How to Cook Roasted Turkey Broth from Scratch + Video
Whenever I hear the sniffles or a cough in my household, I’m cooking up some soup. Turkey Broth is perfect for just those times, since you usually roast off a turkey a few times every Holiday season. Save those turkey carcasses and bones that have had the meat removed, not eaten off, and either freeze them in a resealable, plastic bag or refrigerate and use quickly. There is a ton of flavor & goodness left in those bones,...
How to Cook Chicken Soup: National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day is November 12th, and it’s time to share the recipe for my Mom’s Chicken Soup. What would make you feel more loved than a steaming bowl of chicken soup made by the hands of your Mom or Grandmother? My Mom’s chicken soup was beyond delicious, and on top of that, she made her own delicious noodles or light, fluffy dumplings. I could smell it as I walked down the lane leading to...
Comfort Food Recipe at Its Best: Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
It’s Chicken Soup for the Soul Week! Every ethnicity has their own version of chicken soup – a most comforting & homey, satisfying & healing food. My Mom’s chicken soup version had all of those qualities and always makes me feel happy & loved. How to Cook Mother Kasper’s Chicken Soup: The basic chicken soup I use follows my Mom’s soup as closely as I can remember. Type: Soup Recipe Serve with:...
How to Make Cottage Cheese Perogies: National Pierogi Day
National Pierogi Day is October 8th, and these tasty, filled dumplings of Central & Eastern European origin are something our family traditionally makes, and these Cottage Cheese Perogies are my favorite. Pierogi can be filled with a number of delicious fillings. Savory or sweet, such as cheese & potatoes, cottage cheese, sauerkraut, plums, sour cherries or berries. Fillings can be made well in advance & refrigerated. How...
October Food Holidays & Events
Here are October Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here and there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Easy Nutrition & Health Guidelines Browse Healthy shows, Healthy recipes Browse Organic shows, Organic recipes Browse Vegetarian + Vegan shows, Vegetarian recipes,...
September is National Chicken Month
So, it’s September and why not celebrate when we have a reason to…it’s National Chicken Month! Chicken…Every part of it is so delicious. Roasted chicken, chicken pot pie, grilled chicken breasts, chicken wings…These are all tasty dinners using chicken as the star! When you’ve removed and eaten most of the meat, the bones can be boiled down for a satisfying broth, which can be frozen in cubes to...
How to BBQ Mole Chicken Side Skewers + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
We are on an adventure today on April’s “Cooking Adventures with Kimberly” for Tonka Live Magazine. I am venturing out into the patchy Winter/Spring weather here…super cold & wet, but we’re going to BBQ on the grill! We are beasts!!! So, we are going to get that smokey, charred flavor from the grill on some chicken & veggies with some amazing flavor to boot! Not only that, we are using a really...
How to Cook Chicken Broth for the Sore Throat + Video
Is it cold outside? Is your household a bit “under the weather”? Do you hear sniffles around the home? Then, a good, homemade chicken or turkey broth are in order. A broth is easy to make with basic ingredients and a bit of time on your hands. What you will end up with is something hearty, healthy, and comforting for everyone in your family, soothing their throats and helping them fight off the cold or flu. Add more...
How to Cook Pan Sauteed Wasabi Crusted Salmon
Spice up your plate tonight with Pan Sauteed Wasabi Crusted Salmon! Tonight, I’m cooking salmon, but I wanted to pan sauté it with a bit of a new flare. Pan Sauteed Wasabi Crusted Salmon: I saw wasabi peas in my pantry and decided to grind them or pulverize them in the food processor to use as the “dredging flour” to kick it up a hundred notches! One of my favorite combinations is when I have salmon sushi with...
How to Spice Up Your Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Let’s be real… …There are times I crave the flavor of my youth when I would eat cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. Heck, to this day, there are times I use it for different purposes in the kitchen. Today is one of those “lazy lunch” days. The entire key here is to kick it up to a different level than that regular tomato soup, out-of-the-can taste. So, I’ll let you in on what I do to kick up that...
Why My Favorite Pasta Shape is Linguine
I think everyone has a particular shaped pasta they prefer over others… Some people prefer short pasta shapes, some prefer long pasta shapes, some have one of each! Well, I just thought I’d share my favorite pasta type. By far, I prefer Linguine! Linguine is a long pasta shape, as you can see in the photos above. Why do I love Linguine? I love that it is long and you and you can twirl it on your spoon to eat it – so...
Don’t Rinse Your Pasta: How to Cook Pasta
When you’re cooking pasta, don’t rinse it afterward when you drain the water off. Why? If you do, you rinse of the starch that will hold your sauce on the noodle. Plus, you’ll cool down the pasta to a much lower temperature, even if you rinse it in warm water. So, just drain your pasta in a colander or strainer, pour it back into your pan or pot and drizzle olive oil or melt some butter into it until you finish...
Cooking Tips for College Students on a Budget
I was a student in University, and was married in university. So, we definitely know how to stretch a dollar when you’re going to school and don’t have a large budget to work with. Plus, we know your meals need to be quick and easy, as you really don’t have a lot of time for anything extra when going to university! No doubt, if you’ve been to college or university, you’ll know exactly what I mean –...
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