National Honey Month is Gonna be Sweet…
National Honey Month is here, and it is a much celebrated food. I believe if I just wrote down the adjectives that describe honey, I would more than cover the entire page. Created by one of the most complex creatures on God’s Earth, honey comes to us in varying degrees and hues of light amber to hues of brown, and guess what…They are all delicious! Honey has been used as a sweetener for thousands of years, and boasts...
Happy National Potato Month & a Favorite Spud Recipe
Yup…It’s National Potato Month in September, and we’re kicking off with some deliciousness! It’s hard to believe that the humble potato goes from living in the dirt underground to gracing the tables of the poorest to the elite dining of the most rich & famous. Filled with nature’s goodness, we have found hundreds of ways to prepare this wonderful food. From the favored French Fry to Potatoes Romanoff,...
Web Chef Review: Clipper Organic Indian Chai Tea
BAM…It hits you! You opened a box of Clipper Organic Indian Chai Tea, and what did you experience? A euphoria for your senses. The first thing that got you was the fragrance from the perfectly sealed bag inside that pretty box. These unbleached tea bags smell so good that it might just cross your mind to throw a few in your clothes drawers because they tantalize your senses. With exotic tones of cinnamon, lemon peel, cloves and...
Web Chef Review: Drogheria Brittany Grey Sea Salt
Today, I’m bringing you a super cool ingredient that brings that “je ne sais quoi” to the table, so to speak… It’s Drogheria Brittany Grey Sea Salt. Now, Drogheria has these really great, heavy duty spice grinders with exotic salts, pepper, chili & even garlic. This gives you the utmost of freshness from these dried spices… …There’s nothing like freshly ground sea salt or pepper. *...
How to Cook Asian Food Recipes
One of the genres of cuisines I would love to know more about and be exposed more to is in the Asian food realm. From sushi to stews, Bento boxes to dessert treats, Asian recipes are not only varied, but span so many different subcultures as well. Regional cuisine from all over Asia is packed full of exotic flavors, often provides the utmost in plate appearance, and often requires some honed skills to be able to accomplish a...
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout Beer Review
Well, recently, when I made my New Year’s Seafood Gumbo, I tried a few new beers while I was cooking my roux. My new favorite beer, hands down for the moment, is Young’s Double Chocolate Stout. When I say it tastes like chocolate, I’m not kidding in the least. It tastes like a sweet chocolate bar, without being sweet, if that makes any sense at all. I believe it was 5.2% alcohol, and it is made with powdered dark...
Experience Lobster Diablo @ La Parilla in Cancun, Mexico with Kimberly Edwards
In September of this year, I had the splendid opportunity of going to Cancun with one of my best friends, Kate Hoekstra. We stayed at an all-inclusive and hopped around to different hotels to eat, but we were left wanton for some real, authentic food…anything that actually tasted good… …So, one night, we decided to take a taxi into the city to a restaurant people were recommending called La Parilla. We wanted great...
How to Cook Cilantro & Lime Tuna Melts: Cupboard Cooking
Today is Day 3 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike. This is what I made for lunch today using my “cupboard cooking” strategies. I love tuna melts, but wanted to kick it up with an exotic flare…Enter: cilantro & lime! Instead of making grilled cheese sandwiches, I decided to make a tuna melt open-face sandwich. You make a basic tuna salad kicked up with cilantro & lime and get it into the oven… You...
How to Cook Caribbean Style Rainbow Trout Recipe
Tonight, I needed something really tasty and different for dinner – I was bored, so Caribbean Style Rainbow Trout sounded perfect! Caribbean Style Rainbow Trout: So, instead of the typical lemon, butter, dill combination on fish, I switched it up a bit. Caribbean flavors can spice up your taste buds and your dinner table! Try out this fabulous Caribbean Style Rainbow Trout! You’ll be so glad you did! Type: Fish Recipe...
How to Make Hors d’Oeuvres: Wild Mushroom Tassies
These may very well be the tastiest morsels to pop into your mouth. They just burst with flavor! ~ Kimberly Edwards Type: Appetizer Serve With: By themselves or with an arrangement of cherry tomatoes or other hors d’oeuvres Prep Time: 12 min Cook Time: 30 min Yield: ~ 4 dozen small muffin size, ~ 1.5 dozen large muffin size Ingredients for Tassie Shells: 1 slice Bread per tassie with crusts removed – When using small...
Asian Pacific Cuisine at it’s Best: In Person
If you want the best food, you’ve got to go to the source! Travel to that locale, take in the scenery and enjoy the unbelievably delicious food. You want Asian Cuisine? Go there, experience the showmanship of well-trained chefs that take their cuisine so seriously, it’s their way of life. Asian food, especially around the Asian Pacific, is full of interesting flavors with high impact taste, as well as delicately seasoned...
How to Cook with Dried Mushrooms for Recipes
Many mushrooms come in dried forms, and some exotic mushrooms only come in dried forms in stores. Trumpet, lobster, maitake, morrels, chanterelles, porcini, oyster, miscellaneous “field” mushrooms, and truffles all come dried. When you see dried mushrooms in their packages, you might be thinking, “Hmmm…That sounds cool, but how can I use them?” First off, dried mushrooms are great additions to creamy...
Mushroom Week on Cooking with Kimberly!
My favorite “vegetable” (well, it’s really a fungus, but whatever…LOL) is the mushroom! It was understood as I grew up that mushrooms were tasty, yes, but they didn’t have much nutritional benefits other than a bit of fiber and lots of water. Until last year, this is what I thought. However, mushrooms are chock full of all kinds of special nutrients, vitamins and minerals that can only be found in...
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