11 Aphrodisiac Foods: Valentine’s Day Treats
It’s Valentine’s Day, and many of you are thinking up a romantic idea for two, and Aphrodisiac Foods can get your heart racing… There is a wide variety of aphrodisiac foods out there, but here are 11 of my favorites. 11 Aphrodisiac Foods: The foods below are not in any particular order or ranked as aphrodisiacs. 1. Avocado: An avocado is a rich, creamy food full of great things for your body, but there’s more...
How to Make Coeur la Crème: Valentine’s Day Treats
Valentine’s Day is here, and what is a better dessert than something named after the heart…Coeur la Crème! How to Make Coeur la Crème: A yummy dessert that can preferably be served from un-molded, heart-shaped molds, but ramekins are okay too. Type: Dessert Recipe Serve in: chocolate cups Serve with: fresh berries & chocolate drizzle or raspberry sauce Prep Time: 12 min Drain Time: 24 – 28 hrs Yields: 6 servings...
How to Make Hot Berry Sauce
Hot Berry Sauce is lovely for dessert over vanilla ice cream, biscuits, pancakes, pound cake or cornbread. It’s so versatile & easy to make using any choice of berries you have on hand or prefer. How to Make Hot Berry Sauce: My recipe yields about 2 cups of berry sauce. Type: Sauce Recipe Serve with: vanilla ice cream, biscuits, pancakes, cheesecake, pound cake or cornbread Prep Time: 5 min Cook Time: 8 – 10 min...
How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae
Ice Cream Sundaes are old classic treats that satisfy your inner child & inner foodie alike. Varying ice cream flavors & syrups, adding nuts & sprinkles…it’s all up to you. How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae: Making sundaes is so much fun, especially for kids. This is a great alternative for serving cake for birthday parties, allowing the kids to make their own special creations. Try using liqueurs for the syrup...
How to Bake Cheesecake
Cheesecake is one of the most decadently sinful dessert there is. It’s not really a cake, but rich cheese & egg custards. That being the case, they need special attention to certain details to ensure you get a wonderful result. Cheesecake Tips: Cheesecake needs proper timing at low heat. This process avoids cracked, dry tops, shrinking & edges over-baked, which might be the result of over-mixing & over-baking....
At What Age Did You Become Interested in Cooking?
I always find it interesting to learn at what age someone became interested in cooking & good food. So, share with us when your love affair with food started… [poll id=”6″] My Foodie Story: I have been a foodie all my life, since as far back as I can remember. I was particular about food, but would try anything my mother or father asked me to. I was the kid who loved spinach, Brussell sprouts, and escargots...
How to Make Creamy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream: National Sundae Day
National Sundae Day is November 11th, and on this day, How to Make Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream is a great thing to have under your belt. Sundaes are such beautiful desserts, especially served in good crystal, fruit nappies, so you can see the ice cream from every angle. I’m a believer in making my own ice cream, and enhancing the finished product with real whipped cream, your favorite nuts or fruit, and a maraschino on top. How to...
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...
National Strawberry Cream Pie Day: Thriller Recipe
National Strawberry Cream Pie Day will prove to be thrilling if you want to celebrate in proper style! Sounds fabulous, doesn’t it…? Strawberries & custard cream, I mean, all inside of a pie. What could be more decadently delicious than something that sounds like that?! How to Make Strawberry Cream Pie: Type: Pie Recipe Serve with: topped with homemade whipped cream Prep Time: 10 min Bake Time: 8 – 10 min Cool Time: 4...
September Food Holidays & Events
Here are September 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. National Biscuit Month: Bake up Some of that National Biscuit Month…Mmm Buy Cookie Sheets & Cooling Racks National Breakfast Month: Wake Up! It’s National Breakfast Month Browse Breakfast recipes Watch Kimberly’s...
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...
How to Bake Strawberry Banana Bread + Video
I seem to bake a lot of banana bread in our house. It’s tasty, it’s easy, it’s easy to switch up with different flavors, perfect for a snack, dessert or a breakfast item. I get a ton of requests for different banana breads through my Neighbourhood Chef menu, and this is one of them… Enjoy this bread with seasonal berries, or use frozen berries, if desired or necessary. Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Milk &...
Nutrition Facts for the Foods You Eat
Yes, I am all about how delicious food can be… …but let’s not ever lose sight of the fact that the point of food is for Nutrition and Sustenance to keep us healthy, energized and alive! I do like to try and give you nutrition facts on recipes I share and food I talk about, when I think of it, and will try and do so even more in this day and age when we need to watch the things we ingest to take care of our own...
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