How to Make Brandied Cherries
What could sound more delicious than some warm Brandied Cherries served over some vanilla ice cream? How about sipping on some cherry brandy for an after dinner liqueur? How to Brandy Cherries: Making Brandied Cherries is quite a bit quicker to do than when using peaches or apricots. The cherries don’t need to be processed with a canner to preserve them. You simply skip that step and go straight to aging the jar of cherries....
How to Brandy Peaches: National Brandied Fruit Day
National Brandied Fruit Day is October 20th, and we are celebrating with a Brandied Peaches recipe that will perfect for your Holiday entertaining. Fruits preserved in spirits or brandy prevent the fruit from breaking down or decaying, something like vinegar does. Brandied fruit is most commonly served over ice cream, puddings, cakes or compotes. The syrup is strained into a bottle or seal-able carafe, and can be used to impart flavor...
Quench Your Thirst on National Frappé Day
Happy National Frappé Day! A frappé is a delightful, tasty, frozen shaved iced & fruit flavored sweet dessert beverage. The fruit flavors can be as preferred – cherry, strawberry, peach, orange, lemon or any other fruit you like. The amount of sugar used is up to your preference. As a matter of fact, you could even adjust the frappé by using chocolate or coffee, as long as you use the shaved ice, and of course, serve the...
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,...
National Mocha Day: Oh, How We Love You!
It’s National Mocha Day, but many of us celebrate all the time! Mocha is the flavor combination attained when good espresso coffee, bitter chocolate and sugar are married with butter. This is delicious served with chocolate mousse. The mocha mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for as long as 2 weeks, and can be thinned out with hot water, if desired or necessary. Mocha can also be added to regular coffee and cream to give...
National Cherries Jubilee Day Deserves a Flambéed Recipe
Cherries Jubilee is one of the most beautiful & decadent desserts that I know of… Juicy cherries flambéed with Kirsch, a cherry liqueur, this tempting dessert is then scooped over ice cream of the vanilla variety. However, variations on this recipe change the fruit, the liqueur and what it goes on top of, but the premise is simple. A tasty liquor with some gorgeous fruit. Flambé it all and pour it over something else...
How to Make Crème de Menthe Parfaits
There are times when I truly enjoy a Crème de Menthe Parfait at the end of a hearty meal, or a fish dinner to take the edge off of any fats, and provide that hit of something tangy & sweet. Type: Dessert Recipe Serve with: whipped cream, maraschino cherry Prep Time: 6 min Serves: 1 Ingredients: 1 oz Crème de Menthe + splashes ~ 3 scoops French vanilla ice cream 2-3 tbsp whipped cream 1 maraschino cherry chocolate shavings –...
How to Make National Crème de Menthe Day Parfaits
How beautiful a shade of green — like a perfect emerald…So refreshingly minty! Happy National Crème de Menthe Day, everyone! Don’t know what Crème de Menthe is? Well, translated from French, it means mint cream, and it’s an alcoholic liqueur. With so many uses for mint & CdM, I had to choose just one recipe I love so much. I truly enjoy a mint parfait at the end of a hearty meal, or a fish dinner to take...
Web Chef Review: Vilux White Balsamic Vinegar
What’s Delicious today @ Cooking with Kimberly? Vilux White Balsamic Vinegar – You’ll love this stuff! It’s made from grape must from the sweet Terbbiano varietal, and lacks the traditional dark, rich color of typical balsamic vinegars. However, it has it’s own clear, beauty with more mild flavor than its darker counterpart. It’s sweet, grapey, tangy, crisp & bright. Instead of aging this vinegar in...
How to Make Cardamom Hot Chocolate
It’s Spring in Canada and the sun is shining, but don’t let that fool you… …It’s only about 10 degrees above freezing today, which means it’s chilly! On my break from working online today, I decided I wanted a cup of homemade hot chocolate, but not just ANY hot chocolate. I want to kick it up and make it much more interesting by adding some kind of interesting flavor. I thought of a few and have...
How to Make Kimberly’s Louisiana Seafood Gumbo
As much as I love gumbo, it seems I typically only make it once or twice a year. The main gumbo I create is my special Louisiana-Style New Year’s Seafood Gumbo served with dirty rice. * Note: If you’re looking for a quick fix to making a gumbo, this is NOT it. This is definitely one of those dishes that’s a labor of love, if you want to do it correctly and make it the most delicious gumbo that’s worthy of a...
Happy National Chocolate Pudding Day – How to Make It!
USA (COOKING WITH KIMBERLY NEWS) – Chocolate Pudding is definitely considered to be an all-American classic dessert. June 26th is National Chocolate Pudding Day, and if you’ve never had the opportunity to try homemade chocolate pudding from scratch and you’ve only ever made it from a box, well, this will be a treat for you. The creamy, chocolate deliciousness is almost too much to handle. So simple, it’s...
How to Make Kimberly’s Easy Cream Sauce for Desserts
This is the easiest and quickest sauce you will EVER make for desserts… …it’s one you bust out of your repertoire when you’re in a serious pinch or had forgotten to make a sauce for a fabulous dessert altogether! Keep this in the back of your mind forever…it will save you! Type: Dessert Sauce Serve With: Desserts, ice cream, pancakes, fruit Prep Time: 3 minutes Yield: approximately 2 cups Ingredients: 2...
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