Recipes
A Recipe Collection--Top 5 Most Requested Summer Drinks
When most people host summer parties, they usually have the basic alcoholic beverages, like beer and wine, but rarely do you see a host offer a selection of really special summer drinks.
I have perfected my list of offerings over the years and now I share my "Top 5 Most Requested Summer Drinks" with you (in no particular order).
Number One Most Requested Summer Cocktail--Limoncello Mint Lemonade
1/2 cup lemonade concentrate
1/4 cup fresh mint l
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The Recipes of Tanzania
Tanzania is a very diverse East African country, formed by the union of Tanganyika on the mainland with the island of Zanzibar. Tanganyika united with Zanzibar in 1964, forming the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which later the same year was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
It is a Swahili country and like many East African nations shows strong Indian and Arabic influences in its cuisine. Thus curries and pilaus are common as are flavouring more typically asso
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
1 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
3 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until
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Soy-ful Smoothies Refresh Your Diet
Once embraced only by vegetarians, many people are now making soy a part of their diets as more of its health benefits are discovered. Bob Greene, author of the best-selling book "The Best Life Diet," suggests soymilk as a surprisingly enjoyable way to fit high-quality protein into daily meals.
"With flavors like vanilla and chocolate available, soymilk is not only healthful, but delicious, too," said Greene. "Just be sure to choose an option that contains both calcium and vitamin
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Lemonade Stands Give Kids A Chance To Support Worthy Causes
It has been said that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. A popular charitable endeavor is taking that idea to a whole new level, with youngsters raising money to support a variety of worthy causes--one glass of lemonade at a time.
Now in its fourth year, an award-winning program encourages kids to give back to their community by raising money for a charity of their choice through a good old-fashioned, freshly squeezed lemonade sale.
Never underest
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Chocolate mousse with a citrus kick
Ingredients to serve six
350g of high cocoa content chocolate - Lindt 99% excellence chocolate bar
100g of good quality butter, chopped into small pieces
500ml of double cream
3 large eggs
6 tablespoons of Blue Curacao - Bright blue liqueur with a strong citrus orange flavor
6 tablespoons of honey
Although this recipe has a small quantity of ingredients, I have found the best results come from making it in three steps
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Great Vegetable Juice Recipe Ideas
You can really put your juicer to great use if you have some delicious recipes to follow, so if you love juicing and want to get some fantastic ideas, here are a few of the top juicer recipes.
Carrot Juice
One of the favorite juicer recipes is carrot juice. This is the most commonly made juice, because it is so easy and also because of the multitudinous health benefits it offers. All you need is a couple of carrots, and you juice them one at a time, until you have t
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Antique Recipes from Chefs of the Past -Part I
Risotto with Saffron - Maestro Martino, Italian, Circa 1477
Ingredients:
350 g of Italian rice - 8 dl of either chicken or capon broth - 3 egg yolks - 1 teabag's worth of saffron - powdered cinnamon - grated ginger - salt
Preparation:
Pour the rice into the boiling broth and cook until the liquid is absorbed. Leave to cool for about 10 minutes, then dress with teaspoon of cinnamon and ditto the ginger. Join the saffron with some
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Copycat Cookbook Review
This Copycat Cookbook review has some fun information for anyone out there who enjoys eating out and wishes they cook the same dishes right at their own home-not you can with this great new website that can tell you the secrets of all of you favorite restaurants.
We all love eating out, but you have to admit that it does getting a little tedious and some point, especially after a long day. No one likes waiting around the doorway of a restaurant until a table opens up. Or, that
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Adding Variety by Stir Frying Vegetables
One of the most interesting meals that you can create on a regular basis for your family is stir fry vegetable dishes. One of the reasons that stir fry veggie meals are interesting is that they are usually very colorful due to the many vegetables included. Stir fry veggie meals are a great way to add healthy vegetables to any meal.
Stir fry veggie meals are usually prepared on either a large skillet, frying pan or wok. Oil is used for cooking and the best choice is either olive o
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