How to Grill Napa Jack’s Napa Valley Rubbed Eggplant + Video
This delicious and quick recipe for How to Grill Napa Jack’s Napa Valley Rubbed Eggplant is a great side dish to serve with any entrée. Napa Jack’s Napa Valley Rub is a premium rub containing rosemary, fennel, chili flakes, chili powder, sugar, lemon peel and sun dried tomato – a great combination to impart optimum flavor to your eggplant dish. Since eggplant has such a neutral taste, it loves to absorb the flavors...
Web Chef Review: Napa Jack’s Napa Valley Rub
Napa Jack’s Napa Valley Rub is a premium rub from Wine Country Kitchens. Clearly visible are the various spices – rosemary, fennel seeds, sun dried tomato bits, onion bits, and you can smell the chilies, lemon peel and garlic. This fantastic rub comes in a convenient, sturdy, labelled, little reusable tin, with a see-thru twist top lid – perfect for storing in your spice cupboard. Find out about this product on this...
Web Chef Review: Epicureal Comet’s Tail Peppercorns
Epicureal Comet’s Tail Peppercorns are such a nice addition to your pantry, giving that je ne sais quoi to your dishes. Pepper is one of my favorite things on the planet, especially freshly ground pepper. When I discovered these Epicureal Comet’s Tail Peppercorns, I was so excited to use them in my cooking. I love little chunks of pepper on my food, and you just have to see these peppercorns…they’re so cute....
Web Chef Review: Clipper After Dinner Mints Tea
This Clipper After Dinner Mint Tea is very minty, as it is a double-mint & fennel infusion. This refreshing and tasty, relaxing tea that will freshen your senses, as well as your breath. This tea just hits the spot after a dinner and I would happily recommend it to anyone who wants to refresh their taste buds. Find out about this product on this webisode of What I Say About Food: If you’re into mint, you could use it in your...
How to Make a Bouquet Garni
What is a Bouquet Garni? Well, it’s not a floral arrangement or a special garnish. Actually, bouquet garni is a combination of fresh herbs, vegetables &, at times, even coarsely crumbled spices, which are bundled in layered cheesecloth or they are tied up with a string in such a way to flavor soups, stocks & sauces. The herbs are tied up in such a way that the chef can remove them easily & quickly before serving,...
Web Chef Review: Epicureal Lavender Buds
What’s Delicious today @ Cooking with Kimberly? Epicureal Lavender Buds, that’s what! What sounds more amazing than lavender buds? Well, to me, anyway… I love their fragrance. Not only do you want to immerse yourself in the scent, and throw them in your clothing drawers, or in a warm bath… …they are equally delicious to eat or infuse beverages with. Check out this webisode of “What I Say About Food” here:...
Web Chef Review: Clipper Organic Indian Chai Tea
BAM…It hits you! You opened a box of Clipper Organic Indian Chai Tea, and what did you experience? A euphoria for your senses. The first thing that got you was the fragrance from the perfectly sealed bag inside that pretty box. These unbleached tea bags smell so good that it might just cross your mind to throw a few in your clothes drawers because they tantalize your senses. With exotic tones of cinnamon, lemon peel, cloves and...
Web Chef Review: Clipper Love Me Truly Organic Chai Infusion
Here’s What I Say About Food… …and here’s what I say about Clipper Love Me Truly Organic Chai Infusion! If you need some well-deserved “me time,” this is a great opportunity to do just that and enjoy a cuppa while you do it. Now, this is a great option for people who don’t want to drink the caffeine, but want that satisfying flavor. This tea addresses that issue head on. There are no tea leaves in this infusion. So,...
How to Make Flavored Finishing Sugars
Most of the time, sugar is, well, just sugar…Right? True…However, there are times when flavoring sugar for desserts, drinks, fruits, etc. can be simply amazing and truly perfect! A little something different…that “je ne sais quoi”! Typically speaking, you don’t use a lot when you’re talking about finishing or flavored sugars. They are simply to enhance flavor and give a marvelous twist. So,...
How to Toast Seeds
There may be times where you see a recipe that calls for toasted seeds or seeds to be toasted, as an ingredient or topping. Seeds are a very healthy part of your diet, even if you’re not a vegetarian or vegan…Seeds can accentuate not only the flavor profile of a dish, but increase the nutrients, and make your dish more aesthetically pleasing. All kinds of seeds can be used such as sesame seeds (white & black ones),...
How to Cook Lavender Lamb Loin Chops: Upscale Superbowl Treats
This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… I have eight beautiful New Zealand lamb loin chops looking at me in my freezer and for some reason, I just can’t get them out of my head for a fabulous, upscale SuperBowl tailgating dish! In my head secretly, I’ve been wanting to grill these bad boys with the amazingly scented lavender leaves I harvested from our plants this past summer....
How to Make Kimberly’s Ultimate Holiday Turkey Brine
Last year, I finally tried brining our turkey for the first time. We were all so very impressed that we said we’d never do it any other way again! Not only does brining impart fabulous flavor into your bird, but it makes it so much juicier as well. What we also noticed was that the turkey browned so much more evenly and more easily. I’m brining our turkey tonight and cannot wait to feast tomorrow! Try the...
Fall Vegetable Recipes
Vegetables…perfect for any occassion, any season, any cuisine… If you’re looking for a little something different or that “je ne sais quoi” you crave with your usual home cooked veggies, of course, you can check out the Vegetable category on my site here. However, you can also head on over to FoodConnect, which has a free registration and membership, click the Recipe tab and do a search for...
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