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Shauna Hanus is a gourmet cook who specializes in creating gourmet recipes and menus. She has extensive experience cooking with easy to find grocery items to create delightful gourmet meals. She is also the publisher of a no cost bi-monthly gourmet newsletter. Her newsletter is always fun and informational packed with tips and trivia you can use everyday.
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- Baby Shower Games and Activities
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] A baby shower is such a special time for mothers to be. It's a time when the expectant mom gets to share her joy with her family and friends. When planning a baby shower the hostess should remember that baby shower games will take an ordinary shower to a memory of a lifetime.
- Baby Shower Cup Cakes
[Food-and-Drink:Desserts] Guests at a baby shower are always expecting something delicious to eat. If you are up to the challenge it can be great fun to make a cake in the shape of a baby bottle or decorate a sheet cake to look like a baby crib.
- Tips for Choosing a Baby Girl Name
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Girl names are so important. You want to choose a name that will serve your new baby girl well in her life. It can be easy to choose a name that sounds cute when your daughter is a baby without thinking about how it will sound when she is grown.
- Tips for Choosing a Baby Boy Name
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Choosing a name for your baby boy can feel overwhelming when you begin to consider that your little one will have this name his entire life. You may be wondering do we choose a family name or try something a bit more contemporary. This is when many parents turn to books and the internet for suggestions on choosing a baby boy name.
- Simplest Pot Roast Ever
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Pot roasts are great because you can through everything together then sit back and relax. However if you have ever had a dry tasteless pot roast you may not want to try another. Here are tips on cooking a simple, moist and tasty pot roast.
- Books for Babies and Young Children
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Young children flourish when caregivers read to them. Read on for tips on where to get books for babies and how to set up a home library.
- Book Buying Guide for Babies and Toddlers
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Deciding on which book to buy for your toddler or baby can feel tremendous when standing in the children's area of your local book store. If you find yourself looking and just not knowing which books to buy or where to begin the helpful children's book buying tips below will make short work of your shopping.
- Finding a Weight Loss Partner
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] When you first begin to diet it is hard to break old habits and begin forming new habits. This is where a weight loss partner comes in. Your diet partner will help keep you on track and hold you accountable for your food intake and your exercise plan.
- Cleaning Your Child's Bedroom the Fun Way
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Keeping a kid room clean is a chore for everyone involved. Most children simply do not like to clean, so why would they want to clean their bedroom. An easy trick to making bedroom cleaning fun is to turn it into a game.
- Fundraising For a Mission Trip
[Business:Fundraising] Planning a successful fundraiser for a mission is a great experience for any church worker. This type of event is a wonderful service opportunity for youth groups and other organizations within your church. The planning of a fundraiser for your mission trip is easy with just a little bit of forethought.
- Making Short Work of Cleaning a Child's Bedroom
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Children are notorious for having messy bedrooms. Parents no longer need to nag and push to get kids to clean their bedroom. By making bedroom cleaning time a fun game your child is more likely to keep the room clean without parent intervention.
- Muffins Just Another Name for Yummy
[Food-and-Drink] Muffins are such a great treat that people have been enjoying muffins for centuries. It does not matter if your preference is English muffins or American style muffins they both are great to eat and a wonderful treat.
- Teaching Please and Thank You to Your Child
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Teaching children to say please and thank you is a simple social grace that will serve them throughout their entire lives. As babies children are unable to speak and ask for what they want so we as parents just give to them and smile. Then as children grow and become toddlers it is time to teach new manners. Please and thank you are the staples.
- Getting Kids Cooking
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] If you have experienced the dreaded do I have to from your kids when it comes to helping out in the kitchen then this article is for you. With a simple kid friendly recipe and very little help from mom your child will be cooking in no time.
- 7 Ways to Make Your Fundraising Letter Effective
[Business:Fundraising] When it comes to fundraising your results will soar with a great fundraising letter. The rub may be that letters are not always that easy to write. Now with the tips included here your fundraising letter will be easy and profitable.
- Donation Box Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Make fundraising easy and time saving with donation box fundraising. Just place your donation box in a key location and wait for the funds to roll in.
- Flea Market Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Fundraising is faster and more fun with flea market fundraising. You will feel like a kid again while raising money for your cause.
- Organizing a Golfing Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] It has been said that golf is a rich mans game, if this is true than what better way to fundraise. Fundraisers that get people up and moving are always the most enjoyable and the most profitable. Adhering to the following simple suggestions and guidelines will make your golfing fundraiser so much fun that it becomes and annual event.
- To Serve a Servants Church Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] The Bible instructs us that we are servants of the Lord. However when it comes to fundraising we may feel more like beggars than like servants. So why not take the servant idea and turn it into a fun and profitable fundraiser. This way we are able to continue to serve the Lord and act in a humble manner while having a little bit of fun.
- Progressive Trivial Pursuit Church Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Are you attending a church full of life and enthusiasm for Christ or are you in a church where the members are slowing down and feeling less willing to step up and join in? Both scenarios are quite common in churches of today. If you are a church worker in a church that fits the bill for this second scenario you job of fundraising just got harder. How about a progressive Trivial Pursuit Tournament Fundraiser.
- Easy to do Fundraising Events
[Business:Fundraising] Five easy to plan and easy to implement fundraising event ideas.
- Is Fundraising Just White Noise
[Business:Fundraising] Fundraising is often lost in the crowd and becomes nothing more than white noise. However, internet fundraising is so new and so forward thinking that it stands out and proves to be a hugely profitable fundraising tool.
- Publicity Tips for Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Easy to follow publicity tips for getting more out of your next fundraiser.
- Using Fundraiser Discount Cards as a Church Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] Fundraising discount cards are a great way to get an 80%-90% profit in a fundraiser. They are based on providing for a flat fee a book of discounts to local area merchants. Often times the discount card will be shopping discount cards, pizza discount cards or fast food discount cards. The idea is that they are items that people already use and will find easy to purchase.
- Rummage Sale Church Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] It is a simple concept lets have a garage sale. An average family can raise as much as one – two hundred dollars with a weekend garage sale. Now let's take that idea and apply it to a church with an average attendance of 100 people. How much money do you think this sale would raise?
- Church Fundraising with Scratch Cards
[Business:Fundraising] Scratch cards are a cool way to get your youth involved in your church fundraising. They are easy to use and lots of fun for both the fundraisers (youth) and the givers.
The way scratch cards work for church fundraising is each fundraising scratch card holds sixty "scratch-off" circles. Each circle reveals an amount that the giver will donate to your youth church fundraiser.
- Building a Church Fundraising Calendar
[Business:Fundraising] A fundraising calendar is a phenomenal way to make your congregants aware of all your yearly events. The concept here is to build a fun easy to read yearly calendar that lists all of your church events.
- Cosmetics Fundraising the Beauty Within
[Business:Fundraising] Car washes and cookie dough are old hat when it comes to fundraising. If you are looking for a new and exciting way to fundraise how about selling cosmetics. Women love the stuff, lip gloss, blush, eye shadow all the basics can be part of a fantastic fundraiser.
- How to Achieve a Huge Profit from a Cookie Dough Church Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] Cookie dough church fundraising has an enormous potential for profit. You can usually keep 30% - 50% profit from your cookie dough fundraiser. Because your customers will be consuming the cookie dough you also can repeat the fundraiser year after year.
- Making Your Profits Soar with Fundraising Sales
[Business:Fundraising] Fundraising is an every day occurrence for so many churches today. There are a variety of different types of church fundraisers available today with the selling of products being one of the most popular. What you sell is only a portion of what is important when you are having a fundraiser. The way you sell is equally as important if not more to make your profits soar with a sales type fundraiser.
- The Ideal Church Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] Often time's churches fundraise to help support new building opportunities or support youth events. There are inherent problems with church fundraising. The first being your donor pool is small and can begin to feel dried up and tired of contributing. The second is planning.
- Fundraiser Planning Guide
[Business:Fundraising] All fundraisers need to have a firm plan set in place before the fundraising begins. By following this fundraiser planning guide your fundraiser will have a higher successes rate. First thing to set is the dates for your fundraiser. Your fundraiser must have a beginning, middle and an end. If you find that your fundraiser has not made the money you were hoping for do not extend the end date.
- What to Know When Hiring a Fundraising Consultant
[Business:Fundraising] In the world of fundraising and the world of consultants it is inevitability that the two would come together and form the niche market of fundraising consultant. Fundraising consultants offer guidance and direction to companies, non-profits and civic organizations that want help with there fundraising.
- The Ins And Outs of Catalog Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Catalog fundraising is a great way to customize a fundraiser for your venue. If you are a church, school or other civic group you can catalog fundraise to earn money to further your cause. With catalog fundraising you can cater to your niche market while the catalog company does all the work. You just bring in the sales.
- The Basics Of Using Cards As A Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] Using cards as a fundraiser has been employed for years. You can either have your cards professionally designed or use the talents of people within your organization to design the cards. Each year during the holidays you will see lots of cards that are made designed by children for sale as a fundraiser. It gives a personal touch to your fundraising campaign.
- Fundraising With Sweet Goodies
[Business:Fundraising] Candy is an amazing way to fundraise. When you think about fundraisers candy always is popular. Do you know why? People love to eat candy, it's sweet, tasty and it allows tired adults to look back fondly on the days of there youth.
- Fundraising With Candy Bars
[Business:Fundraising] Have you ever wondered why candy bar fundraisers always seem so popular? It is because Americans love to eat chocolate. Billions of pounds of candy bars are consumed each year in America so why not employee Americas obsession with candy in your next fundraiser.
- Your Must Knows when Starting a Fundraiser
[Business:Fundraising] It is not always the easiest thing to raise money. You need to take into considerations your budget, your time and your volunteer base. By following along with your must knows you will be able to build and run a successful fundraising campaign.
- The Must Remembers of Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Emotions are what drive a successful fundraiser. People need to feel good and proud of them selves when they give. This will keep the donations pouring in. It is however, good practice to keep in mind other points as well as keeping your givers happy. Below are some of the other points to consider.
- Great New Ways to Fundraise
[Business:Fundraising] Think out side of the box when it comes to fundraising. The old traditional ways to fundraise were great for your grandmother but now is the time to look for change. We are living in a face paced and dynamic society that expects a lot of fun, glitz and glamour with every thing they do. This includes fundraising. Look for ways to shake up the old school and turn out a new hip and exciting fundraising campaign.
- Fundraising Basics, 5 Must Knows
[Business:Fundraising] Fundraising takes time and patience. Keeping this in mind from the beginning will help you to run a successful fundraising campaign. Non profit charities are always looking for new ways to fundraise and asking for volunteers to help with the programs. By keeping these 5 Must Knows in mind your volunteers and leaders will stay motivated and focused.
- Basics of Brick Fundraising
[Business:Fundraising] Brick fundraising is a great way to get decorative bricks to line a pathway or as a facade on a wall or entry way. Brick fundraising allows donors to pre-purchase bricks with there names that are later incorporated into the design of a new annex or building.
- Fundraising Tips for Your Favorite Charity
[Business:Fundraising] Fundraising is truly an art. People always want to help but they often times run out of money before they run out of time. This is where fundraising comes in. Fundraising can be easy and fun when you follow a few simple ideas and make the fundraiser fun for every one involved. Here are seven tips to get your next fundraiser started.
- Fundraising Ideas for Your Church
[Business:Fundraising] Christian churches serve by helping to strengthen people’s faith. This comes at a cost for most churches. There are building expenses, salaries, missions and supporting other local charities. For most churches there is a need to raise money through fundraisers. This can become a challenge year after year, trying to come up with new and innovative ideas. Here is a list of church fundraising ideas that are perfect for many congregations.
- Cutting Sugar Cuts Calories and Offers a Healthier Lifestyle
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Sugar as a sweetener is so common place today that it is found in many processed foods. The problem with sugar is that it is high in calorie and highly processed. Two alternatives exist to sugar. Artificial sweeteners and natural sweeteners.
- Are You Insulin Resistant?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Have you ever felt like you just keep putting on weight no matter how hard you try to lose weight? Insulin resistance may be the problem. Insulin resistant people will feel like they gain weight fast for example more than 20 pounds in a year. If you are insulin resistant you may also find that no matter how much you exercise you just can’t seem to lose weight.
Resent studies have shown that there may be over 4 million Americans weighing over 300 pounds.
- The Good and the Bad of the Atkins Diet
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] The popular Atkins Diet has good and bad points. Here is a breakdown of the good and the bad of the Atkins Diet.
- Avocados the Perfect Fruit for Guacamole or Milk Shakes?
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The avocado is a pear shaped fruit that can also be known as an alligator pear. Avocados are grown in warm temperate climates with the average avocado tree producing around 120 avocados a year.
- Dandelions for the Kitchen
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Edible dandelions (not the type growing in the grass) are packed full of nutrition and can be a valuable assest in the kitchen. Dandelions contain vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, potassium and iron. Because of there high vitamin content dandelions are a perfect addition to a healthy diet.
- How to Cook Tender Moist Scrambled Eggs
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Scrambled eggs are a busy cook’s best friend. They can be thrown together for a quick nutritious dinner or lingered over at a leisurely brunch. Because eggs are so affordable they are a great asset to families on a budget.
- The Fastest Way to Supermarket Savings
[Home-and-Family] Food costs are one of the biggest budget busters around. Clipping coupons and watching for sales just doesn’t seem to be enough. So what is a family to do? Well here are 10 ways to cut costs and increase savings when it comes to supermarket shopping.
- From Allspice to Turmeric - 19 Spices to Wow Your Cooking
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Have you ever wondered what to do with allspice or bought lemongrass and thought what now. Wonder no more here are 19 spices and how they can be used in everyday cooking.
- Papayas from Facials to Salsa
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Papayas are a delicious tropical fruit that so versatile that it can be found in everything from salsas to facial masks. Papaya’s have an enzyme called papain that helps to dissolve dead skin revealing fresh clean glow. Papayas are also packed full of nutrition so while you are using fresh papayas to brighten your face you can be making fresh papaya salsa to nourish your body.
- Espresso Dos and Don'ts
[Food-and-Drink:Coffee] When you finally decide to stay in for a hot steaming shot of espresso you need to follow some guidelines or you will end up with a bitter and unarguably pour coffee alternative.
- How to Make a Rich Chocolate Cake
[Food-and-Drink:Chocolate] Old time bakers used to make a "pudding" for chocolate cakes. This pudding is different than the pudding in the mix chocolate cakes we are used to today. Old time chocolate pudding was a way for bakers to elicit the full chocolate flavor from the cocoa powder and unsweetened chocolate which gave them rich full flavored chocolate cake.
- Braising as a Way to Cook Pot Roast
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Pot roasts have two distinct types of muscle components long thin muscle fibers that are visible as grain and connective tissue that is the translucent film that covers the muscle fibers. Both types of muscle components must be broken down during cooking in order for a moist and tender pot roast. Braising is an excellent choice when it comes to cooking pot roast.
- From Buttermilk Pancakes to Blueberry Pancakes
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] During the spring of the year when lent is at hand and Easter is a mere 10 weeks away pancakes are on many peoples minds. The Tuesday before lent begins is traditionally pancake Tuesday. The origins of pancake Tuesday go back to when eggs, sugar and butter were not allowed during lent so people needed to use up these ingredients before lent began. Since eggs, sugar and butter are primary ingredients in pancakes we now have pancake Tuesday.
- How to Cook the Perfect Pot Roast
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Pot roasts are a throw back from past generations where Sunday dinner at grandma’s house was a weekly tradition. Today many new cooks are intimidated by pot roasts and have never even tried cooking a pot roast. A pot roast dinner is actually a low cost highly nutritious way to serve an easy to fix hot meal.
- Three New Uses for Zipper Storage Bags
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Zipper type plastic storage bags are a staple in most kitchens. Zipper storage bags can easily be found holding a sandwich for lunch or a handful of cereal for a toddler. Zipper storage bags are versatile, easy to use and low in cost. With the advent of various sizes of zipper storage bags and freezer zipper storage bags the range of uses for zipper storage bags is quickly increasing.
- Types of Beef Roasts
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] There are four main categories of beef roasts with a wide selection of beef roasts in each category. It can be intimidating to shop for beef roasts when there is so much to choose from. For ease in grocery shopping when it comes to beef roasts follow this simple break down of each main category of beef roast.
- A Quick Guide to Buying and Cooking Asparagus
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Asparagus is a sweet and nutty flavored vegetable that is as versatile in color as it can be in serving styles.
There are three types of asparagus widely available in grocery and specialty stores today.
- A Quick Guide to Steaming Vegetables
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Vegetables can be steamed, boiled, broiled and barbequed but steaming is one of the easiest methods to bring out vegetables full flavor and bright intense color. When vegetables are steamed all the nutrients remain in the vegetables making this a healthier alternative to other cooking methods.
- Easy to Follow Vegetable Steaming Guide
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Steamed vegetables are packed full of vitamins and minerals and are a healthy way to eat your required servings of vegetables every day. Steamed vegetables can be served alone, with a drizzling of sauce or sprinkled with kosher salt and pepper.
- How to Throw a Better Party
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Whether it’s for Christmas, Thanksgiving or just for fun parties are always a treat. Guests can come to your home and enjoy themselves while mingling with others as you causally move around the room enjoying all the unique personalities of your family and friends. But when the party is at your home it can become quickly overwhelming to plan and host.
- Basic Terms on Chinese Restaurant Menus
[Food-and-Drink] In today’s modern Chinese restaurants even a more traditional menu will come with English translations for many of the more common Chinese food terms. It is, however, always handy to have knowledge of some to the basic terms just in case you find yourself in need.
- Chinese Cooking Techniques
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] In centuries past when the Chinese still used forks and knives is when the foundation for modern day Chinese cooking was formed. This is back when the cutting techniques and delicate flavors came together to form healthy hearty meals.
This is also when the three primary Chinese cooking techniques were formed.
- How to Lower the Fat when Sauteing
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] When a recipe calls for sauteing the first ingredient is almost always some sort of fat. This may be butter, olive oil or a rendered animal fat such as lard. The reason vegetables are sauteed is to help bring out the flavor of the vegetables. Thin sliced meats can also be sauteed alone or with vegetables to make a quick stir fry.
- How to Thicken Soups with out the Fat
[Food-and-Drink:Soups] Smooth and creamy soups are so pleasing to the pallet with there smooth texture and buttery taste. However these types of soups are often times high in fat and cholesterol. There are easy ways to still be able to enjoy hearty thick soups with less fat and less cholesterol.
- The Crispy Chippy History of the Potato Chip
[Food-and-Drink] Opening a bag of crispy salty potato chips is so much more than a tantalizing treat. Potato chips are steeped in a history that dates all the way back to 1853 when George Crum inadvertently invented the potato chip.
- What to Look for in Nutrient Rich Oranges
[Food-and-Drink] Oranges contain a range of nutrients that encompass more than just Vitamin C. Oranges contain foliate, fiber, antioxidants, potassium, thiamin calcium and magnesium. It is estimated that one orange can provide as much as 2/3 to all of the daily requirements of Vitamin C.
- The Facts on Almond Nutrition
[Food-and-Drink] Almonds can be found in such common places as on top of a salad or as a snack while on a plane. They are packed full on nutritional value and are tasty to eat. Almonds are so versatile that they can be used as a key ingredient in dessert or found as a snack in between meals.
- What are Essential Amino Acids?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] The human body can manufacture only a portion of the 22 different types of carbohydrate and nitrogen containing amino acids that are required for a healthy body. The rest have to come from food sources.
Eight of the ten that come from food sources are essential amino acids. Two are only essential in young children.
- The Sweet History of Muffins
[Food-and-Drink] Muffin n. a small, cup-shaped bread, often sweetened and usually served hot.
The derivation of the word muffin comes from the French word moufflet which is often times applied to bread and means soft.
The two main types of muffins are English muffins and American style muffins. They vary in style as well as flavor and history.
- The Goods on Sourdough
[Food-and-Drink] Sourdough bread is a pungent sour flavored bread that is rich in flavor as well as history.
History and Legends
Sourdough bread dates back to biblical times. It is often believed to be a better choice of breads because of the healthful nature of the fermentation process which makes it sour.
- Parsnips an Aphrodisiac or Just Plain Good Eats!
[Food-and-Drink] Parsnips are a creamy white skinned vegetable with a green leafy top that are steeped in a rich history. Parsnips have been cultivated since ancient roman times, it is even documented that Emperor Tiberius brought parsnips to Rome from France and Germany where they grew along the banks of the Rhine River.
- Keeping Spices Fresh Keeps Flavor at its Peak
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Spices are the backbone of any good recipe. Keeping dried spices on hand is a convenient way to always be prepared for cooking. But old spices can leave you with a lack luster final dish and you wondering what happened.
- Safety First When it Comes to Storing Food
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Keeping food fresh longer is imperative to both your health and your wallet. If you allow food to spoil your grocery bills will skyrocket as you throw away spoiled food. If you eat food that has passed its expiration you may get sick and this defiantly is not a good thing.
- Is it Cilantro, Mexican Parsley, or Coriander?
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] When thumbing through cookbooks you will often times run across recipes calling for cilantro, Mexican parsley and sometimes even coriander. Have you ever wondered what they are? Are they all the same? The answer is yes they are all the same. Cilantro is a pungent delightfully citrusy herb that resembles parsley in appearance.
- Fresh Fruit Pico de Gallo With Cayenne Whipped Cream
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Fresh fruit desserts can be more than just diced fruit in a bowl. By mixing fresh fruit with lime and making a fresh fruit Pico de Gallo dessert goes from the hum drum ordinary to a spicy sweet treat.
- Tortilla Soup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Tortilla soup is ideal for a light lunch or a warm begining to a gourmet mexican meal.
- Caesar Salad Southwest Style
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Caesar salad southwest style with jalapeno croutons and homemade caesar salad dressing.
- Salmon Steak with Apple and Horseradish Garnish
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Salmon is a fresh water fish that is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids it is even one of the fish that is recommended on the popular Makers Diet.
This recipe is a delightful blend of the crisp tart flavor of green apples, the spicy nature of horseradish and the smooth light texture of pink salmon. Salmon steak with apple horseradish garnish is easily adaptable to serve one or two or a large group.
- Mini Guacamole Tortilla Rounds
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Guacamole is a staple when it comes to condiments in Mexican cooking. It can be found with ingredients ranging from tomatoes to peppers and even mayonnaise. This simple guacamole recipe is a bit more traditional than the mayonnaise versions but it is a tasty addition to any Mexican meal.
- Sizzling Rice Soup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Have you ever been out to eat at a chinease restaurant when someone at the next table orders sizzling rice soup. When the soup comes out there is a big demonstration of the pouring of the soup and toss in the rice cakes. You then here that familiar sizzle and everyone begins to eat. Now you can create this magic at home with your own homemade sizzling rice soup.
- Spinach, Mushroom, and Swiss Baked Omelet with Muffin Biscuits
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Spinach, Mushroom and Swiss Baked Omelet
1/2 Cup Spinach
1/3 Cup Mushroom, sliced
6-8 eggs
1/3 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Swiss ...
- Christmas Morning Breakfast Starter
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Christmas morning should be a time to enjoy your family and prepare for the day ahead. When you have little children in your home the day starts early and everyone is excited. This simple breakfast starter of homemade cranberry juice and grapefruit with cherries is an excellent way to begin a new Christmas tradition and start of Christmas right.
- Your Six Step Guide to Deep Frying a Turkey
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] When deep fried turkeys came into the main stream a few years ago my thought was why would someone mess with perfection. Filling your home with wafting aromas of roasting turkey and sneaking peaks at the cooking turkey is a huge part of Thanksgiving tradition.
This is when the inevitable happened I tried a deep fried turkey. I was at the least really surprised. The meat was moist and tender.
- Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Syrup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] This recipe can be easily adapted to any time of the year by using canned sweet potatoes but if it is holiday time use fresh sweet potatoes. Better yet use leftover sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving dinner.
- Cajun Soup and Salad
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Soup and salad is a simple and comforting lunch time menu. This spicy version lends a new twist to this classic favorite.
- Stuffed Pork Chops Served with Cajun Red Beans and Rice
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Stuffed Pork Chops served with Cajun Red Beans and Rice
Stuffing
1 Tbs Paprika
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp Garlic Powder
2 tsp Dry Mustard
- Oyster Rockefeller on Toast Points
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] When I was a kid and I heard about Oysters Rockefeller I had visions of wealthy families sitting around linen covered tables eating small exoctic oysters served on silver plates. Then when I finally tried Oysters Rockefeller for the first time I was a queen for that one brief moment.
- Dessert - Cognac Coffee with Sesame Wafers
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Dessert - Cognac Coffee with Sesame Wafers
Cognac Coffee
1 Pot Strong Coffee or 1 shot espresso per person
Cognac, 1/4 Cup per cup of coffee
Ground Cardamom...
- Meat and Potatoes Meet the Modern Day Cook
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] There has been a big push toward healthy eating in the last couple of decades. This trend may be bringing longevity and healthy lives but something has been lost, the traditional meat and potatoes meal.
- Soup and Salad of Wine and Onion Bisque & Spring Mix Salad with Worcestershire-Parsley Dressing
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Soup and Salad is a common summer lunch menu. Try something new serve soup and salad for as a winter lunch or brunch. Here is a bisque and salad combination that make a good choice for a winter soup and salad.
- Asparagus Crepes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Crepes are a wonderfully versatile food that can be enjoyed for breakfast, dinner and even appetizer. Here is an asparagus crepes recipe that can be served as either an appetizer or coupled with soup for a light lunch.
- Bread Pudding
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I can remember as a small child my mother making bread pudding. It always seemed to take forever with those wonderfully sweet aromas wafting throughout the house. Then when the bread pudding was finally ready she would call me to the table to sit and eat warm bread pudding with her.
...This is a warm and tantalizing recipe that always produces a wonderful bread pudding.
- Herb Silhouette Potato Chips
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Herb silhouette potato chips are a grown up version of the traditional potato chip. These paper thin potato chips are an attractive gourmet way to serve potatoes. You will be able to see a silhouette of your favorite herb inside each potato chip.
- Parchment Paper Fish with Butter Sauce
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Parchment paper fish with butter sauce is a simple yet elegant way to serve fresh fish.
- Beef Consomme with Choux Puffs
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Beef consommé with choux puffs this recipe for consommé has been modified from a more traditional consommé. This newer easier consommé is simple to make and one of the best soups you will ever taste.
- Simple Pepper Salad with Vinaigrette
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Salads can range from a dramatic wedge of ice berg with a tangy blue cheese dressing to a huge taco salad that could feed a family of four. They can be served as a simple start to an elegant meal or as a stand alone meal all in itself.
This simple pepper salad with vinaigrette is an easy to make salad that works wonderfully as a start to gourmet meal.
- Parmesan Wafers-Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] The first time I ran across parmesan wafers I was in a steak house with my dad. He had ordered a salad and immediately began raving about these strange flat cookie looking things. After a few minutes of him raving I decided to try one. It turns out he was right. They were parmesan wafers, we ended up ordering these tangy, crunchy wafers as an appetizer and continued to enjoy this new found treat.
- Orange and Lemon Ice an Italian Dessert Treat
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Often times when you are at a gourmet restaurant enjoying a fine meal you will be served a delicious delicate dessert of flavored ice. This particular version is a sweet Italian lemon and orange flavored ice that has a surprising background flavor. The background nuances are enhanced by a hearty portion of Grand Marnier.
- Entree Italian Osso Bucco-Recipe
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Italian Osso Bucco is a tender veal in red sauce that when served with ravioli makes for a traditional Italian meal.
- Traditional Italian Minestrone Soup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Traditional Italian minestrone soup can be a warm and pleasing start to an meal or a hearty stand alone meal. When serving this hearty healthy soup as a stand alone meal couple it with hot crusty bread and a quality red wine.
- Italian Salad of Tomatoes and Sweet Onion with Roquefort Dressing
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Tomatoes and sweet onion with Roquefort dressing is a traditional Italian salad that easily lends itself well to Italian meals such as Osso Bucco and to lighter meals such as salad and Minnestrone soup.
- Italian Prosciutto and Cantaloupe Appetizer
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Italian prosciutto and cantaloupe appetizer is an easy and delightful beginning to any meal. The delicate salty flavor of prosciutto balances the sweet and juicy cantaloupe to create a taste pleasing appetizer.
- What to Do Thanksgiving Day
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Thanksgiving Day has finally arrived it is now time to do the last minute preparations, final cooking and welcoming of guests.
Thanksgiving Day:
Remove your prepared stuffing from the refrigerator and stuff your turkey. Place extra stuffing in a separate pan for roasting so that you will be sure to have plenty for all your guests.
- What to Do One Day before Thanksgiving
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Tomorrow is the day, your home will be filled with tantalizing aromas and guests will be arriving to share the day with you. You should make a final check of you Thanksgiving planning calendar to be sure that you have not over looked anything from the previous weeks. If something has been overlooked this is the day to deal with it, not on Thanksgiving when you have a house full of people.
- What to Do Two Days before Thanksgiving
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] It is Tuesday before Thanksgiving and your home is a buzz with excitement. Now is the time for a cool head and to start the cooking. It may be hard to resist the temptation to taste all the pies and treats a bit early but you can resist. You may even be so inclined as to make a little extra for your family to sample early. This is a sly method of keeping happy forks from eating the pies two days before Thanksgiving.
- What to Do Three Days before Thanksgiving
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] You have only three days left; it is coming down to the wire. You will begin to prepare for cooking and clean your home for your upcoming Thanksgiving celebration. These are busy days but by sticking with your Thanksgiving planning calendar you will breeze through these stressful days and have a wonderful Thanksgiving to show for it.
- What to Do One Week before Thanksgiving
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] You only have seven days until your Thanksgiving guests arrive. Is it time to panic or time to plan? You are going to need a clean house, a scrumptious meal and a happy family. It is time to plan. Pullout your Thanksgiving planning calendars you started three weeks before Thanksgiving and get going.
- What to Do Two Weeks before Thanksgiving
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] 14 days is all you have before your family and company all sit down together to break bread and celebrate your Thanksgiving holiday. It may seem like a long way away but two weeks can go by in the blink of an eye.
By beginning your planning early and following along with the Thanksgiving calendar you began three weeks before the holiday you will stay cool and collected all the way to your celebration.
- What to Do Three Weeks before Thanksgiving
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] The Thanksgiving holiday can be a busy and stressful time. If you begin your party planning early you will have a joyous celebration that all will remember.
Starting three weeks in advance may seem like a bit much, but, by starting off three weeks in advance of Thanksgiving you will be able to get a head start on all your preparation and planning.
- How You to Can Set a Fun and Festive Thanksgiving Table
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Try mixing and matching. Don’t take yourself too seriously this should be fun. Pull out all the different styles of dishes you have. Take a look at how you might be able to mix and match for a fun and creative table. If you have only one or two plates from Grandmas china use them. You will be able to think of her and have a great time sharing stories of when you were young and had mashed potato wars on Thanksgiving.
- Five Tips to Make You the Perfect Thanksgiving Host
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] These are your friends. Feed them right. Skip the brussel sprouts and go for the food every one will enjoy. Also Thanksgiving is not the day to start your new diet. Use the good stuff, cook with salt, butter and eggs. Start tomorrow with the healthier alternatives.
Make sure you have plenty for everyone. Guests on Thanksgiving will typically consume;
- Tips to Entertaining a Thanksgiving Crowd
[Home-and-Family:Entertaining] Throwing a fun and informal Thanksgiving party is as easy as pumpkin pie. By following our tips you can host a holiday celebration that your family and friends will be talking about for years to come.
- Things You Should Consider When Planning Your Thanksgiving Celebration
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] When planning for Thanksgiving dinner there are so many things that need to be considered. You need to plan the turkey, side dishes and pies. There is also the decorations and setting the table. You may even be preparing to serve a large group with a lot of family favorite menu items.
- A Guide to Thanksgiving Turkey - Serving Size, Thawing, and Roasting
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] As Thanksgiving approaches and you begin to prepare for your Thanksgiving turkey dinner you may be having questions about how much turkey you need per person. Or how long does it take to thaw a frozen turkey? Finally is the all important how long do I need to roast my turkey. Here are three guides to follow to help you achieve your perfect Thanksgiving turkey.
- Tips to Preparing to Carve Your Thanksgiving Turkey
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The first time you host Thanksgiving dinner at your house there are so many things to consider. After a week of preparing delicious side dishes and baking scrumptious Thanksgiving pies carving the turkey may be the farthest thing from your mind. However, when you remove your perfectly roasted Thanksgiving turkey you will be faced with the inevitable turkey carving.
- Steps to Confident Turkey Carving for Thanksgiving
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Turkey carving is easy when you have these four simple guidelines to follow.
- Do You Have Lots of Turkey Leftovers - Try Freezing Them
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] When Thanksgiving is over and all your company has gone home what do you do with all those turkey leftovers? Try freezing them. By freezing your turkey leftovers you will be able to enjoy fresh roasted turkey months from now when Thanksgiving and turkey leftovers are a thing of the past.
- How to Be Creative When You Are Cooking
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Have you ever been in the kitchen ready to eat and realized you don’t have your favorite sauce or dip for dinner. This happened to me recently when my family was sitting down to beer battered Walleye from a recent fishing trip. We had no tartar sauce. So I opened the regenerator and selected mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon and dill pickle relish.
- An Angel of an Ice Cream Cake
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Ice Cream cakes are always something special. They are a perfect blend of rich and creamy ice cream with moist cake and smooth frosting. These dessert delights are easy to make when you utilize store bought ingredients and a bit of imagination.
- Meringue Made Simple
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Using meringue to top a fruit pie is an easy and elegant way to serve these delicious pies. Lemon meringue is the most popular meringue type pie but you can try orange or lemon cream as a new twist.
- Strange Cocktail Combinations
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] Mixed drinks or cocktails have taken a strange turn in recent years. In the past it was the worm in the bottom of the tequila bottle today it’s combinations that include everything from bubblegum to pickled octopus. If you are adventurous and want to veer from the ordinary here are some combinations to get your evening started.
- What to Look for in a Cooking Class
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] When considering taking a cooking class it is important to find a class that will be of the most benefit to you. There are a wide variety of cooking classes available and finding the best one for you can be intimidating. Here are a few ‘what to look for’ tips when considering a cooking class.
- Bacon Pre-Cooked Vs. Traditional
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] I have never met a person who didn’t like bacon. It has all the qualities of a choice food, it is crispy, it is salty, it can be sweet and you can never have enough. In resent years, a new, pre-cooked bacon has shown up on the market. Pre-cooked bacon offers advantages and disadvantages to traditional bacon.
- The Family Meal
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The family meal has suffered in the changing family environment. Moms and Dads are both working and a large portion of homes are single parent homes. This disturbing trend may be a joy to take-out restaurants but it has detrimental effects to the family and children.
- Serving Guide for a Fruit Platter
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Fruit is usually a big hit with family and guests. Use this easy to follow guide to select, prepare, and serve an appetizing fruit platter.
- Sauces Used in Asian Cooking
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The sauces used in Asian cooking can be intimidating and confusing when standing in the grocery store. Here is a simple guide to help with what flavors are found in each sauce and what dishes these sauces work best in.
- Planning a Football Party
[Recreation-and-Sports:Football] When fall comes and football is in full force women around the country begin to use the phrase football widow. I can attest to a few Saturdays and Sundays where the TV in our home is going all day and my husband is glued to his favorite chair.
- Planning a Fondue Party
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Fondue can be an intimate dinner for two or a fun interactive party for a group of friends. When planning a fondue party you should plan for either a sit down dinner or a fondue buffet.
- Garlic: the Ins and Outs of Buying, Slicing, and Dicing
[Food-and-Drink] Buying, storing, peeling, slicing and dicing and finally using garlic is easy and tasty. This quick guide will help you through the process so you can enjoy fresh garlic in your cooking.
- Today's Buttermilk is Healthier Than Yester-years
[Food-and-Drink] Buttermilk was traditionally a by product of homemade hand churned butter. Buttermilk was the liquid that remained after the butter had been made. The liquid contained small particles of floating butter and some traces of butterfat. This gave the buttermilk a rich sweet flavor and made the drink very refreshing.
- History of Ketchup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Ketchup dates back as far as 1600 AD when sailors traveling to China
discovered a sauce made of soy or oysters called ‘ketsiap’. This
version quickly changed ingredients to include mushrooms, anchovies,
shallots, and lemon peel.
- Quick Reference Buying and Storage Guide for Cheese
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] A easy to follow reference guide to buying and storing cheese.
- Green Tea Brewing Guide
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Green tea is believed to have many healthful benefits. If you have ever tasted a good cup of green tea it can be reviving and delicious. However the delicate nature of this tea does demand a certain watchful eye when preparing it. Here is an easy to follow guide on how to brew an outstanding cup of green tea.
- Common Abbreviations and Terminology Used in Cooking
[Food-and-Drink] It can be intimidating at times to open a cookbook and try to understand all the terminology and abbreviations. Here is some common abbreviations and terminology used in cooking.
- Cheese Serving Guide
[Food-and-Drink] Cheeses come in a wide variety of flavors, textures, and types. Gone are the days of un-wrapping a slice of American cheese placing it on white bread and calling it a meal. Today’s specialty markets make it easy to serve gourmet cheeses as an appetizer, desert, or as a simple course in a larger meal.
- What is in Your BLT?
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The traditional BLT that is, a Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich is hard to beat. Think back, can you remember eating a warm BLT on white bread with a thin layer of mayonnaise, the real stuff not that fat free flavor free product we seem to use these days, with crisp bacon, cold ice berg lettuce and tomatoes so juicy your shirt catches the drippings?
- Homemade Whipped Cream
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Most grocery stores carry cans of whipping cream ready to spray onto your favorite desert. Some of these cans even come in chocolate flavor. But, instead of choosing to use canned cream how about whipping your own.
- Carrots: A 40 Calorie Treat
[Food-and-Drink] Have you ever wondered who thought about digging up an orange root vegetable and tasting it? Well someone did and now we have carrots. Carrots are a wonderful source of vitamin A; one medium carrot can provide twice the daily recommended value.
- Different Types of Olives
[Food-and-Drink] Olives no longer come only in a can or jar waiting to be slid onto a child’s fingers or dropped into an awaiting martini. Gourmet olive varieties are widely available and come in an array of flavors.
Here are ten of the more common varieties of olives and a brief description of each.
- Olive Oil, Extra Virgin or Pure?
[Food-and-Drink] Olives and olive oil have a long history. It has been suggested that olives and olive oil have been around as long a 6000 years. The Bible even references olive branches in the story of Noah’s Ark. It is unknown as to when people started to eat olives and their oil but its origins of use suggest that initially it was used in lamps as fuel as well as for cooking.
- How to cut a cake
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] First select a knife you are comfortable holding. A long slender knife works best. Begin the first cut about two inches from the edge. Cut along the entire edge of the cake keeping the knife in about two inches.
- Different Cuts of Steak
[Food-and-Drink] Have you ever stood at the butchers counter and wondered, what is the difference between a top sirloin and a porterhouse. Here is a break down of some common cuts of meat.
- What is a Serving Size?
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Have you ever wondered how much a serving really is. Well, pull out your box of raisin bran, grab the milk a bowl and a spoon. Now fill up your bowl with cereal pour on the milk and get ready. This is around four servings.
- What to look for in a Farmers Market
[Food-and-Drink] It is time for farmers markets. They are popping up all around the country. They can range from a true farmers market with farm fresh produce locally grown and sold by the farmer to more of an arts and crafts show. When shopping at a farmers market the consumer needs to be wary of anyone selling fruit or vegetables that are not locally grown or are out of season. It is becoming common practice for some marketers to purchase the same produce that is available at the grocery and sell it in the farmers market venue.
- Substitutions for Commonly Called for Ingredients
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] What should you do if you are in the middle of a recipe and realize you are out of an ingredient? You could send your child to the local convenience store for cream cheese and end up having to serve your caviar with Velveeta because to a 13 year old they are both soft cheeses.
- Chocolate Tasting Techniques
[Food-and-Drink:Chocolate] Chocolate tasting made fun and simple...
- Tidbits of Garlic
[Food-and-Drink] Just this morning my mother was telling me about all the Italian and Greek immigrants she and my dad lived amongst when they were first married. As she spoke of all the intense aromas that filled their little neighbor in Youngstown, Ohio she began to reflect on their superstitions.
- Do a Dry Rub First
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The debate on ribs has ended in my home. After years of toil I have finally capitulated and agreed to make ribs the fool proof way every time. Consequently the neighbors, the kids, and family from out of town all place special requests for ribs.
- Clarifying Butter
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Clarified butter is a delightfully rich concentrated butter that can be used in cooking and making mouth watering sauces. Traditional methods for making this rich butter concentrate can be a little intimidating at first, but not anymore. There is a very simple and easy 4 step method to make clarified butter. The only catch is that you need to plan a day ahead of time...
- Memorial Day a way to Celebrate
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Memorial Day is May 30th this year, are you ready? Are you in need of an idea for how to celebrate this time honored holiday with your family and friends? How about reading an expert from Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”.
- Strawberries Anyone
[Food-and-Drink] Did you know that the average strawberry has about 200 seeds on the outside.
- Twinkie Trivia
[Food-and-Drink] Did you know that Twinkies were at one time filled with banana cream? These little yellow sponge cakes loved by so many are an American snack food icon.
- Making Homemade Pasta for Dinner Tonight
[Food-and-Drink:Pasta-Dishes] Homemade pasta cooked al dente (to the teeth), is a chewy and light treat. Here are the simple steps to making fresh pasta for dinner tonight.
- Making Mom Happy on Mothers Day
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Mothers day is May 8th this year, are you ready? Are you in need of an idea for how to treat mom on Mothers Day that will not break your budget? How about indulging mom with a delightful home cooked brunch and a special tea pot for her to take home at the end of the day.
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