How to Cook Christmas Pudding
Christmas Pudding is a beautiful tribute to the celebrations of Christmases past. Many have enjoyed steamed puddings of this nature. If your family appreciates this festive dessert, and you are willing to try this delicious treat…it really is worth the extra time it takes to prepare. In days of old, the steamed plum, carrot or fig puddings were the centerpiece of the Christmas dinner. It’s called plum or figgy pudding, as...
Web Chef Review: Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 240g
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes are a marvelous addition to your spice cupboard. Whether you’re using the 240g box, or the 1.5 kg tub, these salt flakes lend a clean salt flavor, as well as texture & crunch. My favorite way to use Maldon Sea Salt Flakes is on homemade steak fries. Allowing the salt chunks to shine through, these flakes stick to the fries and give you a bit of a crunch. Mom loves using them on salads, as the flakes...
Web Chef Review: Maldon Sea Salt Flakes
I’m excited to tell you about Maldon Sea Salt Flakes and how much I enjoy cooking with them. Maldon is a UK based company, and they have these great flakes of salt. Now, when these flakes form, they do so in the shape of a pyramid. This makes these flakes texturally pleasing to the chef or home cook as you squish them through your fingertips to season foods. The best part about this salt is that it has no extra additives, which...
How to Cook Bubble & Squeak: Cabbage, Bacon & Potato Casserole + Video
If you’ve never heard of Bubble & Squeak before, it’s so named because of the sounds it makes in the pan when you cook it. Traditionally speaking, this is an old British dish made in a cast iron frying pan with cabbage, potatoes & bacon. How to Cook Bubble & Squeak: This cabbage, bacon & potato casserole is my version of bubble & squeak for this occasion. It’s like a baconator-lasagna of sorts....
How to Cook Mincemeat for the Holidays
Not exactly sure what Mincemeat is? Not many people do, but it is a traditional dish made in those regions where the World was colonized British, in general. There are variations in Australia, Canada, USA, northern Europe, Ireland & South Africa. How to Cook Mincemeat: The recipe I’m sharing for my mincemeat is one which yields enough for 6 pies. Tip: If you’re going to go through all of this effort to make mincemeat,...
What the Heck is Mincemeat?: National Mincemeat Pie Day
Mincemeat Pie. Now, what is that really? Does it have meat in it? Well, yes & no. It’s not actually meat that is added, but suet – the fat cut from the meat – and added to the fruit that comprises mincemeat, with some lean beef. When sugar, raisins, currants, citron, orange peel, lemon peel, lemon juice, apple cider, cloves, sour cherries, cherry juice, coriander, nuts, cinnamon & mace are added, it is cooked...
National Yorkshire Pudding Day: A Coveted Side Dish Recipe
National Yorkshire Pudding Day is definitely something to celebrate. Yorkies, so we call them are the best thing about a roast beef dinner. We enjoy those light & fluffy, little puddings smothered in roast drippings. We like Yorkshire pudding so much that sometimes, I’ve used turkey, chicken or pork drippings in place of beef drippings. My family has always liked this recipe, and comments that other Yorkshire puddings they...
National Corned Beef Hash Day is Here with a Great Recipe
Oh National Corned Beef Hash Day…what a wonderful start to the day! Take each ingredient in a hash and really, they aren’t special at all… Put them all together, and it’s something spectacular using leftover corned beef. The word hash is derived from the French verb, “to chop” – hacher. This cured and cooked meat is chopped up and mixed with delicious seasonings and some veggies. Heat it all...
How to Cook a Top Sirloin Roast of Beef + Video
Don’t be scared of the bigger cuts of meat at your grocer…go grab yourself a Top Sirloin Roast of Beef, to start with! Grocery shopping can be a daunting task for a newbie in the kitchen. So many choices, lots of unlearned skills, and scary ingredients. Large cuts of meat are something I see so many people bypass at the store simply because they wouldn’t have a clue what to do with it. Plus, these cuts are expensive,...
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...
National Butterscotch Pudding Day a Hit with Creamy Recipe
One of my favorite flavors out there is that of butterscotch, and being that it’s National Butterscotch Pudding Day, I am feeling celebratory. What I’ve noticed is that I’m finding it harder and harder to find butterscotch pudding mixes in the stores, like it’s an old, outdated flavor or something. Butterscotch is still alive & kicking when you ask your taste buds. It’s rich, it’s sweet,...
National Hot Cross Bun Day: How to Bake Hot Cross Buns with Milk Glaze
Did you know that today is National Hot Cross Bun Day? Well, in the USA it is… Someone might mention “Hot Cross Buns” and this little ditty of a nursery rhyme pops into memory immediately! Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns. One a penny, two a penny. Hot Cross Buns! They are so silky, big & fluffy hiding their tasty, little morsels of goodness inside. Whether toasted or plain, they’re great! Typically made for...
Organic, Nutritious & Delicious: Organix Foods for Children
If you’re a parent, we know that you want to feed your children nutritious foods…Foods that are as pure as possible. Organic is what you’re looking for, but most importantly, it has to taste good. They won’t eat it, if it doesn’t taste good, will they? In fact, it can be tough getting young children from toddler age to eat. They can be picky, they can be fussy, and they can be downright cantankerous about...
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