How to Make Club Sandwiches: National Sandwich Day
National Sandwich Day has arrived and I’m excited to share with you how to make my Club Sandwich recipe. It is amazing to me that the very humble sandwich has a day of its own. Sandwich Breads: From a loaf of sandwich bread, you should expect 18 – 20 slices. Besides the bread, there are many other breads suitable for making sandwiches. Flatbreads used as wraps, pitas, ciabatta, focaccia, tortillas, croissants, brioche,...
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 Make Cucumber & Nasturtium Flower Salad + Video
I’m going to show you a recipe for Cucumber & Nasturtium Flower Salad… Now, you may be squishing your nose up, thinking to yourself, “Isn’t that a flower?” Yup, the nasturtium is a plant – all of which is edible. Be sure they are organically grown. The leaves, the flowers, the stems, the pods, all of it. Best thing about it isn’t the obvious beauty of the flowers in your meal or on your...
How to Make Cottage Cucumber Salad
Cottage Cucumber Salad combines cucumbers with the tang of sour cream for a perfect side salad. In our family, we are quite fond of sour cream, and this recipe uses it and cottage cheese to make this creamy, dreamy salad you’ll be craving time and time again. * Tip: Try adding bacon to this recipe. Oh, wow! Type: Salad Recipe Serve with: fish, seafood or chicken Prep Time: 5 min Cook Time: 7-8 min Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 2...
The Satisfaction of Growing Your Own Fruit at Home
We have a most beautiful and productive garden this year… Aside from the cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, squash, pumpkin, peppers, lettuce and other amazing vegetables and herbs… We have grapes, figs, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, gooseberries, rhubarb, plums, apples…watermelon even! Whenever I see berry plants for sale, I get excitement in my belly. I just love berries. There’s nothing like going...
How to Make Quick Watermelon Rind Pickles
So, as I keep eating watermelon, I keep on thinking about stories my mom has of my grandparents making watermelon rind pickles. Although I’ve never made them myself, nor eaten them, I want to try them. I asked my mother how she liked them when her parents made them and she said she never really liked them because they were too vinegar-y and that’s why she has never made them at home. Doing a little pondering, this is the...
How to Make a Really Tasty, Healthy Nicoise Salad
Don’t let the name of the Niçoise salad scare you! Yes, it’s French. No, it’s not difficult to make. No, it’s not really fattening. Nicoise is just a combination of greens, tuna, green beans, new potatoes, tomatoes, black olives and eggs – traditionally. That’s all it means… Okay – now that’s out of the way – let’s get cooking and create this unbelievably tasty salad...
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...
How to Cook Turkey Scallopini Salad with Gorgonzola
Turkey Scallopini Salad with Gorgonzola is a phenomenal salad that you will enjoy to the max. A healthy, unbelievably flavorful and different salad, quick and easy for a weekday night dinner or lunch. Absolutely fantastic! Turkey Scallopini Salad with Gorgonzola: Using scallopini is ideal for this recipe. However, using other turkey meat is perfectly fine, even leftover Holiday turkey! Type: Salad Recipe Serve with: olive oil and...
Web Chef Review: Famous Famiglia Pizzeria – Washington-Dulles Airport
Okay, you’re at the airport, and you are STARVING…What to do? Find the first restaurant you can that interests you, right? Well, I picked the Famous Famiglia Pizzeria in Terminal A of the Washington Dulles Airport… I probably should have had the “famous” pizza, but instead felt like pasta…I got penne with tomato sauce and a garden salad… Well, the penne with sauce was just that…penne...
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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