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How to Decorate a Cake With Trees
Decorating a cake with trees is a great addition for any outdoorsy friend or family member. It brings the outside in, in a simple way, and with some white icing and a couple of tubes of gel icing, the effect is easy to pull off.
The Benefits of Baking at Home
Everyone's life is so busy these days. It can be tempting to just grab a couple of prepackaged sweet treats from the bakery while you do your grocery shopping. There is no denying that these
Filipino Pancit Noodle Recipe
Filipino food is an accumulation of different cultural heritage and influences that contributes with Filipino recipe. Chinese cuisine is one of the major contributor to the evolution of Philippine cui
How to Make French Dip Au Jus
A French dip is a thinly sliced beef sandwich served on a long, white roll that a person can dip into pan juices called au jus. "Au jus" is a French phrase meaning "with broth" or "with gravy." It is the juice that makes the sandwich.
Types of Cast-iron Cookware
Cast-iron cookware includes everything from the ubiquitous dutch oven to specialty pans for making cornbread or grilling. Cast-iron pans are long lasting and, once seasoned, are as nonstick as coated pans. Cast-iron cookware is often passed from generation to generation and can be restored to its or
What Drinks Can You Mix With Vodka?
Vodka is one of the most versatile alcohols for creating cocktails. Because it lacks any distinctive flavor of its own, you can blend it with any number of mixers to create fruity, creamy or savory concoctions. Vodka drinks aren't restricted to a particular type, as rum or whiskey tend to be, but in
How Much Sugar Should We Eat?
What authorities are saying about how much sugar we should be eating these days.
Kinds of Baking Tools & Equipment
Specific dishes, such as tarts, require specific pans.form for baking image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.comWhether you are baking bread, cookies or cakes, there are a few basic necessities to getting the job done. Many have their personal preference, depending on the desired...
What is Mexican Food?
Mexican food is one of the rising cuisines in the world today. It has a variety of flavors and colorful garnishes that entices the taste buds. In November of 2010 it was added by UNESCO as one of the
The Weekend Cook: Cinco de Mayo
The Weekend Cook continues with these easy recipes that celebrate spring and Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican celebration of the fifth of May.
How a Soda Machine Works
Today's Soda MachinesVending machines selling a variety of snacks and beverages are everywhere. The most ubiquitous machine in the United States, though, is the soda machine. Millions of customers are served daily as their coins and bills are turned into ice cold refreshment.There are...
Five Reasons for choosing cooking classes
If you are young and have interest in cooking then do not worry, it may be good carrier option for you. But cooking is not an easy work. For it you should have a lot of experience.
What Are the Benefits of Gamma Linolenic Acid?
Gamma linolenic acid, or GLA, is a fat-like substance derived from the natural oils in some plants, like borages and evening primroses. Extracts from these plants are used in some forms of herbal medicine due to their potential benefits.
How to Preserve Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkins are a staple of the autumn and holiday seasons: jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, gourds of plenty for Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie for Christmas. When you are preparing food or decoration based around pumpkins, don't forget about the seeds. Seeds are a popular and healthy snack, and you can save
Make Spanish Fried Cauliflower: A Great Tapa or Side
This fried cauliflower recipe makes a lightly fried cauliflower without heavy breading by quickly dipping the florets in beaten egg and (optionally) dusting with flour before they are popped into the frying pan to brown on all sides. Serve with "alioli," (is garlic mayonnaise sauce from Ca
This Easy Corn Casserole Can Be Prepared In Just Minutes
An easy egg-free vegetarian corn and cheese casserole recipe made with corn muffin mix, frozen corn and flavorful chipotle peppers.
How to Make Refrigerator Pickles Crispy
It can be really disappointing when you are looking forward to getting your pickles from the fridge to eat with your lunch only to find they're not crispy. This can happen all too easily, especially with shop bought pickles. However, if you want to make refrigerator pickles that stay crispy even aft
Mango-Coconut Balls
Sweet-tart mango is combined with coconut and a hint of spice in this refreshingly light candy.
How to Cook Flaked Black Beans
Flaked black beans are cooked black beans that have been dried and then chipped into fine flakes. Re-hydrated, they are used in Mexican dishes such as burritos, tacos, dips, fajita couscous, quesadillas, chilies, soups and casseroles. Now a popular organic food, black bean flakes are used in items s