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Mouth-watering Apple Recipes
Apple pudding, apple compote, apple jelly, apple soup and of course apple pie. These are just a few examples of the 90 apple recipes that Amy Tylor put together into one of her fine recipe books: Mouth-watering Apple Recipes – The Ultimate Cookbook for America’s most popular fruit. I was lucky enough to be able [...]
Food and Cooking Recipe Search Engine
When looking for new recipes to try out, in addition to flipping through my many cookbooks, I often use the Google search engine to find recipes on the ‘net. The Google search engine has been my longtime favorite way to search the web, but sometimes the search results contain a lot of useless sites. What [...]
Basic fresh homemade egg pasta
Fresh pasta is very easy to make and it tastes a lot better than the dried pasta you can buy in stores. Making pasta only requires a few basic ingredients and it doesn’t take very long to make fresh pasta. You can use any type of flour to make pasta, but the best pasta is [...]
Home made play dough, safe for kids
Today I have a little different recipe. This recipe is not going to make you something you can eat, but since it uses regular cooking ingredients and is made in the kitchen, I guess it can be posted on this site. I’m not going to lie about it, yesterday I badly needed some play dough. [...]
Potato pancakes
Oh, the childhood memories… My grandmother used to make the best potato pancakes when I was a little boy. She always had to make me some, whenever we went over to visit my grandparents, and I would always help her. Potato pancakes are really easy to make and only require a few ingredients. They can [...]
Chinese cabbage with potatoes
Chinese cabbage is a very versatile vegetable. As the name suggests, you will find this vegetable widely used in Chinese cuisine, often used in stir fried dishes. There are many western dishes that can use Chinese cabbage as a replacement for various ingredients. Recipes that call for chicory or endive can be made with Chinese [...]
Venison ragout
Red deer meat is a traditional holiday dish ingredient in our family. This year I made some venison ragout. Ingredients 500 grams red deer meat ½ tsp pepper 2 tbsp flour 1 big onion 0,5 liter red wine 2 bay leaves 2 whole dried cloves 6 whole black peppercorns 150 grams crème fraîche 1 tsp [...]
Chicken and fruit salad
Here’s an easy recipe for chicken and fruit salad. It is a great side dish for a BBQ or it can be served with toast or crackers when watching a movie or having company over. This dish can be prepared ahead of time, in fact it should be kept in the fridge overnight to allow [...]
Amazon Holiday Markdowns
Amazon currently has some amazing holiday markdowns. If you have a food lover in your family and didn’t find the right Christmas present for them yet, now is your chance. Here are some of my favorite items currently on sale. Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid Constructed of heavy-gauge hard-anodized aluminum for superior [...]
Salmon Teriyaki
I really love Japanese cuisine. A lot of Japanese dishes are very simple and don’t require many ingredients. It’s these simple dishes, that don’t use herbs or spices, I like most, because of their pure flavors. Japanese soy sauce is often the only seasoning used and it gives the dishes the distinct Japanese taste. Because [...]
