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In the Kitchen with Dianne - Dianne Lehmann
Whenever I'm in the kitchen, it's kind of an adventure. I make it up as I go and I've been lucky. Much of what I make is edible (these days) even though I ignore, for the most part, recipes and measuring cups and the like. It wasn't always so though. When Bernd and I were first married, I... Submitted 152 days 6 hours ago.

The Poison Fish Incident - Jack H. Schick
I like to think I’m a compassionate guy. I suppose most people like to think the best about themselves, though. I realize that I sometimes fall short. After all, none of us is perfect. My wife, on the other hand, thinks I am consistently and invariably an insensitive jerk. I often take... Submitted 168 days 9 hours ago.

Kitchen Disaster- A Flying Pressure-Cooker In The Air - - Hilda Cang
On the 2nd day of the arrival of our first daughter many years ago, the woman who we had hired to cook for us as well as coping with the daily washing during my month long confinement period, was only proven the beginning of our frustrating nightmare that followed. The good show had yet to begin.... Submitted 150 days 12 hours ago.

It’s Not Too Late For A Merry Christmas Old-Fashioned Cookie Exchange: Call Your Friends Now! - Fran Larson
No, it isn’t too late. Spontaneous things are more fun, anyway. Call a few friends and then, get out your apron. What? One more thing to do? That is the last thing in the world you want to do? If you decide to have a cookie exchange, you will be blessed with many kinds of cookies and... Submitted 1 year 162 days ago.

Frannies Fine Quick Chicken Tetrazzini Creamy, Flavorful and Light! - Fran Larson
I always think of my mother when I see a recipe for Chicken Tetrazzini. However, I made a few changes to make it healthier and with fewer calories. Hope you like this. 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup 1/2 cup milk 1 small onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/4... Submitted 2 years 219 days ago.

Colonial Pumpkin Pie - - Rich Dubbs
Pumpkin was considered "fit only for peasants" by Europe. But, early colonists soon overcame their prejudice, and pumpkin became almost a daily staple in the New World. Pumpkin was sometimes the difference between survival and starvation Recipe: 2 cups mashed cooked Pumpkin (or 16oz canned... Submitted 3 years 220 days ago.

Cooking As A Hobby Has It's Advantages! - Gary R. Lake
In recent articles I suggested the advantages of being the chief cook and bottle washer of the house. My culinary experience started off as a necessity, if I didn’t cook, I didn’t eat! It wandered deeper into other family aspects as I married and had children. The sharing of household duties with... Submitted 4 years 235 days ago.

The Watermelon Story told by a Watermelon Lover - Avis Ward
"Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus , Family Cucurbitaceae) is both a fruit and a vegetable and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa and one of the most common type of melon. This flowering plant produces a special type of fruit known by botanists as a... Submitted 4 years 354 days ago.

Cooking Tips For Outdoor Chefs - - Bob Alexander
Outdoor cooking isn’t for everyone. It takes a person who is willing to put his reputation as a grilling superstar on the line each time he lights a gas grill or tosses a match onto a flammable pile of charcoal. that the people he feeds will appreciate the food he has cooked. Each time he (or... Submitted 5 years 244 days ago.

Cooking Lesson: Seasoning Cast Iron Like the Pros - Michael Lansing
In the days before we had non-stick cookware, we had the next best thing – seasoned cast iron cookware. While non-stick cookware has certainly outdone cast iron cookware in the non-stick category, cast iron pots and pans are still favored by many chefs, including the professionals because of... Submitted 6 years 358 days ago.

Worse Than A Bad Cook? Try Eating It! - - Octavia Hansen
There are worse things than being a bad cook. There's having to eat something from a bad cook who thinks they are a good cook. This was an act of kindness on my part, in keeping with that ever active game of "I like you and will try anything to please you until I find out nothing will ever work... Submitted 141 days 12 hours ago.

Kitchen Mishaps Usually Mean Fires, a Mistake that Reveals A Memory Lapse! - - elle kynzer
Over the past two years there have been plenty of kitchen mishaps, some involve fire, and some involve wrong ingredients. Jack sent me the weekly topic and I laughed, because my kitchen takes a beating on a daily basis. Needless to say I am quite a haphazard cook, and I do a lot of multi-tasking... Submitted 153 days 23 hours ago.

Cream Cheese Impossible Pie - Jessie Eldora
One of those recipes, where the bottom forms its own crust. It looks like a quiche, but it's magical how the batter forms its own bottom crust and filling as it bakes. As comforting as macaroni and cheese, this pie is a surefire kid-pleaser. Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil (15 mL). ... Submitted 160 days ago.

Coconut Rum Paradise Bars (With Real Food Ingredients) - MKDS
Makes Approximately 36 square pieces Ingredients: 1 can organic coconut cream or a coconut meat and coconut water from 1 young coconut or 300ml organic dairy cream (Coconut Cream is recommended) 12 Freshly chopped (Unseeded) Cherries or 10g of Dried Raisins 2 to 3 shots of Jamaican... Submitted 162 days 5 hours ago.

Grandma Put Oatmeal in Everything! - Jessie Eldora
Well, my old Granny Haggan put oatmeal in a lot of her cooking, not quite all of the cooking. I guess we ate a fair amount of meat loaves. I liked them. Her meat loaf was made of beef hamburger, and not the lean kind. I think it had about one cup of oatmeal in it, soaked in a small amount of... Submitted 223 days 21 hours ago.

Two Kinds of Barbecue Heroes! - - Bob Alexander
There are two kinds of barbecue people in this world; those who knows what he is doing and the guy who thinks he has an idea of which end of the match to strike. Getting the fire lit sometimes presents a challenge. Take the curious case of a neighbor's attempted cookout which could have had... Submitted 291 days 22 hours ago.

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution IS The War On Drugs - Chef Todd Mohr
I’m not sure why Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has returned to television. Does the former Naked Chef want to cure obesity? Does he want to reduce diabetes? Does he want to remove additives from our food? Is it fat? Is it sugar? Is it children? Is it adults? Is it a war on drugs?... Submitted 1 year 43 days ago.

Give A Gift Of Barbeque Accessories! - - Bob Alexander
Barbeque season is almost upon us and backyard barbeques will soon be happening every weekend. This year, instead of taking the traditional bottle of wine, be creative and give a gift of barbeque accessories. The host's eyes will light up like a Roman candle in the dark of a midsummer night!... Submitted 1 year 64 days ago.

Do it Yourself - 4 Steps to Copycat Restaurant Recipes. - Chef Todd Mohr
I have a friend that plays guitar. He can hear a song and figure out how to play it. This has always impressed me. I watch him intently listening to the song, nodding his head, humming a bit, and then his fingers go to work. The left hand forms chords, the right strums or picks at the strings.... Submitted 1 year 73 days ago.

How Do You Prepare a Thanksgiving Meal for a Vegetarian? - - Mogama
It was about two years ago when I informed Miss Harriet of my interest in becoming a vegetarian. She said to the effect, "Can you wait till I die before you do that?" What I heard was, "You'll become vegetarian in your next life." Shocking, but that was not what chilled my lofty vegetarian... Submitted 1 year 187 days ago.

Easy No-Bake Recipes for Families - - Gabriella Gometra
Every parent knows just how much their children love to help out in the kitchen. As children begin to strive toward their independence, parents are still a bit leery in the kitchen as they want to avoid any burns. There are many easy no-bake recipes for families that promote bonding as well as... Submitted 1 year 204 days ago.

Forget Fast Food -- Meals You Can Freeze - Jamie McCarthy
As a mother of four kids, I’m finding it harder and harder to make a good home cooked meal each night for dinner. Between the soccer practices, dance classes, girl scouts, etc. our weeknights become less and less of our own. I’ve quickly become sick of the quick store bought freezer... Submitted 1 year 251 days ago.

Marijo's Sugar Free Lemon Mousse - - Marijo Phelps
1 package fat free, sugar free lemon pudding juice of one large fresh lemon 3/4 c skim milk (I used fat free evaporated milk -chilled) Mix above together with whisk or electric beaters till thickened Add: 1/2 c fat free sour cream 1/2 cup fat free creamed cheese left to warm... Submitted 1 year 269 days ago.

My First Barbeque Chicken Cooking Lesson! - - Bob Alexander
Everyone knows what they were doing when Elvis died. I remember just as vividly where I was and what was happening around me when I had my first barbeque chicken lesson. A cookout under the stars had been planned but that idea vanished with the first few drops of rain. Mother Nature was trying... Submitted 1 year 300 days ago.

Grandma's Scotch Pancakes and recipe sharing communities like MyDish - LeahG Artist
After watching an episode of the UKs Dragons Den, a TV program for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors I was compelled to go online and check out one of the shows successful applicants. The investment the applicant was seeking was for a recipe sharing website... Submitted 1 year 347 days ago.

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