When you cook for Valentine's Day, love radiates from your heart, seeps into the food and gives it the mystical quality that ignites the soul. When you serve your Valentine an elegant meal do it with some candles, good wine or champagne if you like, and a loving smile. The real aphrodisiac is you! Cream of Courgette soup with tarragon Ingred

We all know the effects (and after-effects) of beer. But lifting a glass of cool liquid to your mouth on a scorching hot day, have you ever stopped to consider the processes and ingredients involved in making it? Well maybe not but here is the answer anyway! Simply, beer is a fermented combination of water, barley, yeast and hops. The major v

Hehehe! Take a look at what I'm going to prepare for the Santa Clause this year... :o) He will be soooo happy when he'll taste one of my brownies that he'll leave all your gifts at my place alone... hehehe... :o) FROSTED CHRISTMAS BROWNIE Serving Size: 12 Ingredients for Brownie: ~ 1-1/2 Cups Sugar ~ 1-1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extra

You can save money on your grocy bill if you use up those bits of vegetables, meats and sauces for a meal later in the week. In fact, you can plan to cook a roast or a whole chicken for the purpose of using the leftovers for another lunch or dinner. It's a great time saver as well as a money saver. Here are a few guidelines for using leftovers:

No matter what time of year it is, potatoes are always an excellent staple to have in your household. Wait until they go on sale at your local grocery store and stock up. Store your potatoes in a dark, dry area to prevent the "eyes" from sprouting and they will last longer. The best reason for having potatoes on hand is that they are extremely vers

If you are trying to lose weight, skipping desserts can be a real challenge. The great thing is you do not have to give up eating your favorite desert in order to lose those stubborn inches. There are plenty of low fat dessert recipes that you can try for a delicious and healthy treat. Making your own low faat dessert is actually simple. The key

Although you can easily find chai latte tea at the specialty cafe's and coffee shops it is easy to learn how to make it at home for yourself. But before you can do that you need to know how to make chai tea. It is a black tea that has added to it certain spices to make the particular flavor that has become so popular in the United States in recent

Meatballs... how good they are... especially when they are from Italy and Mexico... Miam miam... Mexican Meatball and Rice Yield: 6 servings Mexican Rice: ~4 oz (1 can) Chopped Green ~3 cups Cooked Seasoned Rice ~1/2 lb Monterey Jack Cheese cut into stripes ~1 pint Dairy Sour Cream For the Mea

" I don't know what to cook. Shall we get a caterer to do the food for our party ". There is a tendency to outsource food preparation to some other person or organisation. We sent out our "EATING OUT" reporter Kirsty Eastman to track down caterers and find out how they put together and create mouth watering recipes. Below is an actual intervi

Kitchen vocabulary is full of different words for different functions. Here's a list of those you need to know. Terms Applied to Food: Cube. Cutting food into cubes means to cut them in about 1-inch square pieces. Dice. To dice foods, means to cut up into smaller cubes - between 1/4 and 1/2 inch square. Chop. To chop means to cut food i

A Caribbean recipe is more than just a way or preparing some bit of food. Due to the heavy influence of several cultures throughout the Caribbeans history, the Caribbean cuisine is a mix of several cooking styles from all over the world while retaining at its heart the original culinary skills of the island's native inhabitants. So if you are bored

Summer is a great time to take advantage of your barbeque. But when you want to eat a little healthier, hamburgers, hot dogs and ribs just aren't going to cut it as barbeque fare. It's a good thing that fish can cook quite well on the barbeque too. One of the most important things you need to do before grilling fish is to thaw it out if it has b

Doughnuts are fun and easy to prepare. Just have a look at the 3 recipes below that I have prepared for you. BISQUICK DONUTS Doughnuts: ~ 1 egg ~ 1 tsp vanilla ~ 1/4 cup milk ~ 1/4 tsp cinnamon ~ 1/4 tsp nutmeg ~ 2 cups Bisquick ~ 2 Tbl sugar ~ Vegetable oil Sugar coating: ~ 1 tsp cinnamon ~ 1/2 cup sugar Chocolate g

A baby shower is a kind of party that celebrates and welcomes a new member to the family. In this tradition, expectant parents usually receive gifts or money for their expected child, which, in a way, supports the parents by helping them get the things that they need for their baby (or the things that they may not be able to afford). Baby shower

A table of bbq times is of necessity only approximate. While you can spent money on fancy thermometers and grill testers, it isn't always as clear cut as you might think. There are other variables, less easily tested, that can make two seemingly identical cuts of meat grill at different times - exact thickness, texture, age, and temperature of the