How to Soak Beans Overnight to Boil + Video
Don’t think beans sound exciting?! Well, let me tell you… Beans are a staple in many cuisines from around the world. They are inexpensive and easy to use, if you know how to prepare them and cook them. Instead of buying canned beans, you can make your own at a fraction of the cost and without the preservatives and chemicals they add to keep them “fresh”. Beans are full of fiber that can lower cholesterol, among...
How to Brew Cranberry Lemon Oil Iced Tea from Scratch
This is a lovely recipe perfect for the Holidays as an iced tea, but can be heated up as a hot tea as well to enjoy fire-side. Now, the recipe calls a cranberry syrup, also called cordial. I have included the link to the recipe and the cooking video tutorial for How to Make Cranberry Cordial. Only the peels or “shells” of the lemons are used in this recipe, and not in the typical way I often do it. What I wanted to do was...
How to Brew Lemon Oil Iced Tea + Video
We all know I’m a tea lover, and I’m constantly switching up flavors at my house. Today, I’m going to show you a simple, yet ever-so-tasty recipe for How to Brew Lemon Oil Iced Tea. All you need are a few simple ingredients for something plainly delicious. Type: Tea Recipe Prep Time: 5 mins Brew Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 gallon The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for measurements &...
How to Boil Green Beans
Green beans are a staple side dish, in my humble opinion. They are super easy to prepare and cook, are tasty, healthy, and readily available most of the year in grocery stores. Green beans are also a great vegetable to grow in your home garden, cutting down on grocery costs, as they are pretty easy to grow. Enjoy these green beans alongside beef, chicken, pork and fish dishes alike, and afford them a place at your Holiday feast! Type:...
How to Cook Kimberly’s Healthy Green Garden Vegetable Soup
I had no idea what I would make tonight for dinner for my family, except I wanted something warm like soup on this cold, rainy night. I looked in the fridge and saw we happened to have a lot of green vegetables…This is my tasty creation everyone loved; there’s almost none left. Very healthy and warms your soul. Enjoy! Type: Soup Recipe Serve With: Fresh, crusty bread Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Yield: 1 large...
How to Use Salt to Season Boiled Food
Salt, for the obvious reasons, seasons food. It also can increase the temperature at which water boils at, making your boiling water “hotter” to better cook your food – such as when you boil pasta. It’s science – that’s all. So, boiling food in salty water will increase the flavor of the food and often, brings out the flavors of food like corn on the cob, pasta, rice and other vegetables like...
How to Cook Kimberly’s Vegetable Barley Soup
Delicious, nutritious and meatless! Some nights, I just cannot eat any more meat during the week…This is the perfect recipe for a cold day! Very satisfying because of the barley and beans, which makes a complete protein. ~ Kimberly Edwards ;D Type: Soup Serve With: Fresh, crusty bread Prep Time: ~ 15 min Cook Time: ~ 45 min Yield: 1 large stock pot full * I use organic ingredients for this recipe… Ingredients: 3 large...
How to Cook Very Vegetable Soup
On those cold days that you just don’t want to eat meat again, try this hearty vegetable soup worthy of your time! Feel free to use whatever vegetables you have! ~ Kimberly Edwards 😀 Type: Soup Serve With: Fresh crusty bread Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 1 hr Yield: 1/2 stock pot full -~ 4 servings Ingredients: 2 large Onions – Chopped 3/4 cup Celery – Finely sliced 6 large Carrots – Finely diced 6 medium...
How to Bake Peanut Butter Banana Chai Drop Cookies
If you’re looking for that perfect recipe for an Autumn Day, then Peanut Butter Banana Chai Drop Cookies is the winner! It’s filled with spiced, peanutty flavor within the beauty of a perfectly delicious banana cookie. Banana cookies have hardly impressed me in the past, as they are usually quite heavy & chewy. This recipe creates a lovely, crispy cookie on the outside, with a light, fluffy inside. Plus, it’s a...
How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey + Video
Holidays are the time for turkeys, but for me, I love roasted turkey and could enjoy it any time of the year, especially when this recipe for How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey is used. There’s nothing like a golden brown, roasted turkey with crispy, tasty skin, and moist, juicy turkey meat. The savory aroma carries throughout the house, making taste buds dance & mouths water. Whether it’s Thanksgiving,...
How to Make Raspberry Caramel Corn Balls + Video
Autumn is here and it’s time to learn How to Make Raspberry Caramel Corn Balls! I look forward to the Fall harvesting months, and especially handing out goodies for Halloween. I find that the “old-fashioned” treats are falling by the wayside these days, pushed out by packaged candy treats & bags of chips. My Mother used to make caramel corn balls, candy apples & fudge, and I try to keep that tradition alive...
How to Bake Blueberry Burst Muffins
This recipe for Blueberry Burst Muffins will be a truly delicious surprise. When you taste your first bite, it will be ever-so-tasty, and when you take the next bite, a little pocket of juicy, sweet blueberries will burst upon your taste buds, leaving you looking for more. How to Bake Blueberry Burst Muffins: When I was a child, there was nothing like coming home from school and walking into the kitchen filled with the aroma of my...
How to Cook Grilled Corn Fritters: 4th of July Fare
Grilled Corn Fritters fluffy & fabulous, not to mention sweet & flavorful with the charred bites of grilled corn added. When we have a BBQ, we generally like to serve corn-on-the-cob, but lately, we have found that our diners quite enjoy these delectable little fresh corn fritters, as a side dish. Try them out for this 4th of July celebration to wow your guests & yourself. How to Cook Grilled Corn Fritters: Note: These...
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