How to Bake a Lemon Jelly Roll + Video: Easter Surprises
What a perfect time to learn how to make a Lemon Jelly Roll. Easter is the perfect time to present this showpiece of a dessert – A lemon curd filled jelly roll. How to Make a Lemon Curd-Filled Jelly Roll: I usually bake lemon meringue pies or angel cake with special sauces, as well as the traditional Paska, but this year, I will add something just a bit different. Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 20 min Bake Time: 10 – 15...
How to Make Black Pudding Sausage
Black Pudding, also referred to as blood pudding is a type of sausage that has existed in the civilized, and not so civilized, world for a very long time. As long as humans have kept animals to eat and for clothing, they have been making some style of black pudding. Apparently, according to research, the first known mention of black pudding in 800 BC was referred to in Homer’s The Odyssey. Traditionally a British dish, black...
How to Cook Lamb Skewers with Peppers, Sweet Potatoes & Pears
An impressive Fall or Winter idea is Skewered Lamb with Peppers, Sweet Potatoes & Pears. These skewers can be served up as an appetizer or triple them up & serve them as an entrée. How to Cook Lamb Skewers with Peppers, Sweet Potato & Pear: Since the lamb you will be using here, you will already have partly cooked, whether you lightly grill or roast it to rare, they will only need to be grilled long enough to cook the...
How to Make Pomegranate Granita
Pomegranates are a part of the cold, Northern Hemispherical Winters, and this Pomegranate Granita recipe is an icy surprise. Aside from the relationship between Pluto & Persephone, where she was committed to leave the Earth to dwell in the confines of the unpleasant, infernal regions during Earth’s Winter. This was a result of eating just one seed of pomegranate. Goodness, just from one seed? I would have at least demanded...
How to Broil Lamb Chops + Video
One of my mother’s favorite things to have for dinner is Broiled Lamb Chops. On this day, I wanted to treat her to some beautiful New Zealand Spring lamb chops. I’m not a real lover of lamb, so it’s all for her. This is a really basic recipe, as mom likes to just taste the lamb when enjoying this meat. However, if you are so inclined, feel free to coat in olive oil, sprinkle with pepper, and use some garlic to...
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...
How to Cook Hearty Lamb Stew
I’m not much of a lamb-eating lover. Maybe it’s the “gamey” flavour it often gives out, maybe it’s the smell, or maybe it’s the memories of mom’s mint jelly, but I just don’t get excited about it… …Except when I make my own lamb stew! Even if you’re not a big lamb-eater, you will likely really enjoy this dish. You will be all proud of yourself that you ate lamb, and it...
How to Make Flavored Finishing Sugars
Most of the time, sugar is, well, just sugar…Right? True…However, there are times when flavoring sugar for desserts, drinks, fruits, etc. can be simply amazing and truly perfect! A little something different…that “je ne sais quoi”! Typically speaking, you don’t use a lot when you’re talking about finishing or flavored sugars. They are simply to enhance flavor and give a marvelous twist. So,...
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...
Great Wings & Pizza at J Rocks Bar & Pizza in St. Catharines, Ontario
If you’re in Niagara, St. Catharines to be exact, and you’re looking for a place that serves great wings, look no further… J Rocks Bar & Pizza can handle that request with 40 different flavors of chicken wings (+1 since my favorite is plain with salt & pepper). The wings are not only a great size, but they are fried to perfection. They are always crispy on the outside, which is exactly what I prefer. I like...
Which Food Dehydrators are Perfect for your Kitchen?
If you have never used a food dehydrator before, well you’re missing out. Once you start, you’ll think of a hundred things you’ll want to dehydrate all of a sudden…fruit, vegetables, jerky, even flowers & herbs! For instance, you have a plethora of tomatoes in your garden, but don’t feel like canning them all, dehydrate the slices. If you have an overgrown batch of basil or mint, it’s a great...
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How to Marinate Sirloin Tip Steak + Video
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