How to Cook Savory Sauteed Papaya
This Savory Sauteed Papaya dish will be a welcomed surprise to your meal. Want to use papaya for something other than a dessert or bevvy? Well, let me give you this simple yet toothsome side dish that’ll knock anyone’s socks off served alongside fish, seafood or chicken. Savory Sauteed Papaya: Again, this is another recipe of mine where I believe you should allow yourself to follow your senses’ delights with the...
How to Make Thai Papaya Salad
This tantalizing, juicy Thai Papaya Salad is a burst of sunshine on your plate with exciting flavors to tickle your taste buds. To use papaya in salads, try combining ripe papaya & mango with some exotic flavors from the islands, and you have a marvelous side dish or main salad that can be “beefed” up with chicken, beef, shrimp or fish. It’s oh-so-tasty with sweet, sour and savory all mixed to your heart’s content....
Olé, it’s National Guacamole Day: How to Make Guapa Guacamole
If you’re a lover of Mexican cuisine, then National Guacamole Day will make you say, “Olé!” Made with cream avocado, personally, I love them in any form, and as often as possible. Guacamole is the perfect dip for tortilla chips, raw veggies, as a taco filling or a topping for meat, fish or any savory Mexican delight. Besides being delicious, avocados are beautiful to the eye. I even like guacamole on eggs, toast,...
3 Juicy Recipes for National Papaya Month
Well, if Papayas weren’t juicy enough all by themselves, it’s National Papaya Month in September! The papaya is a really amazing fruit, some getting to be over 19 inches in length. When ripe, the flesh becomes orangy & the rind becomes yellow. The chilled juice is tasty and the black seeds can be used for garnishes or just eaten as is. When used in the green state, they can be sauteed. Thai Papaya Salad: To use papaya...
How to Make Lavender Lemon Water + Video
Here’s a refreshing water recipe for the summertime, or anytime for that matter. It’s Lavender Lemon Water! This hydration encourager, water mixed with hints of tasty herbs & fruit do the trick of getting you to drink more water, especially when your body needs it desperately in the heat of summer. Lavender can be an “acquired taste” as it can taste very floral & perfumey or soapy…but that’s...
The Secret to Culinary Perfection Lies In Cookware
Food is something that we all have to deal with and some of us are better at preparing it than others. At least it seems this way. There are reasons why some people are better at preparing meals than others and a lot of it boils down to having the right tools for the job. This has nothing to do with using the right ingredients. It has everything to do with using the right cookware. Is Cookware Important? You may never even realize...
Web Chef Review: The Garlic Survival Co.’s Triple Garlic Salsa
My mother over at IngridTurnerToday.com and I checked out this really great salsa. It’s The Garlic Survival Co.’s Triple Garlic Salsa, and it is belligerent to say the least! Gluten free and fat free, this salsa is a real winner. Their motto is “More garlic. Not heat.” Their Triple Garlic Salsa is garlicky, but it’s really not overwhelming where it “bites” you. It’s so tasty with 3...
Commercial Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream Machines NOT Just for Restaurants
As foodies around the world evolve together, traditional home chefs are making moves to enjoy food to the fullest. I’ve seen some pretty awesome kitchen modifications in homes all around the world to ensure the availability or quality of some favorite food of the owners. For instance, I’m sure you’ve seen homes where beer taps are installed, or cool commercial looking refrigerators and gas stoves, specialty baking...
How to Cook Piquillo Pepper & Beef Tostadas + Video
Tostadas are a great Mexican or Tex-Mex, depending on how you look at it, meal. They are messy, but they are fun. The best part? They are ridiculously quick, inexpensive & easy to make! What I’m shocked at is that I haven’t published a tostada recipe on the site before…Who knew? We make these bad boys all the time…Now, you can too. So, let’s get something tasty into your systems, and learn how to cook...
How to Cook Mushroom, Green Pepper, Ham & Cheese Omelet
If you don’t know how to make an omelet, it is one of the most versatile breakfast recipes there is because you can vary the ingredients so much! Today, I’m showing you all How to Cook a Mushroom, Green Pepper, Ham & Cheese Omelet. Shout out goes to my girls from Alpha Beta Pie – This show is an episode of “Cooking Like Alpha Beta Pie with Kimberly Edwards”. This is a great way to beat a hangover on...
How to Cook Chickpea, Piquillo Pepper & Shredded Chicken Soup
A flavor explosion is what you’ll get when you cook this soup at home in less than 20 minutes… …That’s right! 20 minutes…full of flavor and not a long list of ingredients. The video is an episode of “Qualifirst Cooking with Kimberly”. Be sure to Subscribe today! Today, I’m using these amazing Royal Command Fire Roasted Piquillo Peppers that bring this soup to a level of yumminess you...
How to BBQ Southwest Burgers
Whether it’s a hot summer or in the dead of winter, we all crave that BBQ flavor of the grill. Sometimes, burgers are all you need to fill that void. It’s fun to play around with burger flavors, and what is more “summertime” than the southwest flavors of the USA? Play around with different crumbs to change flavor and add small ingredients to create the flavors you desire. Check out my Southwest BBQ Burgers!...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 3
This is Day Three of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! This morning, we had scrambled eggs and turkey breakfast sausage we had in the freezer. For lunch, 2 people in the household had tuna sandwiches on my homemade bread, and I had an open-faced tuna melt with cilantro & lime, which I will share the recipe for following this post. For dinner, I am making coconut crusted baked salmon with brown rice & green...
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