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Aug 05

Quick and Easy Tortilla Pizza

Individual tortilla pizza. Here is an idea for making a quick and easy pizza. I usually keep a package of Boboli mini pizza crusts in my pantry, but the other day I was craving a pizza and didn't have any Boboli left. I took a quick look around my (read full article)

Appetizers, baking, cooking, entrees, Kids Party Ideas, Mexican & Tex-Mex Recipes, Quick & Easy Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Aug 04

Lemon Bar Recipe

Close up of a delicious lemon bar. Lemon bars are a delicious and easy to make bakery treat. Serve lemon bars at your next luncheon, tea party or bridal shower. To make lemon bars, first make the shortbread crust, and pre-bake it in the oven befor (read full article)

baking, cooking, desserts, Snack Ideas, Tea Party Ideas

Jul 02

Barilla Pasta and Chef Ellie Krieger

Above: celebrity Chef Ellie Krieger PRESS RELEASEBarilla® and Celebrity Chef Ellie Krieger Celebrate the Great Taste of Whole Grains CHICAGO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, the Barilla Whole Grain Taste Chall (read full article)

cooking, entrees, press release, Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Jun 21

Low Calorie La Tortilla Factory Recipes

La Tortilla FactoryI just received an email from the PR department of La Tortilla Factory. She thought I might be interested in posting the recipes to my Bike Diva blog, but I decided to post them up to my Cuisine Diva blog. Here are a few low ca (read full article)

cooking, Diet & Health, entrees, food, Mexican & Tex-Mex Recipes, press release, Quick & Easy Recipes, Recipes, Salads

May 20

Help Stop Type 2 Diabetes

Note From the Cuisine DivaI had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my daughter. My doctors said I need to be careful about NOT gaining excess weight as I get older, as this could lead to my getting adult onset diabetes. I was recently c (read full article)

diabetes, Diet & Health, dieting, diets, Exercise, Food Blogs

May 19

Cuisine Diva is Featured Author on Cook Eat Share

Featured AuthorLynn Smytheview my recipes Hello everyone, I've just registered the Cuisine Diva blog on the Cook Eat Share site. This should bring me additional traffic to the Cuisine Diva blog. I am also a featured author on the Cook Eat Shar (read full article)

blogging, cooking, Food Blogs, Herbs & Spices, Journalism, press release, Recipes, Writing

May 11

Technorati Claim Code

May 11, 2010. Technorati will need to verify that you are an author of the blog by looking for a unique code. Please put the following short code SXTW5K7PCBG7 within a new blog post and publish it. Once it is published, use the "Verify Claim (read full article)

Apr 19

How-to Make Traditional Pad Thai

Above: family style serving of pad thai My previous Cuisine Diva post provides details on how to prepare all the ingredients for pad thai ahead of time: How-to Prepare Recipe Ingredients for Pad Thai. This article describes how to cook pad thai. M (read full article)

Asian Style Recipes, entrees, Gourmet Ingredients, Herbs & Spices

Apr 19

How-to Prepare Recipe Ingredients for Pad Thai

Above: ingredients to make authentic Pad Thai Thai Style CuisineI've been on a Thai cooking adventure for the past few weeks. I am the Herbs and Spices Feature Writer for Suite101.com and have posted up a few Thai recipes and cuisine articles (read full article)

Asian Style Recipes, entrees, Herbs & Spices

Feb 18

Weight Control Oatmeal

I'm wondering if instant oatmeal has an expiration date? I made a bowl of Quaker Weight Control instant oatmeal for breakfast this morning. It tastes a bit like stale cardboard. I added extra cinnamon and a bit of ground flax seeds, so now it (read full article)

Breakfast Ideas, Quick & Easy Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Feb 15

Chaiyo Thai Bistro - Delray Beach

My husband and I do a lot of bike riding, so as part of our Valentine's Day celebration we did a 25 mile road bike ride, along with a friend of ours that had just purchased her very first road bike. We were kind of tired after the ride, and I (read full article)

Appetizers, Asian Style Recipes, entrees, Restaurants, Salads, soups, vegetarian recipes

Nov 02

Interesting Breakfast Foods

Although I do have a sweet tooth, I've never been one of those people that enjoys donuts, coffee cake, and other sweet items for breakfast. I even have a problem with cereal and oatmeal. I would much rather have a bowl of grits, or a hash brow (read full article)

Beverages

Oct 06

Moussaka; Eggplant Casserole

Individual serving of moussaka. Moussaka is a Greek entree, which features layers of tomato seasoned ground meat, eggplant and a cream sauce. There are many variations of this classic, Mediterranean dish. I wrote an article for Suite101 on moussak (read full article)

entrees, Herbs & Spices

Oct 02

Never Trust a Skinny Chef

The Cuisine Diva playing tourist at Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Looks like I'm wondering were the food vendors are hiding. Real Women Can Cook I like to watch the Food Network, and observe my favorite chefs cooking up a var (read full article)

desserts, Food TV Shows

Sep 25

Roasted Corn with Green Chile Cheese Tamales

Platter of homemade tamales For the past couple of weeks I've been blogging about my Mexican inspired cuisine journey. Here are the links to those posts.Food & Culinary Equipment From Mex Grocer Pozole; Pork and Hominy Stew Quesadillas; (read full article)

entrees, Herbs & Spices, Mexican & Tex-Mex Recipes, Snack Ideas, vegetarian recipes

Sep 23

Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Salad

Caprese salad plate Tomato, mozzarella and basil salad is also known as Caprese Salad, or Insalata Caprese. I wrote an article on how-to make a caprese salad, for the Herbs & Spices section of Suite101 on September 14: Insalata Caprese; How-to (read full article)

Appetizers, Herbs & Spices, Quick & Easy Recipes, Salads, side dishes, Snack Ideas, vegetarian recipes

Sep 22

Clementine Oranges

Bag of clementinesOh my darling, oh my darling, Oh my darling, Clementine! Thou art lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, ClementineClick here, for the complete lyrics to Oh My Darling Clementine. Clementines are a type of mandarin orange. You kno (read full article)

Gourmet Ingredients, Snack Ideas

Sep 21

Egg in the Basket Recipe

Eggs in a basket, ready to eat An egg in a basket is simply an egg, that has been pan fried in a piece of bread, which has had it's center removed. Alternative Names Egg-in-a-frame Egg-in-a-window Egg-in-the-hole Egg in toast Hen-in-a-nest (read full article)

Breakfast Ideas, Quick & Easy Recipes

Sep 16

More Mexican Ingredients From Mex Grocer

On August 27, I blogged about placing a large order with Mex Grocer. I've been having fun using all the ingredients in a variety of Mexican and Latin American inspired recipes. Above: individual serving of picadillo Latin American Inspired R (read full article)

Gourmet Markets, Herbs & Spices, Mexican & Tex-Mex Recipes

Sep 15

How-to Make Caesar Salad Dressing

Individual serving of Caesar salad Caesar salad can be ordered at most any restaurant. Fancier eating establishments will make the salad table side, which makes waiting for the rest of your meal to arrive not quite so boring. Authentic Caesar sal (read full article)

Appetizers, Herbs & Spices, Quick & Easy Recipes, Salads, side dishes

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