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 | What Wine Really Is (Just In Case You Thought You Knew) | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 49 | | Although millions of people across the globe enjoy wine, very few of them know exactly what it is about a particular wine that they enjoy. By understanding each of the different components of wine, y... | |
| Boiling - The Test of a Good Cook | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 53 | | Let's take a look at one of the most basic forms of cooking - immersing food in hot water. Yes, I know. That includes simmering as well. But I want to look at boiling, some of the different foods inv... | |
| Boxty (Irish Griddle Cakes) | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 57 | | Being of the Irish persuasion, I offer this great recipe for Boxty. Boxty is a traditional Irish dish, and has been around for many a year. I especially like this dish with butter and a dollop of m... | |
| Wine Tasting -- The Traditional way | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 60 | | Wine tasting is properly known as 'Wine Degustation'. It is the art of being able to note the various differences between difference types of wine, and even the various differences between the vintag... | |
| The Right Grill for your Barbecue | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 61 | | Barbecue is a mix of talents. There is the choice of meat (or in some cases vegetables), the creation and choice of sauce, and of course the flame. Once the components are gathered together, then the... | |
| What You Need In a Gourmet Kitchen | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 57 | | The best way to decide what you need in your kitchen is to first decide what it is you are going to be cooking in there. The best suggestion I ever heard on this matter is to find five dishes you rea... | |
| Habaneros Peppers -- Spice it up! | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 52 | | A friend of mine once told me there is more to the culinary life than chile peppers. He might be right, but he keeps telling me this over my diner table, so go figure. The habanero chile (Capsicum c... | |
| Some Stuff About Cheese | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 50 | | Setting out to find a new cheese to add to your life is a great way to spend a weekend afternoon. There are some great spots in just about every city to explore new tastes. Once you find your new che... | |
| Coffee, A Brief Overview | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 62 | | The coffee plant has two main species. There is the Coffea Arabica, which is the more traditional coffee and considered to be superior in flavor, and the Coffea Canephora known more commonly as Robus... | |
| Foods To Avoid That Cause Bad Breath | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 46 | | Did you know that there are specific foods that may lead to bad breath? This is because of volatile sulfur compounds - the culprit in causing bad breath! For example, if food sits out too long it wil... | |
| Finally, A Breath Mint That Does What It's Supposed To | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 49 | | One weekend you get together with friends for dinner at a delectable restaurant that serves cheese fondue, and you have a martini to cap it off. You want to make sure you have fresh breath, so after ... | |
| How To Clean A Coffee Maker | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 55 | | Ever wonder how to clean a coffee maker the right way? Drip coffee makers need to be cleaned at least once a month to keep your coffee tasting good. Cleaning your coffee maker takes away hard water d... | |
| Senseo Coffee Maker Magic | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 51 | | The Senseo coffee maker combines a unique brewing method from Philips with convenient Senseo coffee pods from Douwe Egberts. Senseo was one of the first to introduce pod coffee makers a few years ago... | |
| Thicken That Sauce! | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 72 | | With most sauces and nearly all types of gravy you will need to use a thickening agent at some stage. This may be one of any number of things. The most commonly used are starches of some kind, becau... | |
| Back to Basics - Preparing Vegetables | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 83 | | Broccoli With broccoli the trick is to have the stems and the florets cook at the same rate. You can do this by removing the tough outer skin of the stalks. Simply peel the skin up from the base of t... | |
| Party Appetizer Recipes – So Easy And So Affordable! | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 51 | | These are two of my favorite party appetizer recipes that I used to prepare in parties! They are quick, easy and the ingredients are available in any store. Cocktail Kebabs Ingredients: 8 large Sh... | |
| Garlic: A Quick Guide | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 75 | | Garlic, there's nothing like the smell of garlic. It's great in soups and sauces, roasted with meats or on it's own, and it's wonderful mixed with butter and slathered on bread and then baked. The sc... | |
| Is Acai The World's Most Powerful Superfood? | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 51 | | The acai berry consists usually of a pit, and only 10 per cent of the berry is edible. It is small, round, and dark purple in color. It resembles a grape, but it is usually smaller and darker. It con... | |
| The True History of Chocolate | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 54 | | For a food that seems so familiar, most of us know surprisingly little about the real origins and history of chocolate. I counted myself in this group until very recently when I picked up a copy of a... | |
| The Art of the Marinade | | | January 8, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 55 | | It's a sad fact that these days it has become almost essential to marinade most cuts of meat, unless you intend to casserole them. I'll go into why that is the case a bit later on, but for the time b... | |
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