Frozen Nutella Hot Chocolate When the film Serendipity was released, frozen hot chocolate from Serendipity 3 in New York became famous around the world. It not only shared the title, but the stars drank it in the film’s most memorable scene. Its recipe has since been produced and remade so that everyone can enjoy the […]
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Vegan Recipes for Teenagers What do you do when your teen wants to go vegan? Do you stress about what tasty vegan dishes to prepare? Do you worry that going vegan will impact his health negatively? What Is A Vegan Diet? According to the NHS: A vegan diet contains only plants (such as vegetables, grains,
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What is the Pegan Diet? Plus, 11 Recipes To Get You Started The Pegan Diet was first introduced by Dr. Mark Hyman in 2015. It is the new approach to eating by combining the principles of the Paleo diet with the vegan diet. I know what you’re thinking, and believe me I thought the same
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How do you Cook Ribs on a Charcoal Grill? We barbecue beef ribs on a charcoal grill with the indirect cooking method. This means that the ribs are placed along side, and never directly over, the fire. The heat is kept low, and the ribs cooked slowly. Patience pays big dividends! All to attain that
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Recipe for Mock Chow Mein A family favorite growing up was mock chow mein casserole. Even back then I wondered at the name. Besides the obvious chow mein noodles, it was nothing like the chow mein we had out of cans. I’m not sure where it got the name, but eventually, I adapted it to
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Perfect Roast Beef in the Oven I realize it’s almost summer and it’s HOT and you probably don’t want to use your oven. BUT. This roast beef? 110% worth it! We had amazingly delicious roast beef while using the oven in the heat of summer and didn’t have to pay for the A/C to cool
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One of the things about the instant pot that caught my attention was the fact that you could cook frozen chicken in a fraction of the time it takes to cook in the oven. The main reason that we end up ordering pizza and cheese steaks so often is because we don’t have anything thawed
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Last year for Cinco De Mayo I happened to be on a fishing trip with my work and it didn’t even occur to me to make my office famous taquitos and queso blanco. So I made them on Sunday, brought them in on Monday, and called it Cinco de Monday. The queso is surprisingly easy
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My favorite cooking appliance isn’t in my kitchen, it’s right outside, literally. It’s my gas grill! I love cooking meals on the grill and use it all year-long — in rain or shine, snow or sleet, as long as there is a clear path leading to the gill, I cook on it. It wasn’t until
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Simply the best cheesecake you will ever taste. The best recipes, I have found, are those with the simplest and fewest ingredients. Caprese Salad for example: vine ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, a few seasonings and olive oil. Perfection. This recipe, is one of those AMAZINGLY simple and perfectly delicious combinations. Please, don’t be intimidated
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Best Smoothies for Kids The best smoothie recipes for kids can be hard to come around. It can also be just as challenging to get our kids to eat a healthy diet. With the current pace, most of us, our children included, are lucky to get one good meal a day. That is why juicing
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This pumpkin pie recipe is one of my very favorite recipes. Not only does it make an outstanding homemade pumpkin pie (frequently described as the “best pumpkin pie ever” by my family), but it’s just so much fun to make. For me, this recipe has wonderful associations. First of all, to me, this recipe means
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When fall rolls around, there’s nothing better than an easy apple crisp for dessert. Apples are in season, and the weather’s getting cool, so what could be more perfect than a warm, delicious apple crisp? Apple crisp is one of my favorite desserts. I love the apple filling, but the part I really love is the
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These Christmas sugar cookies are a part of the holiday tradition in my family. I’ve made them a few different ways over the years — with colored sugar, topped with mini chocolate chips, or drizzled with chocolate — but they always come out delicious. This sugar cookie recipe gives you beautiful, golden sugar cookies, that
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A good gingerbread cookie recipe is a must at Christmas. There are a lot of different Christmas desserts, but there aren’t a lot of them that say “Christmas” like delicious gingerbread people! Sure, you can buy gingerbread cookies at the store, but trust me, nothing beats homemade. This gingerbread cookie recipe will give you yummier
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As far as Christmas dessert recipes go, these cranberry bars are actually fairly healthy, and they make a nice change of pace from rich, heavy — but delicious — desserts. My mom has been making these for 16 years now. She got the recipe from a newspaper article… in fact, she still has it carefully
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Unlike most of the recipes I like to use, this lemon bar recipe isn’t completely homemade. It uses a packaged lemon pie filling mix, but it’s really yummy, and it makes super easy lemon bars. I love this Christmas dessert recipe because it’s sweet but tangy, and it’s not really as rich as some of
Out of all my family’s Christmas dessert recipes, these pecan pie bars are probably the most popular. Whenever we bring a plate of desserts over to a friend’s place over the holidays, someone raves about them… and the people who’ve had them before always make sure to save a little room for some pecan bars.
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Nothing really compares to homemade chocolate cake. And this is the best chocolate cake recipe out there. It’s moist, it’s chocolaty, it’s fluffy, it’s everything you want the chocolate cake to be! I have a special place in my heart for chocolate cake. Every year, my mom makes me a homemade chocolate cake for my
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If you’re looking for easy sugar cookie recipes, you’re in the right place. This is one of the easiest and the best sugar cookie recipes I know. They’re buttery and sweet, and the dough is just so easy to work with. And the best part? They’re made to be rolled and cut out with cookie
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If you’re making gingerbread men, you need a royal icing recipe. Not that gingerbread isn’t delicious on its own… but a bit of icing adds just the right touch of sweetness, and the cookies are so much prettier when they’re decorated. Besides, decorating gingerbread cookies is half the fun! Different cookies need different types of
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One of the best parts about making sugar cookies is decorating them, and this sugar cookie icing recipe is the best way to do it. Sugar cookies taste great on their own, but a little bit of icing can make them look as awesome as they taste. This sugar cookie icing recipe is so easy
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A Christmas cookie doesn’t have to be flat. There are thousands of cookie recipes but these two Christmas cookie recipes are guaranteed to be a hit this holiday season! Christmas cookies can be baked at any time throughout the year. These decorated cookies are easy to make and despite the calories, do have a healthy
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Are you tired of making desserts that include refined flours and sugars, baking powder, food colors, and artificial flavorings? These ingredients are bad for your health, so why not try an all-natural and tasty dessert that is super healthy for your body? Chocolate coconut balls with dried fruits and sesame are an excellent choice. Health
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I love Monkey Bread and luckily, I was asked to develop a new take on this classic treat. See, while Monkey Bread is all the rage now, it’s actually been popular for years. Everyone from Nancy Reagan to Cindy Crawford has their own version. Monkey Bread, though often sweet, can also be savory with flavors
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Italian Wedding Soup is a classic Italian-American dish with a great mix of vegetables, pasta, and tiny meatballs. Its name comes from the fact the meat and vegetable taste great together – they are a perfect marriage! Kids Italian Wedding Soup Ingredients 2 quarts (64 oz.) chicken stock 1 carrot, diced 1 celery stalk, diced
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‘Tis the season for decorating cookies, and in our house decorating sugar cookies and gingerbread just isn’t nearly enough, this year we decorated Oreo’s too . Make yummy reindeer cookie treats with the kids this holiday season What you need: Oreo cookies (we used the red crème Winter Oreo’s) M&M’s (red) Candy eyes Pretzels Chocolate
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Ingredients: 1 package (12 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate chips. 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk. 1 jar of marshmallow creme. 4 capsules of ginseng. 3 cups of sugar. 1 cup of chopped pecans. ¾ cup of margarine. 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Directions: Lightly grease a 13-inch by 9-inch baking dish. In a suitably sized starsol saucepan,
Ingredients: 3 cups of maple syrup. 1 cup of milk. ½ cup of chopped nuts. Directions: In a heavy saucepane, boil the maple syrup and milk to the soft ball stage (about 236°F or 114°C). Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Beat the mixture until it is creamy. Add the chopped nuts.
Fudge is a beloved dessert that has been enjoyed by people all over the world for centuries. It’s rich, creamy, and decadent, making it the perfect treat for any occasion. But have you ever heard of prune fudge? This delicious twist on the classic recipe uses prunes to add a natural sweetness and a unique
Ingredients: 2 cups of sugar. 1 cup of chopped nuts. ½ cup of pumpkin mash. ½ cup of evaporated milk. ¼ cup of butter. ½ teaspoon of vanilla. ¼ teaspoon of cornstarch. ¼ teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Directions: Cook the sugar, pumpkin mash, cornstarch, evaporated milk and pumpkin pie spice until it forms a
Ingredients: 4 cups of confectioners sugar. ¾ cup of chopped pecans. 12 oz white chocolate, chopped. 8 oz of cream cheese. 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla extract. Directions: In a suitably sized bowl, beat the confectioners sugar, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. In the top of a double boiler, over lightly simmering water, heat
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Ingredients: 2 egg whites. 4 cups of sugar. 1 cup of chopped nuts. 1 cup of water. 1 cup of honey. ½ cup of peanut butter. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Directions: Boil 1 cup of sugar and ½ cup of water to soft ball stage (234°F to 238°F). Pour slowly over stiffly beaten egg
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I hesitate to tell ya’ll about this fudge, but I know there are a few of you that can’t tolerate Sucrose. I’ve come up with a recipe just for you, Sugar (oops!). Isomalt and fructose sweeten this fudge so you can hardly tell it from the real thing. I decided to a blog with diabetic
Ingredients: 14 oz of sweetened condensed milk. 11 oz of white chocolate chips. 11 oz of butterscotch chips. 1 teaspoon of rum flavoured extract. 1 teaspoon of butter flavoured extract. Directions: Combine condensed milk, butterscotch chips and white chocolate chips in medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the mixture has melted and is smooth.
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Ingredients: 3 cups of whole pecan halves. 3 cups of sugar. 1 ½ cups of heavy cream. 1 ½ cups of chopped Brazil nuts. 1 ½ cups of chopped walnuts. 1 cup of candied cherries. 1 cup of candied pineapple. 1 cup of white corn syrup. 1 teaspoon of salt. 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Directions:
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups of sugar. 1 cup of milk. 1 cup of chopped pecans. ½ cup of butter, divided. ½ cup of peanut butter. ¼ cup of cocoa. 1 tablespoon of light corn syrup. 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Directions: In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, milk, cocoa and corn syrup. Cook over
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Ingredients: 1 cup of all-purpose flour, sifted. ½ teaspoon of baking powder. ¼ teaspoon of baking soda. ¼ teaspoon of salt. ½ cup of butter. 2 oz of unsweetened baking chocolate. 1 cup of sugar. 2/3 cup of applesauce. 2 medium eggs. 1 teaspoon of vanilla. ½ cup of chopped pecans. Directions: Preheat your oven
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This Fanny Farmer recipe is taken from “The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book” by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Principal of the Boston Cooking School, published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, circa 1916. Ingredients: 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ¼ cup molasses 2 tablespoons boiling water 1 tablespoons vinegar Directions: 1) Boil ingredients together until, when
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This recipe for butterscotch candy is taken from “The White House Cook Book” by Hugo Ziemann, Steward of the White House, and Mrs. F. L. Gillette, a celebrated 19th-century cookbook author, published by The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York, in 1913. Ingredients: 3 cups sugar ½ cup water ½ cup vinegar 1 tablespoon butter ½
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