Articles tagged with cooking
Perfect turkey every time
One of the parts most dreaded around the holidays by a lot of newbie cooks is the roasting of the turkey. Now this is quite understandable, after all you are dealing with a bird that weighs anywhere from 12-25 lbs! I learned long ago a few tips that mean I
YACR ( Yet Another Chili Recipe )
Chili is Hearty Food. Love a good bowl of #chili ? So many variations on the #recipes for this wonderful #comfortfood ! In Austin, Texas, Tex-Mex cuisine is everywhere. This may or may not be Tex-Mex tradition but chili is a big deal! Ever
Hubby Cooks His Breakfast All By Himself
I was still lying in bed, listening to the radio, slowly preparing to get up, when I smelled the aroma of the buckwheat blueberry cereal pudding Hubby was preparing for a week of breakfasts. He gets up earlier and gets hungry earlier than I do. I had expec
The India-Africa Cooking Connection
For me, a hearty stew has always been the ultimate family-style comfort food. Prepare a big pot, fill the bowls of family, friends and honored guests, break bread, and chow down!! Such a meal can unite family and friends, make strangers feel welcome, and c
What Goes In A Farmer's Pie
Tonight, in celebration of the fact that we were home for supper, or perhaps in commiseration of the fact that we weren't still in Pensacola to have supper with 2LT Son1, my wife baked a Farmer's Pie. I don't know if any of y'all have heard of Farmer's Pie
Pesto Around the World
Another wonderful delight for enlivening salads, adorning sandwiches, dressing pasta … you name it! Always sing the praises of salsa. This time, doing a song and dance routine for pesto. Hear the word pesto and one usually always thinks It
Brown Sugar Gone Hard? What You Need to Know...
You've probably seen all kinds of tricks for keeping brown sugar soft, but why do they work? We know that brown sugar will stay soft if we add a slice of apple or soft bread to the container. But what's really happening? Brown sugar is kind of like refine
Taste of the Islands
Finally! Singing the Hallelujah chorus. AGAIN! This time all the rejoicing is because of a new food TV show. We relocated to Austin, Texas in 1998 and my mate's first observation about living in this land-locked part of the state was that the city was m
Frugal Living: The Soup Bag
When I first learned how to make homemade soups and broths, I was shocked that the meat and vegetables are essentially used just to flavour the broth. If you want meat and vegetables in your soup afterwards, you actually need to add a whole second batch. O
Household Diva
I headed off to the store early today as we needed milk and a few other essentials. I also wanted to spend the vouchers I received last week before I forgot I had them. Apart from the fact that the store was murderously busy, I had a really good trip. The
Jammin'
I have been up to my eyeballs in #strawberries this weekend. It's not a bad thing, although it may be a little excessive. Let me explain. I am not a domestic diva. I rarely spend a lot of time on cooking. In fact, I would even sa
Fun With French: Poutine
Living in Montreal will spoil a person. On just about every street corner in the city you can find a little hole in the wall deli. And in those delis, you will find two things: smoked meat and poutine. These two unique foods are unlike anything you can get
QOD: Homemade Pizza or Buddha's Delight?
Watched parts of two new #cooking shows yesterday. Was torn between the two brand new episodes because they both came on at the same time, on different channels. (NO! Never learned how to program a VCR!) - So on one show the guy lives on a #farm and he wa
Indian Food - Myth or Fact
Do you like Indian food? I do! Although must admit, had to acquire a taste for it. My first time trying a so-called authentic Indian dish was at one of those American mall-type food courts, where there are all kinds of restaurants for you to choose from. T
Bubblews - Status Report
Not writing this in the hopes of dividing and conquering. Not trying to get anybody to back me up. Not seeking out PROs or CONs either way. Just reporting the facts and opinions. My facts. My opinions. There are writers that are either done with #Bubblews
The Pot Finally Was Salvaged
Some of you may remember reading about my pot that would not clean itself a couple of weeks ago. There were some ideas that I shared that should have made it easier, but I still had to take charge and muscle my way in, if I wanted to see different re
You Guys missed a good Dinner
If you had been at my house for #dinner tonight, you would have enjoyed Parmesan encrusted pork chops, rice pilaf, and fresh tomato slices. It was quite good, even if I do say so myself. It was quick and easy too. I tried a different pork chop #recipes li
Cooking Programmes on TV
I'm a great fan of cooking programmes on TV, really good ones, not those that seem to be there just to simply push a cause. Even more so, I love some of the cooking competition programmes. For the last few months I've been avidly following Australian Maste
Chopped: Television Review
"Chopped" is a cooking competition show that my wife & I recently started watching on Netflix. It's actually pretty interesting & the competitors are usually friendly to one another (unlike "Cutthroat Kitchen" which is another cooking competition
What I've Been Up To
Saturday was productive, but since Sunday I've been somewhat burned out. So I slowed down and didn't write much of anything. I had felt a bit ill Friday night and didn't sleep much. Since it was a stomach problem, I had to watch every thing I ate Satu
Beans: Cost or Convenience? Which Do You Choose?
I have lived much of my life going back and forth between convenience and being economical, when it comes to cooking beans. I know that the cost of 1-pound of dry beans is approximately the same as a 15-ounce can of beans. Of course, if you h
Bacon Grease Sandwiches
Have you ever eaten a bacon grease sandwich? It sounds rather disgusting, doesn't it? Well, I have to admit that I have eaten a few of them but it was several decades ago. I was just a kid at the time. I was stupid. And I had no clue there was a connection
Baking Question
Help! :) I've been looking for little ways I can earn some extra money (saving up for a down payment is not easy, and it is very stressful on the mind)! One way I have thought about doing that is by baking home made dog treats and selling the
Soup's On
Since the power was off so long yesterday, I'm trying to catch up on the #cooking chores I was going to do yesterday, today. The hardest one has been making a fresh pot of #soup. I cheated and used some canned ingredients to make it faster, but most ingred
Hope I Don't Get Sick
These past few days I haven't been feeling well. My #body #aches often and I get tired easily. I really need to get better since I am the one who does the Christmas shopping (gifts for our helpers and their families) and the grocery for our media noche. M
The Holidays are coming! *Part 1
As I wrote in my introduction post, Thanksgiving and Christmas are my two favorite Holidays. Mainly because of the family getting together and cooking together, and talking about their lives, and everyone's memories from growing up. But also because I love
Freezing Lemon Peel for Later Use
We're making beef and barley soup for supper tonight. We started it yesterday, using soup bones from locally sourced grass-fed beef. Now as we're throwing bits of this and that into the broth for seasoning, I'm referring back to Jeff Smith's (the “Fr
Fresh Homemade Bread with Honey Butter
Fresh Homemade Bread and Honey Butter! Now this will take to back to the good ole’ and the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. You’re standing there by the stove waiting and waiting for this bread to get done and our hoping to be th
So Many Series to Watch
Wow all the #awaited series are starting to come back with new seasons and also new programs. The Walking Dead, Once upon a Time, Supernaturals, Hawaii Five-O and more. Also the new ones like Resurrection, Unforgettable and Scorpion. Good thing some are on
Southern Style Green Beans
Southern Style Fresh Green Beans Now this is how I remember Green Beans being cooked growing up. It smells like my grandmother and mother are cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Oh how I would love for that to happen again, but since I can&rsqu
Cooking Up Broth: Local Beef Soup Bones
The whole house smells incredible! I needed to make room in the freezer last night, so I started the homemade beef broth I had been wanting to make all week. Midnight found me browning the thin layer of meat around the bones, and the stock pot was bubbling
Busy Day of Cooking Ahead
One of the things I like about the more moderate temperatures of autumn is that I am inspired to spend more time in the kitchen. In addition to the traditional family favorites, I enjoy trying some new recipes to add to the menu. This keeps mealtimes fro
Black Eyed Peas and Salsa Cornbread
Black Eyed Peas and Salsa Corn Bread YUM! Nothing like a bowl of good Ole’ southern Black Eyed Peas and some homemade Salsa Corn Bread. Every time I fix this meal I think of my family! My mother loved these and would fix them throu
How to Cut a Pattypan Squash
Summer squash are in season now, and I couldn't be more pleased. I love zucchini in just about everything, so I'm thrilled that the fruit stand where &k_mccormick2 works got a shipment of squash this week. I knew I wanted the green and yellow zucchini
Delicious Pancit Bihon Recipe
Simple Pancit Bihon Recipe Filipino have already embraced the Chinese cultures and traditions being in the Philippines as merchants even before the Spanish colonization for three centuries. According to Chinese tradition, noodles symboliz
