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I’ve Heard of Eating Honey, But Bee Pollen?

Posted By on Aug 8, 2008 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

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...

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Can Eating Raw Oysters Pose Health Risks?
Mar22

Can Eating Raw Oysters Pose Health Risks?

Posted By on Mar 22, 2008 in American Food Recipes, Appetizers, Cooking Tips & Tricks, Ethnic Foods, Hors D'Oeuvres, Main Dishes, Mardi Gras, Oysters, Southern Food Recipes | 0 comments

If you’re considering eating raw oysters for the first time, then you’re probably wondering if they could pose a health risk. There are a few things to be aware of before you endeavor on this delicious journey. Where do oysters shop? At the mollusk! LOL That’s right…Oysters are bivalve mollusks in the animal world…Get it? The mollusk (mall-usk)? LOL All kidding aside…I am not sure who the first...

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How to Cook French Toast For Christmas Breakfast
Dec05

How to Cook French Toast For Christmas Breakfast

Posted By on Dec 5, 2007 in Cooking Tips & Tricks, French, Western European Food | 0 comments

Mmmmm…Now, doesn’t that sound fabulous? Treat your family to a delectable breakfast on such a special day! Often we forget about what we are going to make and eat on Christmas morning, since the hubbub has been about preparing for the Christmas Feast! Don’t forget about your hungry troopers on Christmas morning… Just have a plan ahead of time! …And Enjoy! *** French Toast for Christmas Morning By Gail...

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How to Decorate With Wine For The Holidays!

Posted By on Nov 25, 2007 in Cooking Tips & Tricks, Entertaining Guests, Great Cooking Products | 1 comment

I made an observation on Thanksgiving that solidified my idea of decorating with wine! We went to my in-laws for the Holiday, and they had thee most beautiful wine rack that displayed their wine bottles, and non-alcoholic wine bottles, on their bar right off the kitchen… It was so festive and chic! There are so many interesting wine bottles available nowadays, that they could be decorating items already…So, when...

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How to Make Easy Crockpot Stews for Fall

Posted By on Oct 20, 2007 in Cooking Tips & Tricks, How To Cook, Main Dishes, Organizing, Soups, Stews & Chilis | 0 comments

Stew warms the heart and the stomach on cool, rainy, fall days. I have many fond memories of delicious, steamy stews after a long, cold day at school. It is so easy to make, especially if you’re using a crock-pot, and it is a one-dish dinner! Imagine coming home from a hard day’s work, and remembering that you started a crock-pot stew before you left, and it is READY to put on the table for your hungry family! Yum! Make a...

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What To Do 1 Week Before Thanksgiving
Oct04

What To Do 1 Week Before Thanksgiving

Posted By on Oct 4, 2007 in Great Cooking Products, Organizing | 3 comments

Thanksgiving can be a very daunting task when you wait until the last minute to get everything together! Be prepared this year and get organized! Check out this helpful article to help alleviate stress on the Big Turkey Day! *** What to Do One Week before Thanksgiving By Shauna Hanus You only have seven days until your Thanksgiving guests arrive. Is it time to panic or time to plan? You are going to need a clean house, a scrumptious...

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How to Bake Kickin’ Sweet Southern Cornbread from Scratch + Video
Sep23

How to Bake Kickin’ Sweet Southern Cornbread from Scratch + Video

Posted By on Sep 23, 2007 in American Food Recipes, Baking, Bread Recipe, Corn, Ethnic Foods, Great Cooking Products, Soul Food Recipes, Southern Food Recipes | 5 comments

Bake up some Kickin’ Sweet Southern Cornbread from Scratch for dinner tonight! It’s fluffy & sweet with an amazing texture, and just perfect with butter melted into it’s cake-like deliciousness… I got hooked on this sweet, Southern cornbread many years ago. I wasn’t too sure about it being sweet, but promised to try it out, and have been requesting it this way ever since! Kickin’ Sweet Southern...

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Dragonfruit Is A Fruit On Fire

Posted By on Sep 2, 2007 in Soul Food Recipes | 0 comments

Okay, I’m sure they’re not the only ones… I have been asked a number of times, “What the heck the fruit is to the right of the mangoes on the top of this page?” Well, the reddish-pink ones that have spiky flaps are dragonfruit or pithaya/pitaya. The yellow fruit with the spiky flaps are also dragonfruit, yellow ones, or yellow pithaya/pitaya. I have found a photo of a yellow dragonfruit sliced...

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