National Chili Month: How to Cook Kicked-Up Beef Chili
October calls for a hearty pot of chili. Mom’s kicked-up beef chili combines kidney beans, tomatoes, warming spices, cocoa and red wine or dark beer.
October calls for a hearty pot of chili. Mom’s kicked-up beef chili combines kidney beans, tomatoes, warming spices, cocoa and red wine or dark beer.
Celebrate National Seafood Month with Ingrid’s seafood gumbo. A dark roux, vegetables, okra and a generous variety of shellfish make a comforting meal served over rice.
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…
The cooler weather approaches and more and more I’m craving tastes of Fall… …hearty soups, stews & chowders. Here is yet another American food recipe you can make easily with quick preparation – Shrimp Chowder! This particular recipe is made in these gorgeous Vyatka Ceramics Stoneware Ramekins I got from FromRussia.com. What’s great about this…
Cooler weather is approaching & I’m breaking out all of my Fall recipes… …Soups, stews, casseroles cooking in the oven, baking things, and using different methods to cook than in other seasons. Long simmering, flavorful stocks & broths adorn our taste buds, and we crave it as soon as football season hits, don’t we? Well,…
Is it cold outside? Is your household a bit “under the weather”? Do you hear sniffles around the home? Then, a good, homemade chicken or turkey broth are in order. A broth is easy to make with basic ingredients and a bit of time on your hands. What you will end up with is something…
A flavor explosion is what you’ll get when you cook this soup at home in less than 20 minutes… …That’s right! 20 minutes…full of flavor and not a long list of ingredients. The video is an episode of “Qualifirst Cooking with Kimberly“. Be sure to Subscribe today! Today, I’m using these amazing Royal Command Fire…
Looking for a hearty, flavorful soup for this cold winter weather? Try this fiery blend of smoked paprika, piquillo peppers, chilies & tomatoes with the accent of a balsamic-style vinegar to top it all off. The video is an episode of “Qualifirst Cooking with Kimberly“. Be sure to Subscribe today! In this recipe, I am…
Tonight, a simple idea turned into something deliciously complex. I had the idea of making a chicken stew…since it’s been a while, and a total soup recipe wasn’t turning me on… I had no idea what flavorings I would use until I started looking around my refrigerator for what I had available. I saw some…
I’m not much of a lamb-eating lover. Maybe it’s the “gamey” flavour it often gives out, maybe it’s the smell, or maybe it’s the memories of mom’s mint jelly, but I just don’t get excited about it… …Except when I make my own lamb stew! Even if you’re not a big lamb-eater, you will likely…
Although we’re certainly looking at some warmer, Spring-time weather, it’s quite gloomy and cool today. It’s the perfect time to make a great soup, in my personal opinion, and a bag of green split peas is what sparked me today to create one of my traditional favorites, Green Split Pea Soup. Experiment with different meats…
As much as I love gumbo, it seems I typically only make it once or twice a year. The main gumbo I create is my special Louisiana-Style New Year’s Seafood Gumbo served with dirty rice. * Note: If you’re looking for a quick fix to making a gumbo, this is NOT it. This is definitely…
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