Archive Category: 'Recipes'

• Cooking Timesaver: Make Ahead Herb Seasoning Salt: How nice would it be to have a ready supply of crushed garlic, onions, herbs & seasonings at your fingertips, whipping up batches only once a year? Today’s feature is from Pink Bites with usage tips & a bulk recipe for Herb Seasoning Salt (Tempero Mineiro): blockquote> Helpful Notes: Use the seasoning in soups, stews, rice, beans, meats, [...]
• 18 More Slow Cooker Recipes: I’m always on the lookout for quick & easy recipes that I can throw together in minutes then walk away to take care of other things while supper cooks (and they need to be tasty too!). This is the second batch of slow cooker recipes here on Tipnut, you can view the first batch of [...]
• 10 Ways To Make Cube Steak: Recipes: I read an interesting article on The New York Times last week about beef cube steak and it mentioned that sales increased by 10% in the last quarter of 2008. This is surely a sign of where the economy’s at and signaling a growing interest in budget cooking (you can read the article here: Turning [...]
• Meat Free Recipes For Lent: Just a few short years ago we relied on traditional family recipes to fill the gaps during Lenten fasting, but now the internet introduces to us meat-free recipes that we normally would never know about or come across. If you’re not Christian or not practicing fasting this year, these recipes give you an opportunity to [...]
• 20 Things To Make With Potatoes: Recipes: Potatoes are a staple for many meals since they’re cheap, tasty & filling–making this vegetable a budget dinner favorite. There are so many different ways to prepare them, but a lot of times we can fall into the old easy stand-bys: mashed, boiled & baked. This week’s Recipe Hit List offers 20 different recipes for [...]
• 20 Pita Recipe Picks: This week’s Recipe Hit List is all about Pitas: Dips, chips, wraps, pizzas and even how to make your own homemade pita bread. Delish! Here’s what I found around the net this week… Recipe Hit List: 20 Pita Picks *Note: Descriptions below are quotes from the recipe sites White Bean Dip with Pita Chips: This dip is excellent as [...]
• Recipe Hit List: A Medley Mix Of 12 Tasty Recipes: Nothing too structured with this week’s Recipe Hit List, I have homemade breads, rolls, biscuits, cakes, and a lasagna and pot roast tossed in as well. Quite a mix this week but they all look delicious! A Medley Mix Of 12 Tasty Recipes *Note: Descriptions below are quotes from the recipe sites Sausage Roll Tutorial: Mouth watering, flaky, tender, [...]
• How To Make The Best Chicken Stock In Your Slow Cooker: Today’s feature tip is from The Cottage Smallholder with How To Make The Best Chicken Stock In Your Slow Cooker: This stock works with cooked chicken bones or a fresh carcass. The latter makes better stock, I think. If you remember to remove the chicken when it is cooked (1-1.5 hours depending on size) you [...]
• Recipe Hit List: 14 Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats: This week’s Recipe Hit List is a collection of online recipes that have caught my eye–they’re perfect for Valentines treats and many would make great homemade gifts. You’ll find cookies, cupcakes and plenty of chocolately goodness for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy! 14 Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats *Note: Descriptions below are quotes from the recipe sites Chocolate-Raspberry Fondue: You don’t [...]
• 150+ Superbowl Party Recipes: I usually publish weekly Recipe Hit Lists on Thursdays, but I’ve changed it this week since I know you’ll want time preparing your party menu and picking up food supplies for Sunday’s big game. If you’re not into Superbowl, these are great party foods for any occasion and I’m sure there’ll be a recipe or two [...]
• 12 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes: Homemade salad dressings are a nice luxury, they’re made with fresh ingredients, tastier than what you can buy and chances are–they’re a lot cheaper than ready-made. Here’s a list of what’s caught my eye around the net, each of them look so good! Also check out How to Make Vinaigrette: Recipe & Tips for how to [...]
• How to Make Vinaigrette: Recipe & Tips: Here’s a grocery bill buster: Homemade vinaigrette salad dressing. It’s very easy to make, ingredients couldn’t be cheaper and it’s one of the most popular dressings to top a salad with. Luckily, it’s super easy to make with the main two ingredients being vinegar and oil. Standard Ratio: Vinegar & Oil The standard ratio is 1 part vinegar [...]
• How To Make Skittles Vodka: Today’s feature is a fun one from Mix That Drink with Skittles Vodka Tutorial: Infusing vodka with Skittles is a very popular trend right now. There are a couple of different ways to do it. My way involves separating all the Skittles into their separate flavors and making five different bottles of Skittles vodka. This actually couldn’t [...]
• 10 Satisfying Salads: Recipes: This week’s Recipe Hit List is all about salads, I’ve had too many heavy meals over the past few weeks with the holidays and new year and I’m ready to focus on some crisp veggie goodness. The salad recipes below aren’t all about slim and trim, but each implements fresh produce and that’s appealing to [...]
• 14 Scrumptious Pancake Recipes: This week’s Recipe Hit List was a real treat for me to put together. Until I began searching for pancake recipes, I had no idea how many different, delicious ways you could make them. I’ve included my favorite picks found around the ‘net below, you’ll find everything from Gingerbread Pancakes to Cornmeal-Cranberry Pancakes to Whole-Wheat [...]
• Pancakes & Waffles: Tips And Recipes: The Secret of Tender Pancakes Or Waffles Stir the batter with a whisk or fork just until dry ingredients are blended. The batter will be lumpy. Overmixing the batter will make the pancakes or waffles tough. Use a heavy frying pan or griddle for pancakes. Preheat the griddle in advance, the griddle or waffle iron is hot enough when [...]
• 12 Breakfast Casseroles: Recipes: I usually post Recipe Hit Lists on Thursdays but I wanted to post this list in time for Christmas brunch. Most of these can be prepared the night before then cooked Christmas morning, a perfect solution to busy holiday mornings! It’s going to be hard choosing just one, each of these recipes look delicious [...]
• Free Gifts In A Jar Recipes + More (Updated): 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, [...]
• 10 Holiday Beverages: Recipes: This week’s Hit List rounds out the holidays with a selection of festive beverages. For more holiday recipes, see 30 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 [...]
• Gifts From The Kitchen: 30 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 Extracts Homemade [...]
• Squares, Slices & Tarts For Holiday Baking: Recipes: Last week’s Recipe Hit List for holiday baking was 30 Holiday Cookie Recipes, this week it’s Holiday Baking Part II with a big batch of recipes for squares, slices and tarts–perfect for gifts and baking trays. Lots to choose from, many traditional favorites but also some new ideas to try. There are 9 tart recipes and [...]
• Kitchen Gift Idea: Cranberry Vinegar Recipes: Cranberry vinegar is simple to make and it’s a lovely homemade gift from the kitchen. You can use cranberry vinegar as a salad dressing, a meat marinade or drizzle over cooked poultry and meat for a nice flavor. You can also cook it down as a reduction sauce to spoon over meats and side dishes. Here are [...]
• 30 Holiday Cookie Recipes: I’ve been busy collecting recipes for holiday baking, this week’s Recipe Hit List features cookies that will fill festive trays quite nicely (and make great homemade gifts too). Many traditional favorites included but lots of new ideas too (for me at least). Watch for Holiday Baking Part II on next week’s hit list! Holiday Baking – [...]
• Lavender Liqueur Recipes: Homemade liqueurs make lovely gifts, but lavender liqueur is something I’ve yet to try. Here are a few recipes I’ve had stashed away for awhile just waiting to be made. If you’ve sampled this kind of liqueur before, I’d like to know what you think of it. Lavender Liqueur Recipes Recipe #1 6 TBS Dried Lavender Petals 1 Fifth [...]
• 14 Turkey Leftover Recipes: What else could this week’s Recipe Hit List be about! Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. with lots of folks eating lots of turkey. And around Saturday or Sunday the dilemma will hit: What to do with all that leftover turkey! Here are a bunch of recipes I picked up around the net to help [...]