Before you go all crazy on me – either because you can’t wait to throw food at each other OR you can’t bear the thought of wasting food in a food fight – let me clarify. I am not talking about the activity wherein people grab handfuls of cake, pasta, or whatever food is handy [...]
Quick Dish: Paprika Cream Chicken
Written by ⁄⁄ December 20, 2008 ⁄⁄ Beef- It's What's For Dinner, Fast Meal Ideas, Pasta Please, Quick Meal Ideas, Recipe, Yummy Can't Say No Chicken Recipes ⁄⁄
Here is another one of my concoctions. I actually got the idea from one of those recipe cards you get from the supermarket. They were promoting the use of McCormick spices and I thought I’d try them. I have never been one to follow a recipe to the letter, though, so I am sure that [...]
Roast Beef Tenderloin
Roast beef is one of my favorite dishes – you can never go wrong with roast beef! As Christmas fast approaches, I have been putting together the array of dishes that I will be bringing with me to the family celebration on Christmas Eve and I think that the star of the night will be [...]
What your dentist doesn’t want you to know
The candies most likely to cause tooth decay are dark chocolate and fudge. Those least likely to damage the teeth are nut- or coconut covered candies.
The poisonous nut
The cashew nut in its natural state contains a poisonous oil. Roasting removes the oil and makes the nuts safe to eat. How many nut lovers lost their lives before they figured that out?
All this fuss over a fork
The table fork was introduced into England in 1601. Until then people would eat with their knives, spoons or fingers. When Queen Elizabeth first used a fork, the clergy went ballistic. They felt it was an insult to God not to touch meat with one’s fingers.
Hole in one!
Ever wonder how Swiss cheese is made? As the cheese ferments, a bacterial action generates gas. As the gas is liberated, it bubbles through the cheese, leaving all those holes. Gee. And we thought the mice just nibbled on it.
Pound for pound
Talk about a little going a long way! One pound of tea can make nearly three hundred cups to drink.
