What’s the Difference Between Milk and Half & Half Cream? + Video
Question #1: Are there any differences between milk and half and half? There is a huge difference between milk and 1/2 and 1/2. The butterfat content in half & half is dramatically higher than that in milk. In half & half, it is 12.5%. In milk it is typically between 0-4% (0 being skim milk). Watch the video below to find out more: This makes a huge difference to taste and texture. Half & half is much thicker than milk and...
Don’t Forget the Milk – Awesome Organizing Tool
How many times have you gone to the grocery store, came home and realized that you forgot the milk! I know this has happened to everyone in some way, shape or form with some ingredient or food stuff. NEVER again! Sign up for a free account with RememberTheMilk.com, and get a personalized tool for grocery lists and to-do lists alike! You can merge it with family members’ cell phones or PDAs and upload the application to their...
Web Chef Review: Nuts.com Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds
Nuts.com Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds are certainly a classic delight! These particular dark chocolate covered almonds are no exception from Nuts.com – large, fresh, crunchy almonds covered in delicious, creamy, dark chocolate – what a treat… I got these gorgeous ones in a holiday tin <– make sure you check out that post – yummy! Perfectly appealing, they will call to you, whether they come in a tin...
Rainbow Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seed Oatmeal Cookies
You can’t help but smile at these Rainbow Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seed Oatmeal Cookies! Remember those chocolate-covered sunflower seeds I was talking about from Nuts.com? You will see what these special, little, rainbow tidbits can do to put a smile on your face! They are tasty & versatile. Delicious as they are, all on their own… They are perfection as chocolate chips in cookies. They keep their vibrant colors...
Web Chef Review: Nuts.com Holiday Gift Basket
Look at this glorious Nuts.com Holiday Gift Basket – wow, it’s chock full of all sorts of delights! They say, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” I would venture to say that goes for women too! Nuts.com Holiday Gift Basket – What Did We Think? Chocolate-covered pretzels, chocolate-covered gummy bears & multicolored chocolate-covered sunflower seeds. Have you ever had...
Web Chef Review: Nuts.com Holiday Candy Tin
Ahhh, the Nuts.com Holiday Candy Tin – I was lucky enough to receive one from them! Indeed, this sampler has some tasty treats… It includes: yogurt pretzels, milk chocolate covered gummy bears, citrus fruit slices & dark chocolate-covered almonds. The Nuts.com Holiday Candy Tin: What Did I Think? I have never even had chocolate covered gummies before, and was a bit skeptical, but these are awesome – better than...
How to Bake Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cake Crumb Cookies
Last night, I whipped up 2 batches of my Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cake Crumb Cookies! A while ago, I had part of a cake that I dehydrated & processed into crumbs, to use for a delicious project in the future. I’m glad I remembered them last night, when the household was craving something sweet. These cookies are super quick to put together, drop onto baking sheets & bake – one of my easiest recipes. When...
Our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019
A celebration of mothers is this weekend, and here are our Top 40 Mother’s Day Cooking Shows for 2019! This particular Mother’s Day is a very special one for me, as it is my very first as a mother myself. Our little girl, Pearl, is an absolute joy, and I can’t believe I am being celebrated, as all I want to celebrate is her! Also, as most of you know, my Mother is here at home with us as well, and what a blessing it...
Our Top 40 Cinco de Mayo Cooking Shows for 2019
It’s the beginning of May, so let’s prepare you with here are our Top 40 Cinco de Mayo Cooking Shows for 2019! Let’s have a fiesta with the cooking shows & recipes you’ve made popular in Mexican fashion! Spicy, cheesy, savory, tangy, exotic & everything in between, this varied culture with both simple & complex dishes will astound your senses. In fact, Mexican cuisine is something I could not live...
May Food Holidays & Events
Here are May Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here & there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Month Holidays: National Asparagus Month: Browse Asparagus shows, Asparagus recipes Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Oven-Baked Asparagus with Blood Orange Grilled Lemon Zest Asparagus with Verjus Playlist: Asparagus Recipes + Reviews National...
How to Make Rice Horchata + Video
Never had Rice Horchata? You need to… This is a traditionally Spanish beverage, typically made out of tiger nuts or rice. Divinely creamy with notes of cinnamon & vanilla, perfect with our without ice. You can find this beverage in many areas of Latin or Hispanic origins, like South America, Mexico, even Southern Texas & California. Kids & adults love this smoothie-style drink, and it would be perfect to serve for...
Our Top 25 Cooking Shows for Spring 2019
Spring has sprung & here are our Top 25 Cooking Shows for Spring 2019! It’s warmer outside, gardeners are getting their seeds in, plants are starting to spring forth from the ground, and our tastes are beginning to shift out of winter mode. Spring showers bring May flowers, or in our case, brought the birth of our baby girl, so this season is ever-so-special. It’s a time of rebirth & refreshing! People are breaking...
Our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years
We are sharing with you our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years! Yup! Can you believe we have been on YouTube for 10 years?! How the time flies. Starting from a crappy webcam that filmed in shades of yellow, filming with an old camera phone, and then on to better clarity with newer cameras, our shows have evolved, to say the least. The way people cook & food philosophies have changed a great deal over the past decade, n many...
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