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Grilling Hamburgers and Sittin' on an Old Ice Cream Freezer
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Hamburgers, one of my earliest backyard grilling memories. Our
Family would get together, usually on the weekends, and have a
hamburger and ice cream supper as we say here in Texas. I can
fondly remember sitting on top of the old ice cream freezer
while my Dad, Uncles and Granddad took turns at spinning the old
hand crank attached to the water soaked wooden ice bucket.
Today, the hoodless grill would resemble a throw away variety
you would take to the beach, ...Read the rest of this entry »
A Great Recipe For Beef Stroganoff
Are you tired of the same old meals day in and day out? Don't feel like having pizza or fast food again? Well here is a great recipe that you and your family will love, and the best part is you can slow cook it and not really spend a whole lot of time preparing it. Slow cooker beef stroganoff is an excellent dish that can be made very easily with very little effort on your part. All you need to make this dish is a pound of beef that is cubed for stew meat, a 10 oz can of condensed golden ...Read the rest of this entry »
Really Inexpensive and Easy Recipes: Biscuit Hamburger Bake, Spoon Bread, and Pink Flannel Hash
With so many people out-of-work and almost all of us watching our finances, inexpensive family meals are becoming more and more important. Here are some old-fashion recipes that offer you meals that are easy, inexpensive yet tasty. These recipes should be a hit with the whole family while saving you money on your food budget. Biscuit Hamburger Bake is quick, easy, inexpensive, and has meat, vegetables, bread, and dairy all in one dish. Spoon Bread is an old recipe from Tennessee for a cornbread ...Read the rest of this entry »
Quick and Easy Main Course Recipes: Potato Chip Tuna Casserole and Easy Beef and Tater Bake
Are you always in a hurry? Are you tired of feeding your family meals from fast food restaurants? Are you trying to save money by eating more meals at home? Here are some tasty, quick and easy main course ideas. These recipes will save you time and money but your family will love them. Potato Chip Tuna Casserole goes together quickly and bakes for 25 minutes. The Easy Beef and Tater Bake is a microwave recipe that is simple and quick. These recipes are totally different but either can be served ...Read the rest of this entry »
Quick and Easy Soup Recipes: Flavorful Onion and Vegetable-Cheese
One of the easier ways to prepare a quick, nutritious, meal is to feature or start with soup. Here are a couple of soup recipes that are tasty, quick, and easy to prepare. The Flavorful Onion Soup is a perfect first course, goes great with a sandwich or can be served on its own with a plate of crusty breads, crackers, and/or cheese. The Vegetable-Cheese Soup can be prepared in a matter of minutes making it perfect for those very busy days. FLAVORFUL ONION SOUP 1 tbsp butter 1 medium yellow ...Read the rest of this entry »
The Secret to Cooking for a Crowd
Having a large family growing up, I learned to cook in a big
way. With 5 brothers and 3 sisters plus Mom and Dad, I started
out cooking for eleven people by the time I was twelve. Mom
needed help and taught her daughters to cook at an early age.
I'll never forget the first time I fried chicken all by myself.
My brothers ridiculed my over-done chicken mercilessly.
I'll never forget the first meal I cooked away from home. My
sister and I moved out together, just the two of us, and, ...Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken Stew and Corned Beef Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow cookers are time efficient appliances and very easy to use. You do not need to check on your cooking from time to time. You can cook the food for hours and it still tastes great. Here are chicken and corned beef recipes you can make using your slow cooker or crock pot. Chicken Stew Ingredients include 2 large-sized onions; 2 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes; 2 large-sized carrots that are cut into 1 in. slices or 1 cup of baby carrots; 3 ½ cups of chicken ...Read the rest of this entry »
Basic Slow Cooker Tips and Delectable Roast Beef Recipes
Slow cookers or crock pots are countertop electrical cooking appliances that maintain a low temperature for several hours. This enables cooking stew or pot roast without the need to check on it from time to time. Amateur cooks will find it very easy to handle and maintain. All you need to do is to fill it up, and then turn it on. After several hours, dinner can be served. However, when using the slow cooker, there are some things you need to consider. It is best to get one that has a removable ...Read the rest of this entry »
Step away from the grill, but not the flavor!
Winter is fast on its way, and those of us not fortunate enough
to live in a location where you can grill year-round, are sadly
putting away the barbecues and prepping for the snow ahead. For
the die-hard griller this is always a tough time, for they know
it is at least 3 months before they get to enjoy the aroma and
flavors that they love so much. But, it doesn't have to be that
way.
We all have a favorite seasoning or dry rub, but the
vast majority think of this as something that is only used ...Read the rest of this entry »
Old Fashion Recipes For Quick Foods the Kids Will Enjoy!
Unfortunaltely, today many kids think foods come from fast food restaurants or a box from the freezer and have no idea how foods are grown or prepared. Here are some recipes that are easy and kid friendly. Take some time to invite your kids into the kitchen to watch or help you prepare some of these old-fashion items such as Corn Dogs, Barbecue Wieners, or Upside Down Pizza Pie. Your kids will love you for it. HOMEMADE CORN DOGS This is an old recipe from my childhood. 2/3 cup corn meal 1 ...Read the rest of this entry »
Wine Tasting -- The Taditional Way
Wine tasting is properly known as 'Wine Degustation'. It is the
art of being able to note the various differences between
difference types of wine, and even the various differences
between the vintages of the same type of wine.
There are basically two parts to Wine Tasting, first is 'What
are we looking for' the second is 'How are we looking'. We'll
start with the How, and move on to the What.
Traditionally the seven steps to sampling wine are: see, sniff,
swirl, smell sip, swish, and spit. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Wine Tasting -- The Traditional Way
There are basically two parts to Wine Tasting, first is 'What
are we looking for' the second is 'How are we looking'. We'll
start with the How, and move on to the What.
Traditionally the seven steps to sampling wine are: see, sniff,
swirl, smell sip, swish, and spit. This is the process we see
tasters going through at the table and in wineries.
The first thing we want to do is see that the color of the wine
is good. Put some light behind the glass and look for clarity.
Fogginess is a sign we ...Read the rest of this entry »
Easy Recipes For Quick Savoury Meals
When you have a busy schedule it's not always easy to find time to shop for, prepare and cook hot, healthy meals with fresh food. I've certainly found that anyway. Rather than go down the microwave ready meal route I've got a few favourite easy recipes that I make if I haven't got much time and the ingredients are usually already there in my cupboards. Following you will find my 3 favourite quick and easy recipes:
Spaghetti And Cheese On Toast
My scary ex mother in law introduced me to this ...Read the rest of this entry »
Recipes to Feed Your Family in a Matter of Minutes
Are you often in a hurry? Do you stress over feeding your family quickly? Are you cutting back on trips through the fast-food drive-thru lanes? Here is the answer you have been looking for--recipes you can use to feed your family in a matter of minutes. These recipes are perfect for helping busy families make it through the week without sacrificing nutrition. Let's start with Tuna Melts. These melts are quick, inexpensive, and filling. Serve with some carrot sticks or baked ...Read the rest of this entry »
Planning healthy meals for yourself and your family
Planning healthy meals can be difficult and time consuming, but
with some advance planning and some basic knowledge of
nutrition, it is easy to create a week's worth of healthy meals
that everyone in the family will love. The key to creating
healthy, delicious meals for the family is planning, planning
and planning. Planning the week's meals ahead of time is the
best way to create meals you can be proud of, while keeping cost
and time commitment to a minimum.
Convenience devices such as slow ...Read the rest of this entry »
Slow Cooker Can Give Your Food Its Best Flavor
Slow cookers and crock pots are very useful in the kitchen. It gives out the best flavors of foods.
Slow cookers are electrical cooking gadgets that keep a low temperature for long hours for unsupervised slow cooking. Slow cookers are also called crock pots. They are commonly placed on countertops. It is used to cook food requiring low heat and long cooking time.
A slow cooker is usually made of porcelain or ceramic enclosed in metal housing with heating element controlled by a thermostat. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Luck O' The Irish Corned Beef Dinner
We could all use a little luck now days! So why not make this Luck O' the Irish Corned Beef Dinner for your family? This meal is so easy that even beginning cooks can pull it off very successfully. The corned beef brisket, potatoes, carrots, onion and cabbage wedges all cook in the same pot for ultimate flavor. With this one dish you have your meat and vegetables all-in-one. Add some steamed and seasoned green beans or a lettuce salad, a crusty bread--Irish Soda Bread is a good ...Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Tuna Recipes
With its firm meaty texture, medium flavour and a great source of Omega 3 tuna is an excellent fish to eat all year round.
Although more traditionally people associated tuna with the tinned variety, tuna steaks are becoming increasingly popular in restaurants and homes. TV chefs have brought the publics attention to the fast and simple ways to prepare tuna dishes and promote the health benefits of eating tuna.
Tuna is very easy to cook. It should be flash grilled, griddled or pan fired rather ...Read the rest of this entry »
Do you know these smart shopping tips for healthy eating?
Any healthy eating plan begins at the grocery store. Learning to
make smart choices when shopping for food is the key to the
success of any healthy diet plan. Learning to recognize the
healthiest, freshest foods is a skill every grocery shopper must
learn.
Of course, the logical place to start the healthy shopping trip
to the grocery store is at the produce section. Most large
modern supermarkets have huge produce sections, often taking up
a large portion of the store. It is not unusual for the ...Read the rest of this entry »
How to eat well on a tight budget
Just about everyone wants to eat better, but budgetary
constraints sometimes make healthy eating a difficult goal. It
is important, however, to buy the healthiest food you can
afford, whether you are cooking only for yourself or for a
growing family.
One fun and easy way to cook healthy food while still saving
money is to grow your own herbs and spices. Unlike a vegetable
garden, that can take up lots of space and involve a lot of
work, a simple herb garden can be easily grown in a ...Read the rest of this entry »
Sauces Used in Asian Cooking
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.
Soy Sauce: This is a brown sauce with a salty taste. It is
available in lite as well as original. It is an all-purpose
sauce that blends well with cabbage and fish.
Fish Sauce: This sauce can be intimidating thinking that it will
give a strong fish flavor to dishes. The brown ...Read the rest of this entry »
Here is an Some Dutch Recipes
Dutch Oven cooking is fun and easy. Dutch oven recipes are abundant and adapting them from your favorite home recipes is easy. With a little experience you'll find that it is fairly simple to cook with your Dutch oven. Here are some easy Dutch oven recipes to try:Easy Dutch Oven Mountain Man Hash1 lb. Bacon or sausage2 lbs frozen potatoes (shredded or southern style)1 dozen eggs2 cups shredded cheddar cheeseCut bacon/sausage into smaller pieces (about 1"). Cook the bacon or sausage in the Dutch ...Read the rest of this entry »
Are You Getting the Best Organic Beef?
There's beef. Then there's organic beef. And then there's truly superior grass-fed organic beef - the kind that is only raised by a select group of American family farms. Does the difference really matter? If you want a choice that's good for you, good for the planet, and good for your taste buds, here's a quick primer on what separates the best from the rest.1. Raised right. The best beef comes from happy cows. If you think that sounds crazy, you haven't visited a small organic farm ...Read the rest of this entry »
Garam Masala - The Spices of India
India is known for its excellent cuisine, it's unique regions of
cooking, and a pleasant dining experience. India is
distinguished in the world's cuisine for it vegetarian dishes.
One thing all of the regional cuisines of India have in common
is it's use of spices.
Garam masala is an essential ingredient in the cooking of the
Punjab region of northern India. Loosely defined, "masala" is
any blend of spices, and "garam" means hot.
Generally, garam masala is added to the dish very shortly ...Read the rest of this entry »
Kitchen Pantry
A well stocked kitchen pantry is a cook's secret weapon.
Prepare your next dinner with style and never run out of
ingredients, herbs, spices, extracts, sauces, and all kinds of
foodstuff.
Doing any job is easier when you have the right tools on hand.
One of a cook's best tools -- and secret weapons -- is having a
well-stocked kitchen pantry.
Cooking is much simpler if you know that you've already got what
you need on hand, and aren't going to have to run to the corner
market every time you want ...Read the rest of this entry »
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