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National Mushroom Month: A Luscious Occasion
Sep01

National Mushroom Month: A Luscious Occasion

National Mushroom Month brings to the forefront a misunderstood “vegetable”… It is amazing how delicious these fungi can be, especially when combined with butter, garlic & cream. The complexity of these flavors is intense, and the taste is unforgettable. Even though they are mostly water in composition, they contain more vitamin B & protein than many other plants. Mushrooms add earthiness and elegance to any...

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How to Cook with Dried Mushrooms for Recipes
Oct27

How to Cook with Dried Mushrooms for Recipes

Many mushrooms come in dried forms, and some exotic mushrooms only come in dried forms in stores. Trumpet, lobster, maitake, morrels, chanterelles, porcini, oyster, miscellaneous “field” mushrooms, and truffles all come dried. When you see dried mushrooms in their packages, you might be thinking, “Hmmm…That sounds cool, but how can I use them?” First off, dried mushrooms are great additions to creamy...

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Our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019
May09

Our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019

A celebration of mothers is this weekend, and here are our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019! This particular Mother’s Day is a very special one for me, as it is my very first as a mother myself. Our little girl, Pearl, is an absolute joy, and I can’t believe I am being celebrated, as all I want to celebrate is her! Also, as most of you know, my Mother is here at home with us as well, and what a blessing it...

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Our Top 30 Fish & Seafood Cooking Shows for Lent 2019
Mar22

Our Top 30 Fish & Seafood Cooking Shows for Lent 2019

Here’s our Top 30 Fish & Seafood Cooking Shows for Lent 2019 – helping you keep it fresh this season! Lent, in the Christian calendar, lasts from Ash Wednesday through to Easter Sunday, of each year. It’s traditional for people to not eat meat on Fridays during lent, which means fish & seafood are great options, or just going vegetarian or vegan on those days. Plus, typically, people give up one or more of...

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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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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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A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu
Feb11

A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu

When deciding on what to make for your romantic dinner for two, this Valentine’s Day Menu is a great place to start for ideas! Making this day special is something to look forward to for the both of you because this menu is going to be sooooo delicious… A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu: Enjoy these tasty tidbits from appetizer through dessert. Mix & match these ideas with some of your favorites to come up with...

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Happy New Year 2009!

I just wanted to wish each and every one of you a Happy and Blessed New Year! I also want to thank you all for such amazing encouragement, interaction and great friendships I have forged through this site! As I had mentioned a few blog posts back, we had some amazing seafood for dinner last night! As usual, our eyes were bigger than our tummies, but we were smart and made our feast as we felt like eating more. We had smoked oysters...

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