Crockpot recipes are ideal if you are planning parties for the holidays. Whether Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter or another occasion is imminent, having a crockpot can help you with the food planning and preparations. It is worthwhile investing in two or three slow cookers or even borrowing a couple from your friends. Taco Casserole in [...]

I am always looking for a few weight loss tips. One of my favorites is eating soup. Soup is a nutritious and delicious way to lose weight! I learned long ago that making my own soup at home is an economical way to stretch my grocery dollars, make use of leftovers, control what I eat, [...]

cooking for two has now become easier with the mini 1 1/2 quart crockpot or crockette, as it is affectionately called. Now you can still cook the meals you love with your crockpot in smaller portions. Four Ingredient Soup Recipe Soup is an easy dish to make and the fact that there are four ingredient [...]

A crockpot is a worthwhile investment and having one of these handy kitchen gadgets means you can make all kinds of amazing dishes. Crockpot cooking is unlike any other cooking method though, so if you are used to frying, boiling and baking your food you might be wondering what on earth to cook in your [...]

Swiss holiday cookies worth yodeling over. A Healthy Way of Making Popcorn Kids and adults alike love popcorn because they are tasty and easy and fun to make. Although throwing a bag of kernels into the microwave is convenient, making your very own fresh, hot-air popped popcorn could give you a bigger and healthier blast. [...]

Want to have fried fishsticks but would like to learn how to make a healthier version – try these!! Your family will never know the difference between fried ones and these. Valentine’s Tuxedo Strawberry Recipe With fresh local strawberries on sale in the stores and at the roadside here in Central Florida, I thought you [...]

Have you ever used a crock pot? Or what we call a slow cooker in the UK? My father gave me a crock pot for Christmas twenty-five years ago and I only had to replace it, because it got stolen. Some thief must have heard the were great and pinched it for his wife. Easy [...]

Guest contributor Hank Shaw of Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook shares one of his favorite pasta dishes. Sensuous and savory, this simple pasta and duck recipe is perfect for a romantic dinner. ~Elise This is one of my favorite things to do with duck confit or the easier, slow-roasted duck version of it. This is a [...]

Preparation time: 10 minutes + 10 minutes standing Total cooking time: 10 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients chicken with soy and Hokkien noodles: 450g (14 oz.) Hokkien noodles 1 tablespoon oil 500g (1lb) chicken fillets, sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 5cm (2 inch) piece of ginger, julienned 4 spring onions, diagonally sliced 2 carrots, diagonally sliced [...]

This article describes creating an amuse bouche for your Valentine menu. A recipe is included for stuffed tomatoes for your Valentine Day dinner as well as other first course ideas and a couple of desserts. Starter Recipe Ideas For Exciting Starters Perhaps you want to make easy starter recipes for dinner parties or you want [...]