How to Make Granola: National Oatmeal Day
National Oatmeal Day is here, and oatmeal isn’t just for breakfast… It’s versatile as lunch, used in breads & other baking, as well as snacks and the like. Oatmeal Nutrition: When it comes to nutritional value, oats have it. This is especially so for fiber in oatmeal. Half is insoluble, which helps digestion, and the other half is soluble, which lowers cholesterol. All oats are whole grain. Types of Oatmeal: Oats...
Eating & Food Philosophy with Web Chef Kimberly Turner + Video
Today, I figured I would share with you some of my food philosophy. I often get inbox messages everywhere as to how I stay fit and eat so many crazy things…and I thought I would address that briefly here. I feel I have a different philosophy on food and cooking than many people out there. Watch the video below for Kimberly’s views & enjoy the information in the post too: ENJOY the Food You Eat: Firstly, I want to...
How to Bake Chili Cinnamon CheeCha Drop Cookies + Video
Happy Cinco de Mayo, firstly! You have found the BEST Cinco de Mayo recipe out there this year, hands down… These are probably my favorite cookies ever. They give you a spicy cinnamon flavor that rivals the best hot cinnamon hearts with the crunch of a cookie. They are easy to make, have exciting ingredients in them, they are ridiculously tasty, they are a great conversation piece, and are a killer midnight snack to boot. You...
How to Bake Granola at Home
My snacking habits have been a little lax as of late… I have been extremely busy and tend to grab things to snack on only because they are easy and readily available. In other words, if it’s not sitting in front of me at home, I’ll grab something on the go that’s probably not so healthy like chips, a chocolate bar, whatever is available. So, I’ve decided to try and plan ahead by making some healthy,...
Exciting Ideas on How to Crust Meat with Crumbs
I often get bored of using the same old bread crumbs. So, I simply don’t! I will often use different kinds of bread, toast it and pulverize it into crumbs. Try using rye bread, wheat breads, different grain breads. I also love using different kinds of chips and crackers for an exciting new crust on meats and special vegetables such as for Eggplant Parmesan. Try using potato chips, tortilla chips, or pulverized crackers like...
My English Nanny’s Tasty Tidbits
When I was young, I had an English nanny, Doreen. She was a rather influenial part of MyLife. What an amazing lady that I loved so much. She was so sweet to me, my sister and my family! She always made sure we’d eaten and had something to drink in traditional English style, and that I was prim and proper in a clean, beautiful outfit! I’ve spoken of her before on my blog when talking about making Southern Style Sweet Brewed...
Cooking in a Fixer-Upper Investment Property
Real Estate Investors: When you’re in a fixer-upper investment property and staying at the home, it can be difficult to get a good, tasty meal prepared there – amongst all the mess and dealing with issues like the electricity waiting to be upgraded. This can often feel like cooking when you’re camping. So, if you don’t want to eat out at a restaurant or order fast food for every single meal and gain extra...
Whole Foods Market 365 Brand Organic Milk Review
If you want a great glass of milk, first of all, go organic! Secondly, try the 365 brand organic milk, which is Whole Foods Market’s own brand. It’s creamy, you cannot taste that “antibiotic flavor” most milks on the market have nowadays that aren’t organic. The milk makes everything you use it with taste even more unbelievably delicious! Cereal tastes better, cream and cheese sauces are more wonderful,...
How to Bake Aunt Mary’s Chex Mix
I don’t usually snack much, but when the Holidays roll around, Aunt Mary’s Chex Mix is legendary! I always break my snack rules and splurge on these great tidbits! Love that! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Snacks Serve With: Love Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 1 hr, 5 min Yield: 12 cups of Chex mix Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. 2. In an ungreased roasting pan, melt butter in the oven. 3. Stir in...
I’ve Heard of Eating Honey, But Bee Pollen?
Bee products are some of thee most healthy things you can eat! Honey is still a sugar, yes, but it is better for you than eating refined sugar, as it has trace amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, not to mention it tastes so much better. Honey is appropriate to cook and bake with, but when it comes to bee pollen, it is not recommended due to the destruction of essential enzymes caused by excessive heat. However, you can...
How to Make Peanut Butter Snowballs + Video
Peanut Butter Snowballs are a tradition for the Holidays, in our family. My grandmother used to make these gems every Christmas, and we hadn’t been able to find her recipe for the past 15 yrs. However, I got a hint about what was in it, I experimented and here it is! Now, it is a staple for our Christmas treats spread, again. Peanut Butter Snowballs: These little snowballs can run on the sweeter side of things, so using...
Enjoy The Sunset of Summer With A Healthy Barbecue Or Picnic
Summer is coming to a close…It is truly the Sunset of Summer…Don’t you want to enjoy the last bit of summer barbecuing out on your deck or picnicking in the park with family and friends? Well, I certainly do, and I intend to. If you’re anything like me, you are trying to soak up every last ray of sunshine of the summer. I am even working outside, instead of at our kitchen table. I am not a huge fan of winter,...
Perfect Peaches
Since we made Ice Cream yesterday, I thought we should talk about peaches today, since they go sooooo well on top of Ice Cream…what’s better than peaches n’ cream? Also, they are wonderfully in season right now! Being from Ontario, I am especially partial to our local peaches. They are some of the best in the WORLD! My Story: My mother’s side of the family immigrated from Russia to Vineland, Ontario, and then...
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