Web Chef Review: Certo Pectin Crystals
Ever used Certo Pectin Crystals? Pectin is a natural substance found in the flesh, seeds and skin of fruits, and it reacts with acid and sugar to form a thick jell. Fruits are rated as having high or low pectin content. This rating is crucial for the success of jellies, jellied fruit sauces and marmalades. Natural pectin is not constant in its natural state in fruits, and I don’t like the idea of having my batches of jams and...
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...
Web Chef Review: Haskapa Jam
If you have never tasted Haskapa Jam, there is a treat in store for you. This delicious jam is made with the berries of the haskap plant, which is indigenous to Russia, but is presently grown in most of the Canadian provinces as well. The haskap berry is dark, frosty, and purplish in color, oval in shape, about an inch long, with sweet, deep crimson flesh. The Haskapa Jam is chock full of amazing, plump, ripe, glistening berries. This...
Web Chef Review: Haskapa Jalapeño Haskap Relish
I can’t say enough good things about Haskapa Jalapeño Haskap Relish. This product is sweet, savory, spicy and supremely delicious. I have had the experience of using the Haskapa Jalapeño Haskap Relish in a few different recipes with outstanding results, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to experience something new and different that can only improve the flavors of your recipes. Find out about this product on this...
How to Make Strawberry Freezer Jam + Video
Freezer jam always seems to capture the real essence and taste of the fruit used, especially when it comes to Strawberry Freezer Jam. We are particularly fond of berry jams, but we try to freeze some of each fruit as it comes into season, so we are able to use fruit fresh from the plant or tree. Not only do we use this strawberry jam as a condiment for toast, pancakes or crepes, but we also use it in sauces, vinaigrettes, yogurt and...
A Champion’s Kitchen: Ode to Hot Sauce
Super Bowl XLVIII is around the corner on February 2nd, 2014, and you will find hot sauce on tables around the globe! Any self-respecting foodie that’s tailgating on Super Bowl Sunday has to have hot sauce in abundance for this event… Hot sauce is a condiment of champions. It’s hot, spicy goodness spiked with flavor & high octane, goes perfectly in breakfast, lunch, dinner, as well as savory beverages. Whether...
Food Allergies Don’t Have to Ruin Your Day…
Food Allergies can be very serious, or even a deadly reaction to particular food items. Some people are aware of their allergies, while some food allergies just sit lying in wait, for their unsuspecting victim to acknowledge their presence. Nuts: The most prevalent and potentially serious food allergy is that of nuts, in particular, peanuts. Some people have a reaction to peanuts, even if peanuts have been touched by anyone in the...
How to Make Spicy Fig & Pistachio Tapenade with Cream Cheese
On so many occasions during the Holidays, you need some fabulous, quick, go-to recipes that can save you from not being prepared when an unexpected guest, and their family, show up at your door step to spread Holiday cheer… …Instead of panic setting in, wondering if you have anything to present to these friends or family to eat & drink that’s lovely…Afterall, you weren’t expecting them. No problem....
Kimberly Edwards in a Brio Commercial
Have you seen the commercial Kimberly filmed in this summer for the Italian-style beverage, Brio? Check it out and leave a comment to let us know what you think! BRIO from Adam Makarenko on Vimeo.Produced by Hunter Creative Pictures, in association with Rainbowgut Films Make-UP/SFX/Wardrobe/Casting: Talia Reingold What do you think? Is it a hit? Was it what you were expecting from a Brio commercial? FYI: Brio is a Canadian company!...
Bahama Buck’s in Rockwall, Texas: Dallas Restaurant Review
My hubby and I made it out to Bahama Buck’s last night for a tasty drink after our dinner. We’d never been there before and didn’t know what to expect. For those of you who haven’t been there before, they only serve cold or frozen drinks, ices and some ice cream stuff. Since we ate some fried food for dinner, we decided to get something with less fat and decided on a shaved ice beverage – super sour...
How to Can and Preserve Food
My mother and I were shopping @ Canadian Tire a few days ago and found a great book while we were picking up our canning supplies for this year’s preserving of fruits and vegetables. It is the Bernardin Guide to Home Preserving – for those of you who aren’t aware of Bernardin, it is the leading company that sells canning and preserving supplies like mason jars, lids, pectin and everything else you could need. Inside...
How to Cook Tempting Texas Chicken Tortilla Soup
My Tempting Texas Chicken Tortilla Soup will keep everyone’s taste buds entertained & satisfied! This is one of my very favorite soups…I crave it! Being that I lived in Texas for many years, I have tried my fair share of tortilla soup. When I first ordered it from a menu, I was expecting something completely different than what was brought to me at the table. However, it was a wonderful ah-ha moment! Tortilla chips...
4 Tips To Organize A Stress-Free And Enjoyable Thanksgiving
Are butterflies flitting around in your stomach yet as the host or hostess of your Thanksgiving Day Celebration? Instead of throwing a great shindig for everyone else, Get organized and Enjoy Thanksgiving Yourself Too! Your ultimate goal is to enjoy Thanksgiving day from Start to Finish. Creating a little plan for Thanksgiving before the big day can go a long way toward making this day wonderfully seamlessly and stress-free. Here are...