Meal & Dessert Pairings for National Dessert Month
It’s National Dessert Month, and who doesn’t enjoy a little something sweet after a great meal? The dessert course allows for great variety, as it includes such items from fresh fruit with cheese to pastries, cookies, pies, puddings, cakes and everything in between. Desserts can be simple or complicated, light or more substantial. Meal & Dessert Pairings: Imagination is the key when it comes to a dessert that...
Baked Apples in National Apple Month
An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Well, let’s keep him away for National Apple Month! Truer words have never been spoken. Actually, one apple a day isn’t enough for me. it is easily stored & carried for snacks, making it, well, just a perfect, little, health bomb that is crunchy, sweet & juicy. I usually purchase more than I think I’ll need because they are easily incorporated into salads and other...
How to Cook Piquillo Pepper & Beef Tostadas + Video
Tostadas are a great Mexican or Tex-Mex, depending on how you look at it, meal. They are messy, but they are fun. The best part? They are ridiculously quick, inexpensive & easy to make! What I’m shocked at is that I haven’t published a tostada recipe on the site before…Who knew? We make these bad boys all the time…Now, you can too. So, let’s get something tasty into your systems, and learn how to cook...
How to Cook Bacon & Cheddar Stuffed Mushroom Caps
This is a recipe I developed especially for my very first episode of my new cooking show, “Cooking Adventures with Kimberly” for November’s Edition of Tonka Live Magazine. What better to start off with than an unbelievable appetizer to wake up those taste buds? Bacon & cheddar is a winning combination, and this particular recipe is something you’ll look forward to after a long day out on the terrain,...
How to Cook Tomato, Ham & Cheese Quesadillas
The other day, I was looking for a quick meal that I could create with the limited ingredients I had before going grocery shopping. I had ham, but no bread, and then noticed my handy tortillas and it clicked… A Tex-Mex/All-American fusion lunch quesadilla. What is more “All-American” than ham & cheese, right? Well, add a tomato, just to kick it up, make it more moist and give you more of a health benefit. Now,...
How to Cook Mushroom, Green Bean & Cheese Frittata for Breakfast
This morning, I wanted to cook a little something different for breakfast, as we can get really into our favorite pancakes, French toast and egg recipes. We hold on to our “favorites” or “trusty rusty” recipes that are tried and true. But don’t forget about a little bit of breakfast adventure. I made a mushroom, green bean & cheese frittata for breakfast, and it was so delicious, it was gone so...
How to Bake Classic Pita Pizzas
The other night, I made these awesome pita pizzas, which I love to make because they are so quick and easy. I used “classic” ingredients loved on pizzas…tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, green peppers, and of course, pepperoni. Not only were these “Italian-esque” pita pizzas delicious, they disappeared way to quickly! Enjoy… Type: Pizza Recipe Prep Time: 5 min Cook Time: 10-12 mins Yield: 1 pita...
How to Cook Vegemite and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
If you have never had Vegemite before, then you haven’t experienced the potential of it’s deliciousness! LOL It is certainly an acquired taste. When I lived in Australia, the friends I lived with ALWAYS ate Vegemite, which is a Kraft product. In fact, Vegemite is an Australian staple, much like peanut butter and jam is in North America. This is what people eat for breakfast there in their favorite way on toast with butter...
How to Cook Scrambled Eggs a la Kimberly
I’m not a crazy fan of breakfast for the most part…So, when I endeavor to eat or make breaky, it has to be an awesome dish to spark my mind & taste buds in the morning. This recipe is adapted from one I saw Gordon Ramsay do in his own home for his wife’s brunch in bed. You don’t know what you’re missing, if you haven’t had this “grown-up”, gourmet version of scrambled eggs. Try it,...
How to Cook Escargots on Garlic Toast
Escargots, apparently, is not for the faint-hearted… …Either you can get over the fact that they are snails or you can’t. Plain and simple. LOL One word to the wise: These snails aren’t your average garden-variety snail. They are land snails specifically bred for this purpose. I have loved escargots from a very young age. In fact, I remember ordering them in restaurants for myself at 5 years of age with my...
How to Make Arepas from Scratch
If you have never had arepas before, you totally don’t know what you’re missing. This is a South American recipe often made in Venezuela, Mexico, and also in Colombia. They are most similar to “hot water cornbread” in the Southern United States, except made with pre-cooked cornmeal, which turns out to be a bit more soft and smooth, instead of a bit more gritty with normal cornmeal. They are so delicious as a...
How to Cook Cilantro & Lime Tuna Melts: Cupboard Cooking
Today is Day 3 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike. This is what I made for lunch today using my “cupboard cooking” strategies. I love tuna melts, but wanted to kick it up with an exotic flare…Enter: cilantro & lime! Instead of making grilled cheese sandwiches, I decided to make a tuna melt open-face sandwich. You make a basic tuna salad kicked up with cilantro & lime and get it into the oven… You...
How to Cook Healthy Cream of Broccoli Soup with Extra Sharp Cheddar
Everyone in the house had 2 huge bowls of this soup tonight. It tastes decadent, but without all those extra decadent calories of typical creamy soups. The creaminess of this soup comes from tofu and the cheese instead of cream, and this power-packs it with protein since it’s a meatless soup. Try it – it’s superb! Type: Soup Recipe Serve With: Fresh, crusty bread Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 35 mins Yield: Serves...
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