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How to Bake Breadcrumb Chocolate Chip Cookies
Aug22

How to Bake Breadcrumb Chocolate Chip Cookies

As I was searching my brain for something to make for a sweet treat tonight, I thought of making some cookies. Oatmeal raisin crossed my mind, as did chocolate chip cookies, maybe with a bit of oatmeal in them even. However, then a grand idea hit me for a really interesting and unique option for cookies that I’ve never heard of myself, nor tried making before… I have a lot of different flavored bread crumbs in my pantry...

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How to Bake Banana Cranberry Quick Bread
Apr25

How to Bake Banana Cranberry Quick Bread

Today, I went into the kitchen to see that ripened banana staring back at me on my counter-top. What did I think of immediately? Banana bread, of course! I’m letting you in on how my brain works to creatively make up recipes in your kitchen, as I tell you how I like to substitute ingredients, how to, and why I do what I do. This recipe was winged on camera with bits and pieces I had in my fridge & pantry today to create a...

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Why Do Sandwiches Taste Better When Someone Else Makes Them?
Feb13

Why Do Sandwiches Taste Better When Someone Else Makes Them?

Is this a phenomenon you have also experienced? Is it just that your mom makes the best sandwiches, or is it that your brain appreciates not having to make a meal for yourself? Does everyone else know how to make you a better sandwich? Maybe it’s the power of surprise, and not knowing exactly what went into that sandwich, whereas if you made it, all the surprise is spoiled. Maybe it’s because you snack on the ingredients...

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Hellmann’s Real Fan of the Year Photo Contest

Are you a NASCAR fan? Do you cheer for Dale Earnheardt Jr.? Do you love Hellmann’s, Lipton and Klondike? If so, you can enter the Real Fan of the Year Photo Contest hosted by Hellmann’s, get votes for the best photo for the month and win an all expense paid trip to Champions Week in New York City… …compliments of Dale Jr.! How cool is that? Not only that, there will be 7 finalists that get to meet Dale...

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Stouffer’s Panini Exotic Destinations Contest

Stouffers-panini is celebrating the launch of 4 new varieties of meals: Bistro Meatballs, Bistro Chicken Souvlaki, Lean Cuisine Grilled Vegetables & Goat Cheese, and Lean Cuisine Mango Chicken Tikka With this celebration they decided to hold a contest giveaway! You could win 1 of 3 grand prizes worth $10,000.00 each for a trip of your dreams to either India, Italy, Greece or France! Wow – that is so exciting! I’d...

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How to Make Rice More Exciting

Now that you know how to tackle cooking any kind of rice, you need to know how to make it taste amazing. Don’t just always feed your family plain, white rice with butter and salt. Yes, this is awesome sometimes… …But you can really take your rice to another level, and make it something to take note of at dinner. Are you cooking Indian food? Why not add some curry powder or paste, some sesame seeds and green onion, or...

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Smoking Destroys Your Taste Buds – Taste & Smell

If you love food and you smoke, and you then quit smoking… Smoking & Food just DON’T go together! Food would taste even more phenomenal to you… Did you know that smoking not only deadens the taste buds, as well as the nasalepithelial cells that regulate your smell? In fact, nicotine can irritate those little taste buds and make it more uncomfortable to eat, as would a hot chili on the tongue, but to a lesser...

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The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices
Jan14

The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices

The benefits of fresh fruit juices will astound you, on every level from flavor to health. I love fresh juice! My juicer is undeniably one of my favorite appliances in the kitchen… The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices: Author: Rachel Broune The best way to consume fruit is raw, with its skin or with the skin peeled off on an empty stomach or 20 minutes before other meals. If you’re not such a fruit-eater and want to have...

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Are You Food Allergy-Sensitive? Tips, Tricks & Recipe Ideas

A food allergy is a type of immunologic reaction from the intake of certain food protein. Recent studies show that there are about 12 million Americans, who suffer from food allergies. Shellfish, eggs, tree nuts, fish and peanuts are considered familiar causes of food allergies, especially for older people. Children usually suffer from food allergies to peanuts, milk and eggs. Currently, the only cure for people who are...

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