How to Cook Breakfast: Black Currant Pancakes
Why not kick it up a few notches for breakfast at your house, instead of the old humdrum… This is a simple, quick, tasty and much more exciting version of plain, old pancakes. Not only do these babies have black currants, which can be in dried form and easy to find at your grocer, they also contain chia seeds, which are now easy to find as well. Chia seeds are a good source of protein, dietary fiber, as well as essential...
Benefits of Copper Cookware
Not many things are more gorgeous to a chef in the kitchen, whether you actually use it or not. Copper cookware has a shiny luster all it’s own. Often handed down from generation to generation, copper cookware wins out. On the other hand, this cookware isn’t just beautiful – there are more reasons it should be sought after! Being an energy saver is just the beginning when it comes to this type of cookware. It evenly...
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...
Fall Vegetable Recipes
Vegetables…perfect for any occassion, any season, any cuisine… If you’re looking for a little something different or that “je ne sais quoi” you crave with your usual home cooked veggies, of course, you can check out the Vegetable category on my site here. However, you can also head on over to FoodConnect, which has a free registration and membership, click the Recipe tab and do a search for...
Infant Formulas: Which Brand is Best?
A mother’s breastmilk is the gold standard for infant nutrition. There’s nothing like it – they simply cannot duplicate this rare commodity in a laboratory. It has vitamins, minerals and substances that are essential to a baby’s immune system. If a woman is able to breast feed for the traditional 12 months after the birth of their child, that’s fabulous, but many women simply aren’t able for many...
Don’t Rinse Your Pasta: How to Cook Pasta
When you’re cooking pasta, don’t rinse it afterward when you drain the water off. Why? If you do, you rinse of the starch that will hold your sauce on the noodle. Plus, you’ll cool down the pasta to a much lower temperature, even if you rinse it in warm water. So, just drain your pasta in a colander or strainer, pour it back into your pan or pot and drizzle olive oil or melt some butter into it until you finish...
Make Your Lunch Recession Proof by Gourmet Brown Bagging It
There is not a more perfect way to reduce the amount of money you spend on meals than by making them yourself! Not only are you saving a ton of money on them, you are making them healthier, lower cal and more gourmet with skinny kitchen! That’s right…You have no idea how much fat, calories, sodium and other “baddies” you’re actually buying at a restaurant, instead of nutrients, fiber, and minerals! The...
The Sproutwells – Veggie Family in the Neighborhood
Have you ever heard of the Sproutwells? I hadn’t until I saw this cute video… They are a fruit and veggie family living among humans, and just trying to fit in. Check out the video for yourself: Funny and cute, right? Appropriate shows for the children are getting more and more difficult to find, but this seems to be quite tame, cute and maybe will even get them to eat more vegetables. If you were to be a vegetable, what...
I’ve Heard of Eating Honey, But Bee Pollen?
Bee products are some of thee most healthy things you can eat! Honey is still a sugar, yes, but it is better for you than eating refined sugar, as it has trace amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, not to mention it tastes so much better. Honey is appropriate to cook and bake with, but when it comes to bee pollen, it is not recommended due to the destruction of essential enzymes caused by excessive heat. However, you can...
How to Make Kimberly’s Healthy Pre-Party Juice
A healthy beverage of fresh fruit juices before you go out for a night on the town…Take care of yourself and be careful out there!!! ~ Kimberly Edwards ;D * Please use organic fruit whenever possible! Type: Beverage Prep Time: ~ 8 min Yield: ~ 7 cups of juice…Enough for ~ 4 people Nutrition Facts: Soooo full of vitamins, minerals, water and nutrients… Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Wash apples with fruit spray and...
The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices
The benefits of fresh fruit juices will astound you, on every level from flavor to health. I love fresh juice! My juicer is undeniably one of my favorite appliances in the kitchen… The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices: Author: Rachel Broune The best way to consume fruit is raw, with its skin or with the skin peeled off on an empty stomach or 20 minutes before other meals. If you’re not such a fruit-eater and want to have...
How to Make Ruby Red Energy Blaster Juice
My Ruby Red Energy Blaster Juice is not only tasty, but super helpful during cold & flu season. This is a juicer combination, and it is an energy drink, plus it has so many antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to blast a cold right out of the water! It is delicious! Ruby Red Energy Blaster Juice: When you’re feeling especially under the weather, or are tired from a busy week or weekend, this energy blaster juice will set you...
How to Make Kimberly’s Aloequila
I just love aloe vera. What an awesome plant. It can heal your wounds and sunburns, tastes wonderful, and is used for many other medicinal purposes. Now, let’s cook…well, mix it up! “The lower leaf of the [aloe vera] plant is used for medicinal purpose. If the lower leaf is sliced open, the gel obtained can be applied on the affected area of the skin. Leaves and seeds are the two edible parts of Aloe Vera”...
Trending Now
-
How to Cook Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy + Video
August 9, 2007| 5 CommentsIf you love #liver - then, you'll love my Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy recipe! Okay, I really... -
How to Brine a Whole Chicken + Video
April 30, 2012| 3 CommentsThe most effective, easiest and inexpensive way to impart flavor into your whole bird (albeit a chicken, duck, turkey, hen)... -
How to Scald Milk for Baking + Video
October 14, 2010| 9 CommentsDon't worry...Many people don't know what it means to Scald Milk for Baking! In fact, it's somewhat of an outdated... -
How to Make a Saltine Cracker Pie Crust
November 25, 2008| 1 CommentLooking for a great alternative to a shortening-enriched, pastry crust? Here's your answer! Great for fruit pies and tarts, meringues... -
How To Peel Small Onions Quickly & Easily
June 9, 2008| 3 CommentsWhether they are small white onions, pearl onions, small red onions, shallots or any other type of small onion...and you... -
How to Slow Roast Chicken with the Best Skin Ever + Video
April 1, 2008| 8 CommentsI discovered this amazing trick unintentionally... When we were in university, there were times I would use my slow cooker,... -
How to Marinate Sirloin Tip Steak + Video
July 24, 2012Tonight, I have decided to BBQ some sirloin tip steaks that looked beautiful from my grocer. It is a marinating...
