Why You Should Never Throw Out Fruit Peelings
Don’t worry…I’m going to explain why you should Never Throw Out Your Fruit Peelings! At worst, they are added to my compost. At best, they are added to a batch of wine mash, I make a variety of tepache – typically, made with pineapple peels, but you can use other fruit peelings to make a version of tepache – or I make a fruit vinegar. I make small batches of these delights over the year. Never Throw Out...
Nut-Free Tropical Tiger Nuts Trail Mix (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-Free) + Video
Nut-Free Tropical Tiger Nuts Trail Mix is delicious, nutritious & a whole lot of fun packed into one recipe! Jam-packed with tropical fruit & healthy grains, as well as tiger nuts – you’re on your way to a snack worthy of the trail, or to tame those hunger pangs throughout the day. This trail mix isn’t just nut-free, it’s also vegan, gluten-free & paleo diet compliant! Even the kids can bring this...
A New Member for Fermenters Anonymous
Once you decide to go ahead & try creating your own fermented treats at home, you may need Fermenters Anonymous! Someone should start Fermenters Anonymous, simply for avid lovers of fabulous home ferments to share their ideas, successes & failures. Trial & error – that’s how fermenters perfect their visionary projects. What Have We Been Fermenting? Wine: We often make our own homemade wine. This year, we went...
Our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019
A celebration of mothers is this weekend, and here are our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019! This particular Mother’s Day is a very special one for me, as it is my very first as a mother myself. Our little girl, Pearl, is an absolute joy, and I can’t believe I am being celebrated, as all I want to celebrate is her! Also, as most of you know, my Mother is here at home with us as well, and what a blessing it...
May Food Holidays & Events
Here are May Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here & there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Month Holidays: National Asparagus Month: Browse Asparagus shows, Asparagus recipes Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Oven-Baked Asparagus with Blood Orange Grilled Lemon Zest Asparagus with Verjus Playlist: Asparagus Recipes + Reviews National...
Our Top 25 Cooking Shows for Spring 2019
Spring has sprung & here are our Top 25 Cooking Shows for Spring 2019! It’s warmer outside, gardeners are getting their seeds in, plants are starting to spring forth from the ground, and our tastes are beginning to shift out of winter mode. Spring showers bring May flowers, or in our case, brought the birth of our baby girl, so this season is ever-so-special. It’s a time of rebirth & refreshing! People are breaking...
Our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years
We are sharing with you our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years! Yup! Can you believe we have been on YouTube for 10 years?! How the time flies. Starting from a crappy webcam that filmed in shades of yellow, filming with an old camera phone, and then on to better clarity with newer cameras, our shows have evolved, to say the least. The way people cook & food philosophies have changed a great deal over the past decade, n many...
What do you Feed Dogs to Fight Fleas, Ticks & Mosquitoes? + Video
Spring has sprung & you’re wondering, “What Do You Feed Dogs to Fight Fleas, Ticks & Mosquitoes?” The grass is harboring little beasties, like fleas, ticks & mosquitoes, especially in the moist spring weather. Not only are they bothersome to your four-legged friends, they are potentially harmful to them, and bringing them into the house, harmful to you & your family. What do you Feed Dogs to Fight...
Our Top 30 Cooking Shows for Easter 2019
Here’s Our Top 30 Cooking Shows for Easter 2019 – shows that you all made popular! Easter has all the heartiness of a major Holiday, with a refreshing twist. Spring is in the air, at this time of year, in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway. Tip: Click on the title of each recipe to go to the blog post with the video, and often including a recipe. Top 30 Cooking Shows for Easter 2019: 1. Butter Roasted Corn-on-the-Cob Show:...
Our Top 25 Recipes of 2018
Here’s a great list of Our Top 25 Recipes of 2018 – made popular by YOU! 2018 was a serious year for all things food, and this list goes to show just what you were all searching for, eating & loving. Let’s make 2019 just as tasty! Tip: Click on the title of each recipe to go to the blog post with the recipe, and often including a video. Top 25 Recipes of 2018: 1. Down South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy...
How to Cook Whole Pan Roasted Potatoes + Video
Whole Pan Roasted Potatoes are so versatile & classically delicious! If you are cooking a roast of some sort, add the potatoes to the pan to absorb the meat juices, or roast separately in their own roasting pan, these are a great go-to for any occasion. Whether you’re preparing a weeknight meal, or entertaining guests on a big event like Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas, these potatoes will always satisfy & look...
Wild Blueberry & Clementine Parfaits + Video
Wild Blueberry & Clementine Parfaits are the perfect finish to a lovely meal. Fresh fruit with tang, paired up with fluffy, homemade whipped cream? You can’t go wrong! Sweet, wild, Canadian blueberries, are matched with little, jewels of splendor – citrusy clementine sections, giving a gorgeous contrast of colors & complimentary flavors, nestled in layered clouds of cream. What could be more divine? In this...
Café de Gelée avec Crème Fouetté + Video
Surprise everyone with Café de Gelée avec Crème Fouetté for dessert! Translated from French, it means “coffee jelly with whipped cream” – and this treat is decidedly splendid. Perfect for after a special dinner, like Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, Mother’s Day, a Birthday or Anniversary – even great with a fancy Breakfast-in-Bed, Café de Gelée avec Crème Fouetté is sure to please. Create this...
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How to Cook Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy + Video
August 9, 2007| 5 CommentsIf you love #liver - then, you'll love my Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy recipe! Okay, I really... -
How to Brine a Whole Chicken + Video
April 30, 2012| 3 CommentsThe most effective, easiest and inexpensive way to impart flavor into your whole bird (albeit a chicken, duck, turkey, hen)... -
How to Scald Milk for Baking + Video
October 14, 2010| 9 CommentsDon't worry...Many people don't know what it means to Scald Milk for Baking! In fact, it's somewhat of an outdated... -
How to Make a Saltine Cracker Pie Crust
November 25, 2008| 1 CommentLooking for a great alternative to a shortening-enriched, pastry crust? Here's your answer! Great for fruit pies and tarts, meringues... -
How To Peel Small Onions Quickly & Easily
June 9, 2008| 3 CommentsWhether they are small white onions, pearl onions, small red onions, shallots or any other type of small onion...and you... -
How to Slow Roast Chicken with the Best Skin Ever + Video
April 1, 2008| 8 CommentsI discovered this amazing trick unintentionally... When we were in university, there were times I would use my slow cooker,... -
How to Marinate Sirloin Tip Steak + Video
July 24, 2012Tonight, I have decided to BBQ some sirloin tip steaks that looked beautiful from my grocer. It is a marinating...
