How to Make Iced Orange Grog with Rum: Father’s Day Flavor
This recipe for Iced Orange Grog with Rum is a drink we like to serve when the man of the house is doing some outdoor cooking. Thus, he and his friends can enjoy a nice, refreshing, adult drink while they play chef. This beverage can be made with or without alcohol, if you so desire. How to Make Iced Orange Grog with Rum: You can serve the drinks in a punch bowl but we prefer to prepare a tray full of drinks in tall glasses, garnished...
Memorial Day Menu Ideas to Celebrate
Memorial Day Menu Ideas are fun to come up with, as you envision being outdoors, hopefully grilling, and hanging out with your favorite people in the sun. What we have in store for you is a sampling of some appetizers, a salad dressing, a great traditional salad, a tasty entrée and frozen desserts. Memorial Day is not only a day to remember our veterans & soldiers taking part in the protection of our freedoms around the world,...
How to Start Seedlings Indoors for the Vegetable & Herb Garden + Video
The hot topic today is How to Start Seedlings Indoors for the Vegetable & Herb Garden, and this was a fun show to film with Mom. In this day and age, where every food item you wish to purchase costs so much, it is beneficial for you to start a veggie garden and herb garden in your own yard, so you can have fresh vegetables, and as many as you want when they ripen. Many crops can be frozen to enjoy during the Winter months when...
How to Cook Mexican Quinoa Salad + Video: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Quinoa, being an ancient super grain, is one food you should, by all means, include in your diet often, and this recipe for How to Cook Mexican Quinoa Salad is very tasty & healthy. Once you taste this salad, you will wish to serve frequently, especially when preparing Mexican food. This show is brought to you by the Cooking with Quinoa Cookbook. How to Cook Mexican Quinoa Salad: This red milled variety of quinoa, I used in this...
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...
A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu
When deciding on what to make for your romantic dinner for two, this Valentine’s Day Menu is a great place to start for ideas! Making this day special is something to look forward to for the both of you because this menu is going to be sooooo delicious… A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu: Enjoy these tasty tidbits from appetizer through dessert. Mix & match these ideas with some of your favorites to come up with...
How to Make Raspberry Dessert Sauce: Valentine’s Day Treats
When I think of Valentine’s Day, it reminds me of berries & chocolate, and this Raspberry Dessert Sauce is just what the love doctor ordered! How to Make Raspberry Dessert Sauce: Whether drizzling on fruit, cheesecake or with your crème brûlée, this raspberry sauce is divine all-around… Type: Sauce Recipe Serve with: ice cream, yogurt, or as a drizzle on desserts or dessert plates Prep Time: 10 min Yields: 1 1/2 cups...
7 Tips for Flakier Scones: How to Bake Flaky Scones
Scones & biscuits are simple & quick to make with delicious results. This Scottish treat is light, fluffy & flaky goodness ensues when you follow a few tips for baking scones below… Tips for Baking Scones: Taking it easy when kneading the scone dough will yield flaky scones. Cutting in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture is the consistency of coarse cornmeal, instead of touching the...
How to Bake Turkey Pot Pie + Video
Do you have leftover turkey after a beautiful celebration? Make a Turkey Pot Pie! When I carve the turkey, I usually remove the most of the meat from the bones, and leave a little bit on, to save them for making a flavorful stock in the future. The leftover meat is reserved & frozen until I want to make a pot pie. Whenever I bake a pie, I make extra pie crust for future pot pies. So, yesterday, we were a bit busy &...
How to Bake Ham Pasties + Video
My sister made these delicious Ham Pasties & I enjoyed them so much that I have added them to my list of favorite recipes. When I cook a ham, I usually save a few cupfuls of ham to make pasties. How to Bake Ham Pasties: My recipe, using 2 cupfuls of finely diced ham yields about 2 1/2 dozen pasties. Served with a side salad, these pasties could be a main dish. Type: Pastry Recipe Serve: with breakfast, lunch or dinner, or as an...
How to Cook Tomato Dumplings with Meatballs
Tomato Dumplings are hearty & full flavored – perfect for any day of the week. An acquaintance revealed that one of her favorite & most delicious dishes made by her mom, they named tomato dumplings. Whenever her own family visited her mother, she requested tomato dumplings. In reviewing the recipe, I have found that it is much more than just tomato dumplings! How to Cook Tomato Dumplings with Meatballs: We, too, have...
How to Cook Hearty Salmon Chowder
A delicious, rich, celebratory Salmon Chowder is just perfect for serving on cold, Winter evenings. How to Cook Salmon Chowder: This recipe is relatively simple & quick to make. Type: Soup Recipe Serve with: grated cheddar cheese & parsley Prep Time: 20 min Soak Time: overnight Bake Time: 35 – 40 min Yields: 4 – 6 people Ingredients: 1 lb (1 can) salmon – broken into chunks 3 cups water 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp butter 1...
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...
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