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Blueberry and Lemon Tart

Sunday, May 9, 2010

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Blueberry and Lemon Tart

Today is Mother’s Day and every Mom loves dessert! Here’s one that the kids can help with even and it’s fairly quick to do! This Blueberry and Lemon tart is fresh and delicious. If you prefer a different berry like Raspberry perhaps, feel free to exchange it for the blueberries!

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Waffles or Pancakes with Fresh Fruit for Mother’s Day

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Waffles or Pancakes with Fresh Fruit for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and a great way to show Mom you care is by making breakfast! This waffle batter is great as a pancake batter as well and is divine with some fresh fruit on top!

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Churros, A Cinnamon and Sugar Pastry Perfect for Cinco De Mayo

Sunday, May 2, 2010

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Churros, A Cinnamon and Sugar Pastry Perfect for Cinco De Mayo

Churros are a fried pastry, much like doughnuts. They may have originated in Spain but are very popular in Mexico and America. Here is a recipe for the cinnamon and sugar treat just in time for Cinco De Mayo!

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What to do with left over Peeps? Try some Peepshi and Peepza!

Friday, April 16, 2010

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What to do with left over Peeps? Try some Peepshi and Peepza!

It’s a couple weeks past Easter, when peeps (little marshmallow chicks) are all over. What do you do if you have too many peeps left over? Why make some Peepshi and Peepza of course!

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Homemade Pickled Fiddleheads

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Homemade Pickled Fiddleheads

Fiddleheads have a short harvesting season and an even shorter life span once picked, so what do you do if you have too many to eat in the short two day window? Why make Pickled Fiddleheads of course!

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Cooking Technique: How to Preserve Food Through Pickling!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Cooking Technique: How to Preserve Food Through Pickling!

Preserving foods has been going on for thousands of years in different forms to keep our food from spoiling. One of the main ways is to pickle your food, which not only preserves the food for later use, but can change the taste and texture of it.

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Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

Friday, April 2, 2010

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Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns are and Easter favorite but are great any time of year. Here’s a recipe for mini chocolate chip infused buns that go great at breakfast or as a nice snack in the middle of the day with some hot tea!

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Charoset for Passover

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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Charoset for Passover

Charoset (haroset, charoses, or sometimes reffered to as halegh) is a chunky paste made of fruits and nuts for Passover. The sweet paste is great on matzo and is often used as a type of dip for the bitter herbs that are consumed during Passover. Here is a basic apple chariest recipe that can be [...]

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Food as Addictive as Drugs?

Monday, March 29, 2010

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Food as Addictive as Drugs?

We all have heard that food can be an addiction, from sweet and sugary fried doughnuts to greasy messy burgers. But how addictive can food be? A new study says that fatty food is classified as an addiction that’s as bad as some of the most addictive drugs like heroin or cocaine.

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Cooking Technique: Crystallizing Flowers

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Cooking Technique: Crystallizing Flowers

It’s spring, and although most flowers aren’t blooming yet, why not learn how we can incorporate flowers into food so we are already prepared when it’s time! Crystallized flowers are one way to not only make your decorative flowers look beautiful but also to preserve them.

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