How to Cook Stewed Tomatoes: National Tomato Month
It’s National Tomato Month, and there’s nothing like the taste of homegrown tomatoes fresh from your garden. We enjoy all the shades & shapes of tiny tomatoes, and all colors of large tomatoes as well. So perfectly tangy & juicy, perfect in any savory dish I can dream up, and such an important staple in our household. When it’s harvest time, it’s so exciting to make everything from gazpacho to fresh...
6 Tasty Pizza Ideas for National Pizza Festival Month
October is National Pizza Festival Month, and there are a lot of ways to prepare pizzas. Aside from the usual mushrooms, pepperoni & green pepper choices, here are a few of our favorites using any sized pizza crusts you prefer – either store-bought or homemade pizza crust. I usually use about 8 inch diameter crusts. I make my own tomato pizza sauce, and for the most part, my pizzas are baked at 400 degrees F for 12 –...
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,...
How to Cook Savory Ham & Mushroom Tartlets
A steaming platter of Savory Ham & Mushroom Tartlets gives you a true Fall feeling. These little tidbits use any sliced bread rolled out and cut into rounds for your crust. They are lower in calories & fat, as well as much less work than making tartlet shells out of pastry dough. This recipe can be used as an appetizer or hors d’oeuvres, but you may end up eating a bunch of them for a meal because they are so good. A...
How to Make Thai Papaya Salad
This tantalizing, juicy Thai Papaya Salad is a burst of sunshine on your plate with exciting flavors to tickle your taste buds. To use papaya in salads, try combining ripe papaya & mango with some exotic flavors from the islands, and you have a marvelous side dish or main salad that can be “beefed” up with chicken, beef, shrimp or fish. It’s oh-so-tasty with sweet, sour and savory all mixed to your heart’s content....
3 Juicy Recipes for National Papaya Month
Well, if Papayas weren’t juicy enough all by themselves, it’s National Papaya Month in September! The papaya is a really amazing fruit, some getting to be over 19 inches in length. When ripe, the flesh becomes orangy & the rind becomes yellow. The chilled juice is tasty and the black seeds can be used for garnishes or just eaten as is. When used in the green state, they can be sauteed. Thai Papaya Salad: To use papaya...
Web Chef Review: Epicureal Lavender Buds
What’s Delicious today @ Cooking with Kimberly? Epicureal Lavender Buds, that’s what! What sounds more amazing than lavender buds? Well, to me, anyway… I love their fragrance. Not only do you want to immerse yourself in the scent, and throw them in your clothing drawers, or in a warm bath… …they are equally delicious to eat or infuse beverages with. Check out this webisode of “What I Say About Food” here:...
How to Marinate Beef Inside Round Marinating Steaks + Video
When you buy marinating steaks, take their advice… …Marinate them! They tell you this for a reason. The reason? Well, these cuts of meat are typically much tougher and need some extra help to tenderize and break down some of the connective tissues. They are usually more inexpensive to purchase, and are great buys, as long as you know how to treat them. Marinade for Beef Inside Round Marinating Steaks: If you don’t...
Which Food Dehydrators are Perfect for your Kitchen?
If you have never used a food dehydrator before, well you’re missing out. Once you start, you’ll think of a hundred things you’ll want to dehydrate all of a sudden…fruit, vegetables, jerky, even flowers & herbs! For instance, you have a plethora of tomatoes in your garden, but don’t feel like canning them all, dehydrate the slices. If you have an overgrown batch of basil or mint, it’s a great...
How to Cook Lavender Lamb Loin Chops: Upscale Superbowl Treats
This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… I have eight beautiful New Zealand lamb loin chops looking at me in my freezer and for some reason, I just can’t get them out of my head for a fabulous, upscale SuperBowl tailgating dish! In my head secretly, I’ve been wanting to grill these bad boys with the amazingly scented lavender leaves I harvested from our plants this past summer....
How to Cook Impromptu Linguine with Meatballs: Cupboard Cooking
This is one of the meals we created during our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! We had everything in the house already, except onions, which is fresh produce we are allowed to use in this challenge. It was delicious, nutritious and helped us clean out our pantry cupboards! Try it – it’s easy to cook too. Type: Pasta Recipe Serve with: Garlic Bread, if desired and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese Prep time: 5-10 min Cook...
How to Cook Mushrooms with Port Wine and Balsamic Sauce
This is an absolute must when you eat grilled steak, that’s for sure… …But when was the last time you thought of using mushrooms as a side dish for dinner? This recipe is super quick, super easy and super tasty. Try it out for size! Type: Side Dish Recipe or Sauce Recipe Serve With: Filet Mignon or a great steak Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 12-15 min The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for...
Spice Up Your Meals with a Splash!
…A Splash of Rice Vinegar that is! “Vinegar?”, you may ask…Yes!!! Try splashing it on freshly cut ripe tomatoes or cucumbers, green salads, hot salads, roasted potatoes, white rice, grilled or broiled seafood, or pasta dishes. How about adding it to bean salads, coleslaw or to create a unique and zippy sauce? Why not marinate beef, pork, chicken or seafood with rice vinegar? Especially if you’re making...
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