Archive Category: 'Food'

• 150+ Superbowl Party Recipes: Time to prepare your party menu and pick up food supplies for Sunday’s big game! Here are recipes galore to help make your Superbowl party a big success, some are even healthy (!) while others are definite diet-busters. If you’re not into football, these are great party foods for any occasion and I’m sure there’ll [...]
• Roast Beef Cooking Times: {Timetable & Tips}: Here’s a handy kitchen chart outlining how long to cook roast beef. Oven temperature and cooking times can fluctuate depending on the cut and size of the beef so it’s nice to have a quick guide to refer to. Don’t miss the tips underneath the chart! Roast Beef Cooking Chart These cooking times are based on roasts [...]
• Garlic: {Kitchen Q&A}: This week’s Kitchen Questions & Answers is all about garlic: Do you know the difference between garlic powder and garlic salt or how to quickly peel a lot of garlic cloves quickly? Would you like to learn how to make your own garlic salt? Or how about a handy kitchen tip for removing garlic smell [...]
• 15 Mouth-Watering Roast Beef Recipes: This week’s Recipe Hit List showcases some of the most delicious, mouth-watering recipes I could find for making roast beef…I am officially STARVING after putting this list together, lol. Some of the recipe ingredients and steps are surprisingly basic and simple while others involve a lovely mix of herbs, spices and flavor boosters that you [...]
• Types of Flour: {Baking Reference}: Flour is a staple in the home and is not only necessary in most baking but flour is also a useful ingredient in many craft recipes too (such as paper mache, homemade playdough and homemade fingerpaint). We use flour to make tasty treats like pancakes & waffles, muffins, cookies, homemade bread & buns, baking cakes, [...]
• Olive Oil: {Kitchen Q&A}: This week’s Kitchen Questions & Answers is all about olive oil — Do you know the shelf life of olive oil? Or how to tell if it’s rancid? Can you use olive oil in baking or do you know what the different types of olive oil are? These questions and more are answered below. Olive Oil: [...]
• 16 Tasty Chili Recipes: Nothing better than enjoying a bowl of piping hot chili that’s full of flavor and simmered slowly all day long (especially when it’s chilly outside!). This week’s Recipe Hit List features a variety of homemade chili recipes to try: beef, chicken, turkey, white chili, crockpot, vegetarian or how about a little chocolate twist (see Cincinnati [...]
• Chocolate Covered Pretzels: {Recipe & Tips}: Chocolate covered pretzels are a great idea for a homemade Valentine’s Day gift package and they’re so quick and easy to make. Prepare them ahead of time and package right before gift giving for best results. How To Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 tsp shortening 24 – 28 pretzels (about 3″ in size) Sprinkles [...]
• Spice & Herb Blends: {Recipe Cheat Sheat}: Apple Pie Spice 2 TBS ground cinnamon 1 TBS ground nutmeg 1/2 TBS ground allspice 1/2 TBS ground cloves Pumpkin Pie Spice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon ginger Italian Seasoning 1/4 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon marjoram 1/4 teaspoon basil 1/8 teaspoon sage Poultry Seasoning 2 TBS sage 1 TBS thyme 1 TBS marjoram 1 TBS savory 1/2 tsp ground black pepper Pinch of cloves Pickling Spice Source: Common Causes Of Poor Quality [...]
• 20 Scrumptious Fried Chicken Recipes: Lots of variety in this week’s Recipe Hit List, I’ve hand-picked recipes from around the ‘net for American-style fried chicken, Southern fried, oven fried, spicy and Asian inspired plus a few healthier versions for those who love the taste of fried chicken, but hate the calories. Bonus: Did someone really figure out the 11 secret [...]
• Cooking Meatloaf: Kitchen Q&A: This week’s Kitchen Question & Answer is all about meatloaves: what the internal temperature should be when meatloaf is done, how long to cook it, how to make a meatloaf less greasy and more. Cooking Meatloaf: Tipnut’s Kitchen Q&A How long do you cook a meatloaf? It depends on the size of the meatloaf (especially how deep [...]
• 16 Tuna Casserole Recipes: This week’s Recipe Hit List features a collection of tasty Tuna Casserole recipes that I’ve found around the ‘net. It’s cold way up here in Canada and although tuna casseroles are mainly a tried & true favorite during Lent for my family, I’m craving one right now! Guess what’s on the menu tonight in the [...]
• How To Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries: {Recipes & Tips}: Here’s a handy recipe guide showing you how to make four different types of chocolate covered strawberries: Chocolate Dipped; White Chocolate Dipped; Double Chocolate Dipped and Chocolate Tuxedo Strawberries. These are so easy to make yet are such an impressive (and romantic) treat. Don’t miss the big list of tips shared at the bottom (underneath [...]
• Cooking With Potatoes: Tip Sheet: This week’s Kitchen Q&A answers questions that are all about potatoes. Do you know how to speed up the cooking time for a baked potato? Or how to keep mashed potatoes warm while the rest of dinner is still cooking? What about the best type of potato to use for potato salad recipes? These questions [...]
• 10 Frugal Leftover Turkey Recipes: Tip: You can freeze leftover turkey slices in freezer bags to use within the next month–just make sure you remove all air from the bags. Use the turkey carcass to make soups and stocks. Both can be frozen in sealed containers. Dice the cooked turkey and prepare turkey pies and freeze for future meals Hot turkey sandwiches are [...]
• 10 Holiday Beverages: Recipes: This Recipe Hit List rounds out the holidays with a selection of festive beverages. For more holiday recipes, see Holiday Cookie Recipes and Squares, Slices & Tarts For Holiday Baking. There’s also a bonus recipe at the bottom for a green holiday punch I found in an old magazine. 10 Holiday Beverages *Note: Descriptions below are quotes [...]
• 50 Appetizer Recipes & Party Pleasers: I’m always on the lookout for new recipes to treat party guests with a tasty appetizer or hors d’oeuvre and this list is going to keep me busy (and guests smiling). This week’s Recipe Hit List is a packed bunch of 50 crowd pleasing appetizers that I’ve handpicked from around the ‘net: some easy (some [...]
• Gifts From The Kitchen: 40 Gift-Worthy Recipes & Mixes: Infused Vinegars Cranberry Vinegar Recipes Raspberry Thyme Vinegar Recipe Homemade Rose Petal Vinegar Recipe Lavender Vinegar Recipes Multipurpose Herb Vinegar: Recipe Homemade Liqueurs & Alcohol Lavender Liqueur Recipes Homemade Cranberry Liqueur Homemade Irish Cream Recipe Make Your Own Apricot Brandy Mug Mix Recipes Homemade Spiced Mocha Mix Homemade Instant Flavored Coffee Recipe – Cafe Viennoise Homemade Flavored Instant Coffee Recipe – Mocha Amaretto Mocha Recipe Mix Homemade Instant Cappuccino Recipe Homemade Chai [...]
• Holiday Baking Tips: Cookie Assembly Line: It’s that time of year again when we’re baking up a storm, filling dainty trays and gift boxes with fresh homemade baked goods to give as gifts. Here are a few tips I have for making the most of your time when baking several dozen cookies at once. Cookie Assembly Line Tips Get Prepared: Before you get started, have [...]
• Free Gifts In A Jar Recipes + More: Gifts in a jar typically include all the ingredients to make or bake something that are stored in jars (like mason jars or jam jars, etc.) and presented as gifts. They can be cookie mixes, cake mixes, bath & beauty ingredients (like bath salts and foot soaks), hearty soup mixes, bread, buns, pastry ingredients, seasoning mixes, [...]
• Squares, Slices & Tarts For Holiday Baking: Recipes: This Recipe Hit List for holiday baking compliments the 30 Holiday Cookie Recipe List, this is a big batch of recipes for squares, slices and tarts–perfect for gifts and baking trays. Still a week left to do some holiday baking! Lots to choose from, many traditional favorites but also some new ideas to try. Here are [...]
• Holiday Breakfast Ideas & Recipes: In my family Christmas morning breakfast/brunch is looked forward to just as much as the evening dinner–we have lots of bacon, sausage, pancakes (or french toast), slices of fresh fruit, an assortment of cheese and some baking too. On Boxing Day we usually have more of a relaxed morning with an assortment of muffins, coffeecakes, [...]
• 30 Holiday Cookie Recipes: Here’s Tipnut’s big cookie list (updated links) for this week’s Recipe Hit List featuring cookie recipes that will fill festive trays quite nicely (and make great homemade gifts too). Many traditional favorites included but lots of new ideas too. Holiday Baking – 30 Cookie Recipes *Note: Descriptions below are quotes from the recipe sites Thumbprint Cookies: This cookie [...]
• How To Frost A Cake: {Baking Tips}: Here are a few different tips I’ve collected for frosting cakes (and a little kitchen hack for slicing a cake), all of these are from vintage cookbooks (Better Homes & Gardens and Fry’s Cocoa). How To Frost A Cake Frost as soon as thoroughly cool. Brush loose crumbs away with hand. Place on layer, top side down, [...]
• 21 Tempting Coffee Cake Recipes: Coffee cakes are definitely a comfort food for me–a slice is acceptable to have for breakfast, welcomed as a dessert or served with a cup of coffee while visiting with friends. They remind me of my Great-Grandmother who always had one ready to serve because you just never knew who would show up on the [...]