How to Make Coeur la Crème: Valentine’s Day Treats
Valentine’s Day is here, and what is a better dessert than something named after the heart…Coeur la Crème! How to Make Coeur la Crème: A yummy dessert that can preferably be served from un-molded, heart-shaped molds, but ramekins are okay too. Type: Dessert Recipe Serve in: chocolate cups Serve with: fresh berries & chocolate drizzle or raspberry sauce Prep Time: 12 min Drain Time: 24 – 28 hrs Yields: 6 servings...
7 Tips for Flakier Scones: How to Bake Flaky Scones
Scones & biscuits are simple & quick to make with delicious results. This Scottish treat is light, fluffy & flaky goodness ensues when you follow a few tips for baking scones below… Tips for Baking Scones: Taking it easy when kneading the scone dough will yield flaky scones. Cutting in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture is the consistency of coarse cornmeal, instead of touching the...
How to Cook Open-Faced Steak Sandwiches
Open-Faced Steak Sandwiches are a really tasty & quick go-to meal. As much as we enjoy our turkey for Christmas dinner, leftovers the next day, hot turkey sandwiches with gravy the next day, and cold sandwiches or for a cold platter the next day… A change for something different is called for when it’s leftover week! A welcome change at our house is open-faced steak sandwiches with a beautiful array of luscious...
How to Cook Brussel Sprouts & Chestnuts
This recipe for Brussel Sprouts & Chestnuts is such a lovely addition to a Fall or Winter table. Christmas & chestnuts just seem to go together, and this dish certainly is festive. It’s so pretty with the whole sprouts, chestnuts & pearl onions, all round & beautiful. How to Cook Brussel Sprouts & Chestnuts: If fresh chestnuts aren’t available, use vacuum-packed ones. The canned ones won’t really...
How to Cook Hearty Salmon Chowder
A delicious, rich, celebratory Salmon Chowder is just perfect for serving on cold, Winter evenings. How to Cook Salmon Chowder: This recipe is relatively simple & quick to make. Type: Soup Recipe Serve with: grated cheddar cheese & parsley Prep Time: 20 min Soak Time: overnight Bake Time: 35 – 40 min Yields: 4 – 6 people Ingredients: 1 lb (1 can) salmon – broken into chunks 3 cups water 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp butter 1...
How to Make Chocolate Turtles
This is an easy & tasty recipe for Homemade Chocolate Turtles! If we have one chocolate to choose for the Holidays, like Christmas or Easter, it would be Turtles, hands down. With their ooey-gooey caramel centers cloaking pecans & coated with chocolate, these are quick to disappear around our house. How to Make Chocolate Turtles: 2 lbs of chocolate will yield roughly 38 pieces of chocolate turtles. Type: Candy Recipe Serve...
How to Cook Christmas Pudding
Christmas Pudding is a beautiful tribute to the celebrations of Christmases past. Many have enjoyed steamed puddings of this nature. If your family appreciates this festive dessert, and you are willing to try this delicious treat…it really is worth the extra time it takes to prepare. In days of old, the steamed plum, carrot or fig puddings were the centerpiece of the Christmas dinner. It’s called plum or figgy pudding, as...
How to Bake Coconut Brownies with Cream Cheese Icing
I don’t think I know anyone who does not like brownies, especially this recipe for Coconut Brownies with Cream Cheese Icing! It is just super delicious and everyone asks for more…and a few more. 😉 These goodies with their zebra striped deliciousness are a great treat anytime, but look especially wonderful on a Christmas dessert tray, or for a sweetheart for Valentine’s. How to Bake Coconut Brownies with Cream Cheese...
How to Make Christmas Eggnog
Purchased eggnog is perfectly good to use over the Holiday season, but Homemade Eggnog is better! Whether you’re using eggnog in a punch, enjoying it with a splash of brandy, or drinking it straight up, this Holiday beverage is a staple at this time of year. How to Make Eggnog: You can serve this eggnog in a punch bowl or refrigerate for individual servings. If refrigerated, keep it as you would keep & store milk or cream....
How to Bake Cheesecake
Cheesecake is one of the most decadently sinful dessert there is. It’s not really a cake, but rich cheese & egg custards. That being the case, they need special attention to certain details to ensure you get a wonderful result. Cheesecake Tips: Cheesecake needs proper timing at low heat. This process avoids cracked, dry tops, shrinking & edges over-baked, which might be the result of over-mixing & over-baking....
How to Bake Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding is on the menu… The different varieties of puddings are extensive & make a lovely end to a meal or a snack. The most common ways to cook puddings are baking, steaming, or cooking on the stove top. Steaming is quite efficient, and cooking on the stove top is likely quicker. Baked puddings are always heartier. How to Bake Bread Pudding: My recipe for bread pudding involves baking the item. Type: Dessert Recipe...
How to Make Dark Chocolate Truffles: Chocolates Day
Chocolates Day is November 29th, and doesn’t Dark Chocolate Truffles sound heavenly? Who doesn’t appreciate chocolate truffles? We all know how addictive they are, and how delicious too. These chocolates have ganache centers, which are coated with bittersweet dark chocolate. A ganache is comprised of a mix of chocolate & cream. The chocolate used to coat the ganache centers, which can, if desired, be rolled in nuts,...
How to Make Bavarian Cream Pie: National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 27th is National Bavarian Cream Pie Day, and it’s gonna be sweet with this Bavarian Cream Pie recipe. Bavarian cream can be used as a pie filling, as a soufflé or a Charlotte Russe, which is lined with lady fingers. Chef Marie-Antoine Carême is often credited with inventing this dessert, named in the early 19th century. photo right: Chef Marie-Antoine Carême This recipe is for a plain Bavarian cream pie, using a...
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