American Beer Day: How Is It Made?
American Beer Day is upon us, and we’re celebrating the World’s most ancient beverage. Having been brewed for over 6000 years, to our knowledge. It has been a very popular drink in past history, and in our present age, has been beset with many layers of modern advertising & marketing. Don’t let the intense television images & other media depicting it to be a rather glamorous drink, rather than the humble...
What’s to Celebrate on Moldy Cheese Day?
“National Moldy Cheese Day?,” you may be thinking… I enjoy a piece of aged or moldy cheese, that’s for sure. If you find a piece of cheese covered in mold, don’t throw it out. It is still edible. A sharp knife will remove that thin layer of mold. With a paper towel, remove any sticking to the outside. Underneath the cheese is perfectly tasty. Popular mold cheeses are blue cheese, Gorgonzola, Cambozola,...
American Beer Week is Here!
American Beer Week marks a day of celebration for many, and falls on the 2nd week of October. It’s possible that, worldwide, beer might be the oldest of alcoholic drinks since records indicate that beer has been brewed for over 6000 years. From a time centuries ago, it was referred to as “small ale” and families from the very young on drank it in place of water because many water sources were contaminated serving as...
National Vodka Day & How to Make Black Pepper Vodka
Happy National Vodka Day – oh, the possibilities. Although vodka looks deceptively like plain water, it is actually a neutral type of spirit distilled from grain. Generally used is wheat or barley, occasionally corn or rye, and sometimes potatoes, beets or grapes. Vodka is a good cocktail mixer, as it doesn’t have a strong flavor, and won’t change a cocktail’s taste. There are more and more flavored vodkas...
Facts on Pastas & Noodles: National Pasta Month
National Pasta Month brings with it an innumerable amount of noodle recipes to keep you going for years. Whether it’s classic Fettuccine with Cream Sauce or Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli, as well as large baked stuffed shells or lasagna, it’s all so unbelievably tasty. In this day and age, pasta is available in many forms, ready to use and convenient to purchase from your grocer. Quick Pasta Facts: Pasta can be bought...
October Food Holidays & Events
Here are October 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. Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Easy Nutrition & Health Guidelines Browse Healthy shows, Healthy recipes Browse Organic shows, Organic recipes Browse Vegetarian + Vegan shows, Vegetarian recipes,...
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...
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...
Eating & Food Philosophy with Web Chef Kimberly Turner + Video
Today, I figured I would share with you some of my food philosophy. I often get inbox messages everywhere as to how I stay fit and eat so many crazy things…and I thought I would address that briefly here. I feel I have a different philosophy on food and cooking than many people out there. Watch the video below for Kimberly’s views & enjoy the information in the post too: ENJOY the Food You Eat: Firstly, I want to...
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 &...
How to Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread from Scratch
Have you checked out my Neighbourhood Chef Menu, if you live in Niagara? Tonight, I have a client who has ordered banana bread, but not just ANY banana bread…he wanted a peanut butter chocolate chip banana bread… …And that’s what he will receive! I must say, it smells unbelievable in my kitchen right now as the banana bread is baking, and it looks unbelievable too. Wish I would have made one for my own...
How to Bake Damson Plum Banana Quick Bread
Today, I’m making a recipe for banana bread I would like to share with you. It’s my Damson Plum Banana Quick Bread! I have been making banana breads quite a bit, as people have been ordering from the Neighbourhood Chef Menu locally in Niagara. So, I’m sharing this new recipe with you all, which, by the way, had rave reviews already! FABULOUS…the lasagna and banana bread is fabulous! ~ Roman N. Try this recipe...
How to Bake Raspberry Banana Bread
I want to share with you my amazing new recipe for Raspberry Banana Quick Bread. Raspberry is one of my favorite flavors on the planet, and it goes so well with banana bread too. This recipe will showcase both flavors in a magnificent way. I have Banana Bread on the Neighbourhood Chef menu, and tonight, one of my good friends, Jenny D from DV8 Hair Salon in Niagara Falls made a request for my banana bread because I gave her a sample 2...
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