What the Heck is Mincemeat?: National Mincemeat Pie Day
Mincemeat Pie. Now, what is that really? Does it have meat in it? Well, yes & no. It’s not actually meat that is added, but suet – the fat cut from the meat – and added to the fruit that comprises mincemeat, with some lean beef. When sugar, raisins, currants, citron, orange peel, lemon peel, lemon juice, apple cider, cloves, sour cherries, cherry juice, coriander, nuts, cinnamon & mace are added, it is cooked...
How to Roast Sweet Potato Medallions + Video
Roast Medallions of Sweet Potato are on the menu, and they’re ridiculously easy to make. A perfect cold weather side dish with its stick-to-your-bones nature, and homey aroma. Sweet potatoes really develop their flavor as they are roasted or grilled, as their sugars caramelize, but they can take a while to roast off, since they are dense & quite thick. In lieu of getting these sweet potato medallions on the grill, the smoked...
How to Roast Acorn Squash + Video
Roasted Acorn Squash is a great addition to your Fall side dish repertoire. Kids should even like this recipe too, since we’ve kept it simple, but you can add brown sugar and more “pumpkin pie spices” to the squash to get a more desirous flavor for the children. How to Roast Acorn Squash: Golden fleshed squash ready for your table. Get out of the cold and into your kitchen! Type: Side Dish Recipe Serve with: butter...
How to Grill Pumpkin on the BBQ + Video
If you’ve never Grilled Pumpkin on the BBQ before, what a great change! Fall is here, and it’s time for some recipes worthy of the season. The grill is a great tool to impart hearty grilled flavors into foods that satiate you on a level that cannot be compared to other cooking methods. Pumpkin, often reserved for sweets, or in soups & stews, is much for versatile than most would think. Grilling vegetables is super...
Some Basic Rules of Canning for this National Day
National Canning Day is here, so take advantage of the day and preserve something! Canning can become an annual activity, if you can fruits & vegetables in season. It’s so nice to open a jar of these treasures in the dead of winter. Some Basic Rules of Canning: Firstly, you must choose produce without blemish or over-ripening. Process according to a good recipe of instructions. Berries, plums & most vegetables, which are...
Tasty Tidbits Beckon You: National Pretzel Month
National Pretzel Month…don’t these twisted tidbits beckon you? Hot pretzels served in the Winter on the streets of almost any large Northern city are a treat & tummy satisfier. One can smell the wares of the pretzel cart with the aromas of hot sauces & dunking butter. It’s popularity & smell rivals that of roasted chestnuts. The large dough pretzel’s chewy goodness with a sprinkle of coarse salt...
How to Cook Stewed Tomatoes: National Tomato Month
It’s National Tomato Month, and there’s nothing like the taste of homegrown tomatoes fresh from your garden. We enjoy all the shades & shapes of tiny tomatoes, and all colors of large tomatoes as well. So perfectly tangy & juicy, perfect in any savory dish I can dream up, and such an important staple in our household. When it’s harvest time, it’s so exciting to make everything from gazpacho to fresh...
National Hot Mulled Cider Day: The Fall Is Here
It’s National Hot Mulled Cider Day and the Fall of the year is when apple cider is at its very best! An especially delicious way to serve cider is with a little bit of rum, a few cinnamon sticks, sliced oranges and sugar to taste. Get the Recipe: How to Make Hot Mulled Apple Cider This beverage is particularly good in the cold weather of the Fall & Winter season, making it a perfect Holiday beverage too! Another nice way to...
National Rum Punch Day Recipe for the Holiday Season
National Rum Punch Day offers us all a chance to brush up on our rum knowledge, as well as celebrate the beauty of its flavor when mixed with other ingredients, or all alone on the rocks… Distilled from sugarcane juice or the sugarcane molasses. Rum is a traditional alcoholic part of the many tropical type drinks we enjoy. It is produced primarily in South America & the Caribbean. Certain rums coming from Jamaica, Martinique...
How to BBQ an All-American Cheeseburger
What could be tastier than a perfectly grilled, juicy, All-American Cheeseburger? Not much, I suspect with all of that ooey gooey cheese melting off the sides of the burger, fresh & tasty toppings on it, and a fluffy, lightly toasted bun. Awwww, man! Although it’s a classic American recipe, this is certainly something I crave, and love making too. Such a simple dinner made relatively quickly, is tempting to most taste buds,...
How to Make Hot Mulled Apple Cider Punch
What could be better than sitting down on cold day to some Hot Mulled Cider? Doesn’t that just sound like one of the most comfy, cozy of moments? Maybe warmed by a fire in the Fall or Winter… What a better way to start your evening upon returning home from your day to a hot mug of cider, and shake off your cares of the world. OR wouldn’t it be wonderful if upon arrival to a dinner party, you are greeted with a cuppa...
How to Cook Russian Beef Borscht in Stoneware Ramekins + Video
Previously a peasant’s dish, this Russian Beef Borscht is now more of a delicacy today. A perfect Fall or Winter favorite, this Eastern European recipe is hearty, and full of love and comfort. Hearty beef with vegetables and Spices-of-the-Earth, we are taking you on a journey to Eastern Europe with this borscht recipe. Today’s borscht is made in stoneware ramekins, which are fantastic because they hold in the nutrients and...
How to Bake Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears: National Acorn Squash Day
National Acorn Squash Day is September 7th, and this Baked Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears is a really special side dish recipe. Acorn squash is one of several varieties of Winter squash. Most common are dark green or orange acorn squash, butternut squash & spaghetti squash. Others include Hubbard, buttercup, turban, Cushaw squash & pumpkins. Winter squash store quite well throughout the Winter months. Squash, though full...
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