Gluten Free Holiday Brandied Tiger Nut Fruit...

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April Food Holidays & Events
Apr01

April Food Holidays & Events

Here are April Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here & there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Month Holidays: National BLT Sandwich Month: How to Make Club Sandwiches Browse Sandwich recipes, Sandwich & Burger shows Browse Bacon recipes, Bacon shows Playlist: Bacon Recipes + Reviews Playlist: Lettuce Recipes + Reviews...

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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 Peach Freezer Jam + Video
Aug20

How to Make Peach Freezer Jam + Video

If you enjoy the taste of peaches, you will love this recipe for Peach Freezer Jam. Capture the essence of peach in a jam you can call upon, even in the depths of winter! It tastes like a bite out of a dewy, fresh peach and at our house, we like to enjoy peach freezer jam on yogurt, ice cream, in vinaigrettes & sauces, on toast, pancakes, crêpes, french toast, on desserts, and as glazes. Peach Freezer Jam: We like to have some...

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How to Braise Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Pork Breast Bones + Video
Feb15

How to Braise Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Pork Breast Bones + Video

I am very excited to show you How to Braise Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Pork Breast Bones. Just think of succulent & flavorful pork meat falling off the bone with a caramelized Bordeaux cherry balsamic glaze, and you have a match made in heaven… This pork does very well with braising, and it needs to be falling-off-of-the-bone cooked, just the way we like it. The meat comes out moist, super tender & outrageously...

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February Food Holidays & Events
Feb01

February Food Holidays & Events

Here are February Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here & there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Month Holidays: Berry Fresh Month: Tiger Nut & Berry Smoothies Browse Berry shows, Berry recipes How to Prepare & Eat Goldenberries – aka Peruvian Ground Cherries Blackberry Parfaits with Napa Valley Blackberry Ginger...

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How to Cook Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Chicken Livers + Video
Dec26

How to Cook Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Chicken Livers + Video

As an appetizer or main entrée, Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Chicken Livers are a perfect idea. Chicken liver is high in iron and ever so delicious when paired with tasty, syrupy & thick, sweet flavors of Bordeaux cherry & balsamic. Cherry combined with the ferric taste of the liver is exciting & satisfying to your palate. Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Chicken Livers: With this recipe, I’m using Napa...

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