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Cookies

posted July 28, 2029 in Al Dente Gourmet

The Famous Thumbprint cookies also known as butter balls, bird’s nest cookies or Polish tea cakes are the favorites, chosen by more than one palate. It’s that buttery texture and the delicate fruity filling what gives these cookies their unf (read full article)

Chocolate Jelly

posted August 16, 2010 in One and Only Chocolate Chic

Yep, you said it right! Chocolate jelly, that is!   Check them out!   Gelée agar intense au chocolat noir, sans sucre (Agar jelly intense dark chocolate, without sugar)     Caramelized cauliflower and cocoa jell (read full article)

Snacks under 125 calories

posted August 15, 2010 in niyas's world

Source - Reader's DigestPhoto Credit - 123 photosThe science is clear: eating small amounts of healthy foods throughout the day is the best way to curb cravings, limit hunger, and avoid overeating come meal time.There's no perfect formula, but many e (read full article)

Embotido (Pork Meatloaf)

posted August 13, 2010 in Yummy-as-can-be

Embotido is a Filipino style meatloaf that can be served as cold cuts or as main dish with rice. My son loves it in his sandwich. Ingredients: 1 kilo pork, ground or minced 3 eggs 1 onion chopped finely 2 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 cup raisin/sulta (read full article)

5 Days of Veggies: Tomatoes

It's Day 5 of our 5 Days of Veggies series and today's featured veggie is tomatoes. We seem to love vegetables that are technically fruit, but we just couldn't resist including one of our faves in this series. So check out our easy tomatoes tips and (read full article)

Oh Nuts! WebSite and Product Review

posted August 13, 2010 in Southern Grace Gourmet

I just found out about OhNuts! recently. They are company with 4 locations in New York and a beautiful online store. You can tell by the name they specialize in nuts. They also have seeds and dried fruits. You can buy all these is bulk, at incredibl (read full article)

BBQ Grilled San Antonio Pork Roast Recipe

posted August 13, 2010 in BBQ Party

Ingredients 1/2 fresh pork leg roast, about 3-1/2 to 4 pounds Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/2 cup smoky barbecue sauce 1/2 cup grape jelly 2 teaspoons chili powder Preparation Prepare medium-hot banked fire in kettle-style gril (read full article)

{ recipe } Jalapeno-Orange Glazed Chicken Tenders

posted August 12, 2010 in MyGourmetConnection

Sweet and spicy jalapeno jelly and some orange juice make an easy, delicious pan sauce for quick cooking chicken tenderloins. (read full article)

Baby Doughnut Muffins

posted August 12, 2010 in Framed - My Life One Picture At A Time

I'd like to introduce to you my new best friends, which are these adorable little doughnuts. I mean muffins. I mean doughnuts. They are a little bit of both...the basic batter that goes into making those old-fashioned cake doughnuts, but instead (read full article)

six

posted August 11, 2010 in inner pickle

How about that. Six years old tomorrow. Our little dude, Henry Bean. Six years ago tonight I was pacing and swaying in what I now know was pre-labour. I was forgetting to pack Adam's boardshorts although I planned a whole lot of birthing bath a (read full article)

A Kid’s Dream Come True: Pick Out All The ‘Cool Candy’ You Want.

posted August 05, 2010 in Nibbles of Tidbits

‘Pick out all the Candy you want’ is what I said to my Chef Nieces, Baliee and Lexi from Kids in the Kitchen — It would’ve been a dream come true for me as a kid.  I still love Candy and Cost Plus World Market has the best (read full article)

All About Pectin and Naturally Sweetening your Jam or Jelly

posted August 05, 2010 in A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa

The beauty of summers fruit can be preserved and enjoyed throughout the entire year by putting up jam, jelly and preserves.  I feel that most people's gateway to canning starts with homemade jam or jelly.  Who can resist the luscious colors of stra (read full article)

Longan & Lychee Fruit Cake

posted August 02, 2010 in Cookiss @ Sheryl's Kitchen

This was another 'production' for the Goh family gathering for tea on Sunday. Baked a sponge cake on Saturday night and was ready to decorate it with fresh cream and strawberries but I have forgotten to buy the strawberries and I was so busy doing &a (read full article)

Logan & Lychee Fruit Cake

posted August 02, 2010 in Cookiss @ Sheryl's Kitchen

This was another 'production' for the Goh family gathering for tea on Sunday. Baked a sponge cake on Saturday night and was ready to decorate it with fresh cream and strawberries but I have forgotten to buy the strawberries and I was so busy doing &a (read full article)

Of Pepper Jelly and Sauerkraut

posted July 31, 2010 in The Good Cook

My friend Anne stopped over yesterday afternoon with a basket of peppers from her garden. I added peppers from my CSA haul and we commenced to making Pepper Jelly.If I do say so myself, "YUM"Pepper Jelly: makes about 10 pintsGet your food processor o (read full article)

Weekend Food Tour: No Place Like Home

posted July 30, 2010 in Food: Cooking and Capturing

Last weekend, I went home to the Philippines to attend my grandson's baptismal (my niece's son), and I'm also one of the sponsors. The highlights of the ceremony is in my travel blog. After the church, the reception followed at our hou (read full article)

CSA Share Week 10 and Herbed Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

posted July 30, 2010 in The Good Cook

OH MY.Those were my exact words as I sauntered up to the farm to pick up my share this week. The bushel size box could not hold all the produce.BlueberriesPeaches (10)Green Beans (2 lbs)Cabbage (1)Assorted Squash (8)ScallionsOriental EggplantGreen Be (read full article)

"Jam"ming cocktails

Ever wanted to make a little fruity concoction for yourself only to find that you're out of juice? Well, it happens quite frequently at my house. Those toddlers consume all the good juice before I ever get a chance to use it for a cocktail. However, (read full article)

Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake

posted July 26, 2010 in Bake me DeliCiOus

The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is based on an ice cr (read full article)

Strawberry Muffins

posted July 26, 2010 in Taste

The other day I was watching America‘s Test Kitchen and they showed their tested recipe for the best blueberry muffins.  For this recipe they used one cup of fresh blueberries and another cup was used to make fresh blueberry jam, which was the (read full article)

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