Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Local Niagara Rhubarb
If you love this fruit, you’ll have to pick up some Harvest Barn Country Markets Local Niagara Rhubarb! Aside from the fact that we are able to get the freshest, tastiest rhubarb from our Niagara-on-the-Lake Harvest Barn Country Market, the rhubarb we got there was at its optimum point of ripeness. These bunches were perfect for cooking as in stewed rhubarb, rhubarb pie, rhubarb tarts, rhubarb fritters and we kind of enjoy it...
How to Cook Seared Duck Breasts with Fig Sauce: Mother’s Day Delights
You need to read about How to Cook Seared Duck Breasts with Fig Sauce! Doesn’t that sound fabulous? This year, my daughter asked me what I would like for my Mother’s Day celebrations, and I’ve gotten together a few wonderful recipes that I’d like to enjoy on my Day… How to Cook Seared Duck Breasts with Fig Sauce: Scrumptious with a gorgeously seared duck breast, and a sweet, acidic sauce that will wow you...
How to Roast Quail with Rice & Fruit Stuffing: Easter Surprises
Quail is one of the most tender & sweetest of the game birds and this recipe for Roasted Quail with Rice & Fruit Stuffing is prepared in such a way to bring out the best in flavors of the quail. We often serve quail for Easter dinner and what an impressive presentation to see the quail arranged on a large platter, on a huge bed of rice and garnished with lemon, cherry tomatoes, and an assortment of re-hydrated dry fruits. How...
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...
Web Chef Review: Vilux Balsamic Grainy Mustard
Vilux Balsamic Grainy Mustard is a serious condiment. Not only does this Dijon have that grainy mustard texture I love so much, they have added an element that can never be refused…balsamic vinegar with it’s robust, sweet & tangy flavor. This mustard is superb for vinaigrettes, as well as marinades, smeared on sandwiches, or used to prepare fish, beef, pork or chicken. It was perfect as a warm vinaigrette served over...
Web Chef Review: Vilux Extra Strong Dijon Mustard
Vilux Extra Strong Dijon Mustard is just that…extra strong. My Grandfather used to call strong mustard, “boy’s mustard,” and I used to laugh and laugh as a kid, when he ate that strong mustard. This dijon mustard is a product of France, and is equally perfect in vinaigrettes & marinades, as well as on sandwiches. My favorite sandwich to have Dijon is a ham sandwich. Mmm. ~ Kimberly Turner Check out this...
A Celebration of Vinegars: National Vinegar Day
National Vinegar Day is a great day to experiment in your kitchen with this sour substance. Generally speaking, vinegars are the result of fermentation, and almost any liquid can be used in fermentation during the initial stage. They yeast action converts the sugars to alcohol. During the next stage, bacteria convert the alcohol into acetic acid. Vinegar can be made from grains or fruit. The various vinegars can be rich, mellow or...
6 Foods to Avoid with Arthritis Pain
There aren’t only 6 Foods to Avoid with Arthritis Pain, but if you make a move to stop eating these things, you could be feeling a lot better. Before we get into what not to eat, it’s important to know about the disease and why you want to stop it in its tracks. Take it from someone who has suffered from arthritis for a number of years… Arthritis is a disease that is painful and debilitating affecting each victim...
Web Chef Review: Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters
Now, if Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters don’t sound divine to you, I can’t help you out… Bitters, if you are unsure, are used mainly in the bar industry. Many uses were considered to be out of style or sometimes retro. However, today’s mixologists have brought back the bitters, Baby! Bringing those often thought of outdated ingredients, right into the forefront showcasing wild and amazing flavors in all...
How to Cook Grilled Steak & Tomato Bites with Sesame Seeds
Grilled Steak & Tomato Bites with Sesame Seeds will satisfy all of your human senses. The season of Fall can play with our senses, just like the wind plays with the leaves in Autumn. Hearty beef steak marinated in your choice of flavors and simply grilled up and served with a gorgeous array of toasted sesame seeds coating the outside. A cherry or grape tomato fresh out of the garden is just what this toothpick appetizer ordered....
National Honey Month is Gonna be Sweet…
National Honey Month is here, and it is a much celebrated food. I believe if I just wrote down the adjectives that describe honey, I would more than cover the entire page. Created by one of the most complex creatures on God’s Earth, honey comes to us in varying degrees and hues of light amber to hues of brown, and guess what…They are all delicious! Honey has been used as a sweetener for thousands of years, and boasts...
Web Chef Review: Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters
Today’s product is Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters. If you have never heard of bitters, well, they are an ingredient from “olden times” to add concentrated flavor in a small amount of liquid. You typically add only a few drops of bitters into beverages both virgin & of the cocktail variety, sauces, desserts or treats. Check out this webisode of “What I Say About Food” here: I’ve even used bitters in...
Web Chef Review: Vilux White Balsamic Vinegar
What’s Delicious today @ Cooking with Kimberly? Vilux White Balsamic Vinegar – You’ll love this stuff! It’s made from grape must from the sweet Terbbiano varietal, and lacks the traditional dark, rich color of typical balsamic vinegars. However, it has it’s own clear, beauty with more mild flavor than its darker counterpart. It’s sweet, grapey, tangy, crisp & bright. Instead of aging this vinegar in...
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