Recipes
Easy Recipe - Strawberry Pie
Since spring is finally here, sort of (it snowed here in Denver on Easter day, sigh), I thought I would share one of my favorite strawberry recipes with you. It is a pretty easy recipe that does not even require any baking. Start to finish, it takes about 20 minutes. As I do at my baking site, I am going to share with you here the story behind the recipe.
Cream Cheese Strawberry Pie
Strawberries are my favorite fruit. I always have them around when they come into se
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Create A Romantic Evening At Home
You've decided to invite someone you're dating to your home for a romantic evening and you want everything to go well. Here are a few tips to help you achieve that result.
There are a number of factors you need to consider when planning your romantic evening:
1. Your Physical Surroundings
It's a good idea to make sure your house or apartment is clean and tidy. It may not be anyone's primary focus but it will make an impression on your guest, even i
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Irish Soda Bread
Gone are the days when it was cooked over an open smokey turf (peat) fire. Irish soda bread is now baked in an oven and the recipe is fairly straightforward and easy to follow. Variations of recipes exist of course - many are passed down from one generation to the next.
The main ingredients are flour, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), buttermilk and salt - there's no yeast. Now the science bit: once everything is mixed together the lactic acid in the buttermilk reacts with the bak
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Pasta Recipes The Very Best in Italian Cuisine!
These pasta recipes are excellent for dinners or parties.
In this article, I?m going to share with you three delicious pasta recipes that you can prepare for any occasion that suits you. The recipes are very easy and can be prepare in less than 30 minutes.
So, here we go?
Lemon Tuna Pasta
4 tsp Butter
18 Black olives, pitted & sliced
1 tsp Oil; olive
2 can Tuna; chunk, drained
4 large Garlic cloves, c
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Food Takes Center Stage At Annual Celebration
Here's food for thought. According to the Travel Industry Association, there's a whole new breed of leisure traveler: "culinary travelers," some 27 million Americans who actively seek out food- or wine-related experiences while on vacation.
This fall, culinary travelers will have more reason than ever to visit Florida, especially Beaches of South Walton along the Florida Panhandle, where Autumn Tides events celebrate the culture, food and wine of what many consider the state's mo
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Make Mango Memories This Holiday Season
Ah the holidays, a time for family, memories...and mangos? You may be surprised to learn that the world's most popular fruit is available year-round and makes a sumptuous addition to many fall and winter holiday classics. Why not freshen up your traditional yam recipe with mangos? When it's cold outside, this Mango and Almond Yams dish will bring a taste of the tropics to your table. Your family and friends will delight in the unique flavor combination of yams, almonds, and exotic mangos with a
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Americans Are Sweet On Georgia Peaches
There's nothing quite as peachy as a Georgia peach, whether you eat it as a sweet snack or serve it in a scrumptious cobbler.
Peaches are not just delicious, they're also incredibly nutritious. Major nutrients include vitamins A and C and potassium.
This succulent fruit is an excellent source of fiber and is good for blood sugar and keeping cholesterol low. A real plus for calorie counters, cholesterol-free peaches contain about 30 calories.
Georgia
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Creating Your Own Pizza
My kids have both always loved pizza. We discovered some great easy pizza recipes over the years. It can get very costly to keep ordering pizza from the local take out places. So, we began making our own pizzas and today, 20 years later, my kids still love the homemade pizza over the take out pizza.
There are several ideas for crusts. We have used bagels as the crust. Weve used large bagels, small bagels, onion bagels, jalapeno bagels, cheese bagels and even egg bagels. We cut the
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A Charlotte That's A Peach Of A Fine Dessert
Here's a fresh approach to using canned peaches as part of a memorable dessert.
Using canned peaches may help a cook cut down on preparation time, but it won't cut down on nutrition or taste.
California Peach Charlotte
Ingredients:
3 (15-oz.) cans California Cling Peach slices, well drained (reserve 5 slices for garnish)
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar,
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Easy summer salads, lighter foods for a brighter summer
Easy summer salads are the way to go, now that the winter blues are fading into the distance and salad days are here. The best salads are light, bright and easy to prepare.
After all who wants to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen when friends are round for lunch, the garden is in bloom and the wine is chilled and ready to pour. But before you start to cook you save a lot of energy by buying the right ingredients for a simple salad. That way you don?t need the heavy bottled
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