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...
How to Make Hot Berry Sauce
Hot Berry Sauce is lovely for dessert over vanilla ice cream, biscuits, pancakes, pound cake or cornbread. It’s so versatile & easy to make using any choice of berries you have on hand or prefer. How to Make Hot Berry Sauce: My recipe yields about 2 cups of berry sauce. Type: Sauce Recipe Serve with: vanilla ice cream, biscuits, pancakes, cheesecake, pound cake or cornbread Prep Time: 5 min Cook Time: 8 – 10 min...
Web Chef Review: Epicureal Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract
I want to share with you a really nice product – Epicureal Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract. Now, of course, baking comes to mind immediately when you think of vanilla extract, but there are so many other uses for vanilla including desserts, yogurt, drinks, with fruit, waffles, pancakes, muffins…don’t get me going! Now, this vanilla extract may be a little cloudier than the next, and that actually makes me happy. There...
How to Cook Prunes Stewed in Orange Juice
Stewed Prunes in Orange Juice is on the menu tonight for dessert over ice cream. How to Stew Prunes in Orange Juice: The flavor of prunes ripens nicely when stewed in tea, and we will take advantage of that fact along with the orange juice to impart amazing flavor into the prunes, as well as leaving you with a flavorful fruit cordial & tea blend to enjoy afterwards. Type: Stew Recipe Serve with: ice cream, whipped cream, yogurt or...
November Food Holidays & Events
Here are November 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. Georgia Pecan Month: How to Bake Pecan Pie: Georgia Pecan Month Browse Pecan recipes, Nut shows, Nut recipes Vegan Banana Pecan Muffins How to Bake Rose’s Pecan Cookies Cooking Shows: Nuts Recipes + Reviews Good Nutrition Month:...
How to Make Granola: National Oatmeal Day
National Oatmeal Day is here, and oatmeal isn’t just for breakfast… It’s versatile as lunch, used in breads & other baking, as well as snacks and the like. Oatmeal Nutrition: When it comes to nutritional value, oats have it. This is especially so for fiber in oatmeal. Half is insoluble, which helps digestion, and the other half is soluble, which lowers cholesterol. All oats are whole grain. Types of Oatmeal: Oats...
Fresh Ideas for Brown Bagging: National School Lunch Week
National School Lunch Week has arrived, and new inspiration has come to help you make lunches for your kids. School lunches for the children of our country are a very important aspect of feeding our young healthy & nutritious foods to keep them alert, strong & willing to learn. It is a good idea to provide each lunch with a few raw vegetables, which can be paired with a dip that is appealing to children. This can also serve as...
Creamy Spinach Dip in Pumpernickel Loaf: National Spinach Month
National Spinach Month has finally arrived, and spinach is such a versatile vegetable for many different kinds of recipes. Below, you’ll find out how to make spinach dip in pumpernickel bread. Easy to make, and a real treat to eat. Spinach is delicious added to salad greens, even the attached pink roots add a crunch. Always be sure to wash thoroughly, as spinach tends to be quite sandy/dirty. They come from the ground, remember!...
6 Tasty Pizza Ideas for National Pizza Festival Month
October is National Pizza Festival Month, and there are a lot of ways to prepare pizzas. Aside from the usual mushrooms, pepperoni & green pepper choices, here are a few of our favorites using any sized pizza crusts you prefer – either store-bought or homemade pizza crust. I usually use about 8 inch diameter crusts. I make my own tomato pizza sauce, and for the most part, my pizzas are baked at 400 degrees F for 12 –...
School Lunches Do Not Have to Be a Challenge
It’s Back-to-School, and what a challenge to keep up with the nutrition, variety & tastes of your child when packing School Lunches… You want to try and keep it simple, easy to transport and handle, as well as being healthy, low in fat, and the list goes on. Sandwiches are still a great go-to for lunches, using last night’s leftover roast beef or roast chicken on a bagel or in a pita pocket. Keep it interesting...
Healthy Ideas for Packed Lunches this School Year
Wanna beat the Back-to-School Rush? As part of the Eat Well campaign, Zannat Reza (Registered Dietitian) and Christine Cushing (TV Chef and Author) answer a question from Lauralyn Chow of Calgary, Alberta: “Do you have any ideas for making packed lunches for those days when I’m in a rush, and I need something quick?” Zannat and Christine share healthy and delicious ideas with us to help us be organized and send healthy offerings for...
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...
Organic, Nutritious & Delicious: Organix Foods for Children
If you’re a parent, we know that you want to feed your children nutritious foods…Foods that are as pure as possible. Organic is what you’re looking for, but most importantly, it has to taste good. They won’t eat it, if it doesn’t taste good, will they? In fact, it can be tough getting young children from toddler age to eat. They can be picky, they can be fussy, and they can be downright cantankerous about...
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