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How to Make Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Chicken Liver Pâté Video
Feb10
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How to Make Foie Gras Pâté
Feb23

How to Make Foie Gras Pâté

Savory, creamy & very decadent, Foie Gras Pâté is somewhat of an acquired taste & a delicacy. How to Make Foie Gras Pâté: It’s easy to make a Foie Gras Pâté using Pan Seared Duck Livers. Type: Pâté Recipe: Serve with: pickles, Dijon mustard on French bread or rye toasts with sweet, white wine Prep Time: 12 min Bake Time: 1 1/2 – 2 hrs Chill Time: 12 hrs Yields: 12 people Ingredients: 1/2 lb ground veal or ground...

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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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How to Cook Haskap Apple Bread Stuffing + Video
Nov18

How to Cook Haskap Apple Bread Stuffing + Video

I am so pleased to share this recipe for How to Cook Haskap Apple Bread Stuffing with you! Pâté This stuffing has the delicious spices that we love, as well as apple and haskap berries, and then it’s stuffed into your bird of choice – ours being a turkey in this recipe. For Thanksgiving, Christmas or any other time, this stuffing will be a beautiful addition to your feast. The result is a flavor combination that makes a...

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How to Make Lavender Tapioca Pudding + Video
Sep08

How to Make Lavender Tapioca Pudding + Video

A favorite at our house is tapioca pudding, but a unique twist to that recipe is How to Make Lavender Tapioca Pudding. The lavender plants in my kitchen garden have matured beautifully this year, and I love to scent my lingerie drawers and linen closets with lavender, so adding lavender to food recipes is another exciting way to enjoy lavender. I infuse the milk in this recipe with a fresh lavender stalk and leaves, as well as adding...

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How to BBQ Dry Rubbed Pork Ribs: 4th of July Fare
Jul01

How to BBQ Dry Rubbed Pork Ribs: 4th of July Fare

These BBQ Dry Rubbed Pork Ribs just can’t be beat when prepared on your outdoor grill. The delicious, smoky flavor, that only comes from that hot flame, is so enticing that one can hardly wait to eat. How to BBQ Dry Rubbed Pork Ribs: This is a great All-American style main dish you & your guests will enjoy on the 4th of July or anytime! Type: Entrée Recipe Prep Time: 20 min Marinate Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 2 – 2 1/2...

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What is Pysanky?: Easter Surprises
Apr15

What is Pysanky?: Easter Surprises

You may have heard the term Pysanky before…”What’s that?” My heritage includes paternal Ukrainian nationality. We celebrated Ukrainian feasts & traditions were observed, including the ancient Eastern European art of pysanky, or egg decorating, at Easter. The intricate, delightfully designed & colored eggs are treasured & admired, and kept on display by many of us of Ukrainian descent, who may have...

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7 Foods to Relieve Constipation: Natural Remedies
Feb19

7 Foods to Relieve Constipation: Natural Remedies

Constipation is a condition likely experienced by each of us at some time or another. Since proper bowel movements are essential to remove toxins & waste from our bodies, we need to take the necessary steps to avoid this condition. Below, you’ll find 7 natural remedies for constipation. 7 Natural Remedies for Constipation: An adult human has roughly 7 meters of small intestines for food to pass through successfully, daily....

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11 Aphrodisiac Foods: Valentine’s Day Treats
Feb13

11 Aphrodisiac Foods: Valentine’s Day Treats

It’s Valentine’s Day, and many of you are thinking up a romantic idea for two, and Aphrodisiac Foods can get your heart racing… There is a wide variety of aphrodisiac foods out there, but here are 11 of my favorites. 11 Aphrodisiac Foods: The foods below are not in any particular order or ranked as aphrodisiacs. 1. Avocado: An avocado is a rich, creamy food full of great things for your body, but there’s more...

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How to Pan Sear Foie Gras + 6 FG Cooking Tips
Jan27

How to Pan Sear Foie Gras + 6 FG Cooking Tips

Delicious Foie Gras is the French reference for fat liver, which it is… The goose or duck liver has been enlarged to great proportions by feeding especially large & vitally nutritious amounts. Foie gras is extremely expensive, usually sold in cryo-vac packaging, where it keeps nicely for some time, but not indefinitely. 6 Tips for Cooking Great Foie Gras: When handling foie gras, it is important to remember it is largely...

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How to Make Superfine Sugar at Home
Dec24

How to Make Superfine Sugar at Home

Confused as to what the heck Superfine Sugar is, and why it’s necessary at all? Well, superfine sugar is known to be used when making candies, canning, brining and other specialty applications. Basically, it’s just a finer grain of sugar than the caster sugar, and this is due to further processing, which you can accomplish in your very own kitchen. This way, you’ll always have superfine sugar when you need it without...

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How to Make Fire & Water Juice + Video
Aug27

How to Make Fire & Water Juice + Video

When I purchased this watermelon, it passed all of my “inspections”. It sounded dense & watery when tapped, it was a good size, no blemishes… Brought it home, cut into it and it looked amazing. Mostly rich, pink flesh, no seeds and minimal rind.  When I bit into it, I was sadly disappointed by the lack of sweetness and slight mushiness it presented us with. So, I decided to juice it into my fire & water juice...

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Dr. Oetker Makes Baking Even Easier

I’m  not sure about you and your experience with Dr. Oetker baking mixes…but I recently just tried my very first lava cake from Dr. Oetker! Um…yeah…soooo delicious! It was super easy – much easier than I had anticipated, that’s for certain. Okay, so Dr. Oetker has now made baking even easier with their Shaker mixes. All you have to do is add milk or water, shake it up in the container they provide...

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