How to Make Layered Salad with Granola & Crackers in a Jar: School Lunch Ideas
This recipe for How to Make Layered Salad with Crackers & Granola in a Jar is a great, nutritious & fun staple for lunch. School lunches can be exciting and delicious by using a bit of imagination and including foods that are substantial, easy to eat, and chock full of good things. It is easy to include other veggies that the child likes and omit ones that don’t appeal to the child. Layered Salad with Granola &...
How to Make Cheesecake Bite Ice Cream Cake + Video
This recipe for How to Make Cheesecake Bite Ice Cream Cake gives you a whole new way to enjoy ice cream and a special use for cheesecake that will be a pleasant surprise for your family & friends. This isn’t just any cheesecake ice cream, as half will be strawberry cheesecake ice cream cake, and the other half will be a Almond Joy chocolate bar cheesecake ice cream cake. We made this cake for a special person, who happens to...
How to Grill Peach Summertime Dessert: Father’s Day Flavor
A perfect finish to a wonderful Father’s Day celebration is our recipe for How to Grill Peach Summertime Dessert! We are very fond of peaches and after peach pie, peach tarts, peaches & cream, etc., we have found a dessert that is both simple and delicious, and can be served any time fresh peaches are available. How to Grill Peach Summertime Dessert: Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 20 min Grill Time: 10 min Yield: 6 –...
How to Roast Duck with Savory Fruit Stuffing: Easter Surprises
This recipe for How To Roast Duck is quite straight forward and can make any meal a celebration. How to Roast Duck with Savory Fruit Stuffing: You will probably wish to serve this frequently, not just on Holidays like Easter. Type: Entrée Recipe Prep Time: 30 min Roast Time: 5 min + 21 min/lb Rest Time: 12 – 15 min Yield: serves 4 Ingredients: one 5 – 7 lb duck 1/2 tsp each of pepper & salt 1 tsp + sprinkle all over...
How to Bake Figs with Brie
Looking for a romantic appetizers that’s fun to eat with your fingers, or a beautiful hors d’oeuvres option for entertaining, Baked Figs with Brie is just right! Elegant & simple with just the right flavors to perk everything up. This combination will truly make your taste buds dance & crave more with the sweetness of the figs, the naughtiness of the red wine syrup, and the decadence of the brie topping that melds...
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...
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...
How to Bake Spicy Gingerbread Men Cookies
What is Christmas without Spicy Gingerbread Men Cookies? My children always enjoyed decorating & icing these cute men. I would make a few with added flour & sugar, so they would stand up to handling, skewering a hole near the top, so they could be hung on the tree by a pretty ribbon. As well, they were delicious to nibble on. How to Bake Spicy Gingerbread Men: This recipe yields about 2 dozen 4-inch gingerbread men. If your...
How to Bake Homemade Baklava: National Baklava Day
National Baklava Day can be so much more amazing with this Homemade Baklava. Baklava is made using phyllo sheets, which are paper-thin pastry used in much of the Middle East & Greece. The ingredients for this most delectable pastry are quite simple, using just flour & water, but it takes some skill to mix, knead & stretch this pastry to obtain that almost see-through result. Tips for Using Phyllo Dough: The store bought...
November Food Holidays & Events
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How to Make Granola: National Oatmeal Day
National Oatmeal Day is here, and oatmeal isn’t just for breakfast… It’s versatile as lunch, used in breads & other baking, as well as snacks and the like. Oatmeal Nutrition: When it comes to nutritional value, oats have it. This is especially so for fiber in oatmeal. Half is insoluble, which helps digestion, and the other half is soluble, which lowers cholesterol. All oats are whole grain. Types of Oatmeal: Oats...
Finding Quality Nuts and Info on Nut Storage
Even if you’re not a full-fledged vegan or vegetarian, you may still be a serious nut lover… …And Rightly So! People are “nuts” about nuts! If it’s been a struggle to find good quality nuts at your grocer or in your area, you can always check online at places like nutsite.com for a wide variety of good quality, fresh nuts and seeds. There are often times I will buy nuts in bulk. However, sometimes...
How to Bake Granola at Home
My snacking habits have been a little lax as of late… I have been extremely busy and tend to grab things to snack on only because they are easy and readily available. In other words, if it’s not sitting in front of me at home, I’ll grab something on the go that’s probably not so healthy like chips, a chocolate bar, whatever is available. So, I’ve decided to try and plan ahead by making some healthy,...
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