How to Make Kiwi Quinoa Salad with Shrimp
If you’re looking for something different & something healthy, then this Kiwi Quinoa Salad is one recipe you must try! Kiwis are also called Chinese gooseberries, and are from New Zealand & California with being available all year. The lovely, fresh, green color of the fruit is disguised by a hairy, dull green exterior. When sliced, they are very pretty with the intricate, dark circle of seeds in the middle. They look...
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,...
How to Make Deviled Eggs: National Deviled Egg Day
National Deviled Egg Day has arrived and it’s time to make you some perfectly packaged Deviled Eggs. Eggs can allow a chef’s imagination to run wild… These little gems contain balanced nutrients from which a complete organism forms. They can transform bread doughs by allowing a structural framework, whereby leaveners grow, to thicken puddings & keep them smooth, bind meatloaf or burgers, and help in providing...
Calling Hunters & Gatherers: Wild Foods Day
There are so many fine foods to celebrate on Wild Foods Day! The most interesting aspect of eating wild foods is that whether the foods are wild fowl, venison, beautiful & wild greens, mushrooms, rice & roots is that the flavors are earthier & cleaner tasting than their cultivated or domestic counterparts. Wild mushrooms have much more flavor than the ones available in your supermarket. Not too many folks these days have...
Handy Uses for Bologna: National Bologna Day
Although it’s National Bologna Day in the USA, this food item originates from Bologna, Italy. Another food you may recognize from Bologna is Pasta Bolognese. Made of finely ground pork and lard, and more alternately made with chicken, turkey, beef or venison, bologna has a distinct flavor when it comes to deli meat, similar to that of Mortadella. When I was a child, my very favorite sandwich to have in my lunch box was bologna...
How to Cook Ground Beef Nachos: International Nacho Day
October 21st is International Nacho Day, and no wonder…What’s not to love about Nachos? Most every family, and from young to old, enjoy s a nice, hot platter of nachos. I know we all do, and we use this basic recipe below. How to Cook Ground Beef Nachos: Whether you want to call them Mexican or Tex-Mex, these nachos are wonderful anywhere you make them in the world. 😉 Tip: If we want this to serve us as a meal, we add...
A Submarine, Hero, Hoagie, Grinder Day Recipe: That’s a Mouthful!
This national food holiday is a mouthful – it’s National Submarine, Hero, Hoagy, Grinder Day today! A submarine sandwich, hero, hoagy, poboy, zep, bomber & grinder are similar in that they represent wide, long rolls, which are filled with cheese, deli meats, toppings and dressing. Deli meats may vary. For flavors to blend, sandwiches are compressed tightly in foil, and allowed to sit wrapped for about 1/2 hour, so they...
National Taco Day: How to Cook Ground Beef Tacos
National Taco Day is full of fun and flavor! Crunchy or soft, spicy, tasty and a bit messy too, this Mexican dish is a favorite in the States, to the point that it’s considered Tex-Mex cuisine, and eaten on a grand scale in North America. The base for tacos, fajitas and tostadas is flour or corn tortillas. The corn tortillas are generally folded and fried for tacos, but the ones purchased from your supermarket are good too. How...
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...
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 BBQ Spicy Cilantro Lime Chicken Burgers + Video
I just love the combination of cilantro and lime… What’s better? BBQ Spicy Cilantro & Lime! 😉 Let’s add a little bit of ground chicken, instead of beef, and you have great recipe that will knock your socks off! I’m sending you over to another really tiny recipe for your mayonnaise you’re going to garnish your chicken burgers with, as well as adding a bit to the ground chicken mixture…Don’t...
How to Cook Piquillo Pepper & Beef Tostadas + Video
Tostadas are a great Mexican or Tex-Mex, depending on how you look at it, meal. They are messy, but they are fun. The best part? They are ridiculously quick, inexpensive & easy to make! What I’m shocked at is that I haven’t published a tostada recipe on the site before…Who knew? We make these bad boys all the time…Now, you can too. So, let’s get something tasty into your systems, and learn how to cook...
How to Cook Fish Burgers with Spicy Cilantro Lime Mayo + Video
Looking for a new way to cook plain, boring fish? Well, here’s a bright new way to spruce up your mid-week repertoire and infuse some flavor into your life! Fish Burgers with Spicy Cilantro Lime Mayo: Type: Sandwich Recipe Serve with: French fries or another great side. Prep Time: 8 min Cook Time: 10 – 15 min, depending on thickness of patties Yield: 2 burgers The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video...
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