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Top Food Recipe: Traditional Bakewell Tart

By on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment

If there is one traditional tart that I have loved year after year it will have to be the traditional bakewell tart and this is my personal take on the recipe that I used to make many times as a kid in my Grandma’s kitchen.

If you want to create new memories for your kids or grandkids then this is your chance…

Ingredients:

6oz shortcrust pastry
2 tbsp raspberry jam
2oz margarine
2oz caster sugar
1 egg
1oz self-raising flour
2oz ground almonds
1 tbsp milk
Few drops of almond essence
flaked almonds to sprinkle on top

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The Well-Stocked Pantry — A Cook’s Secret Weapon

By on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off

Doing any job is easier when you have the right tools on hand. One of a cook’s best tools — and secret weapons — is having a well-stocked pantry.

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Cooking is much simpler if you know that you’ve already got what you need on hand, and aren’t going to have to run to the corner market every time you want to fix a meal.

Having a well-stocked pantry is also the secret weapon of every “Hostess with the Mostest” especially when unexpected guests drop by.

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Top Food Recipe: Golden Chicken Nuggets

By on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 | Comments Off

I personally love eating chicken nuggets and having a child means I have the chance to eat them even more. I prefer not to buy them pre-made though because the salt levels are sky high and they do not offer anything for a growing child.

However whenever you make your own they taste simply amazing and melt in your mouth as you take a bite. Though I should warn you now once you have sampled home made chicken nuggets you will never want to go back to the McDonalds chicken nuggets range again!!!

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Keeping warm with a wonderful menu this month

By on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Comments Off

Even though I live in the sunny skies of Portugal we still have really cold winters just like most of the world. It gets warm from around March so we are now at that point when we are sick to death of the cold weather and all we want to do is have a walk by the beach.

However I should be grateful when I look at how bad the weather is in England.

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With cold weather though comes a winter menu and I love cooking hot winter food that you can enjoy for hours with your family.

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Bread, chicken and chilled white wine – the perfect match

By on Monday, February 15th, 2010 | Comments Off

Since moving to Portugal I have discovered that there is three things that a Portuguese menu simply can’t live without. It is your bread, chicken and chilled white wine. (obviously I find the wine the most appealing especially after a long day!)

Whenever you visit a Portuguese restaurant the white wine tastes beautiful and it is nicely chilled and served to you at the beginning of the meal. At the same time you will be served with fantastic sliced crusty bread which compliments the wine perfectly and it will come out with some butter, sardine pate and locally produced olives.

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My favourite food assistant

By on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment

If there is one thing that I couldn’t live without in the kitchen it would have to be the slow cooker or crockpot as it is better know to my American readers.

When I first came across them I had the typical bloke attitude:

Why on earth would I waste my money on one of these?

Well the truth is we received our very first slow cooker as a present from a customer that purchased from us in our early door to door selling days. They had simply downgraded the size and give us their family sized slow cooker. At first we placed it in the cupboard and forgot about it until the winter months approached us.

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How To Get Your Teenagers Eating Healthy

By on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 | Comments Off

 

These days, it is very hard to get teens to eat healthier foods. With all of the fast food and junk food that is available to them, it is difficult to get them to want a salad for dinner. However, by taking some simple steps and implementing them in your home, you can greatly increase the chances of getting your teenagers to eat healthy.

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Has Lunch Become the New Main Meal?

By on Monday, January 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments

 

Remember when you were a child and your mother always made sure you had three hearty meals throughout the day? Well, this has changed somewhat over the years as health experts have found that eating 5 or 6 smaller meals is a better option for most people. However, another change has also occurred with the size and timing of these meals. One might wonder: Has lunch become the new main meal?

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How to Start Eating Healthy and What to Eat

By on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 | Comments Off

It seems like life is moving so fast these days that eating healthy is a hard task to accomplish. People are working, carting kids around town and generally just trying to get by with their daily lives. However, in order to encourage and maintain optimum health, it is so important to know how to start eating healthy and what to eat.

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The Most Powerful Way To Fight Bad Health Is To Make Home Cooking Fast And Easy!

By on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | Comments Off

Obesity and related health problems are epidemic in North America. Not only are most of us eating way too much and getting little exercise, but we’re also eating very fatty foods. Even if you shun fast food restaurants and buy your food at supermarkets, it’s still almost impossible to find quick-to-fix foods that aren’t high in fat content.

Experts say we were in far better health a few decades ago when just about everyone prepared their meals from scratch. Home cooking, even when elevated to the gourmet level, is far healthier than restaurants or instant dishes from the grocery store.

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My Long Term Food Storage Tips

By on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment

 

Everyone has great intentions when the go to the grocery store to purchase the week’s food. However, life gets busy and sometimes we end up letting things go bad or even rot before we realize we have not had a chance to eat it yet. This is a big waste of food, but an even bigger waste of money. Therefore, you need to be thinking about using some long term food storage tips in order to preserve your food and your wallet!

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If You Want Children to Enjoy Their Food, Feed them Pasta

By on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 | Comments Off

 

It is very difficult to find a child on the planet who does not like macaroni and cheese, isn’t it? It is one of those foods that just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. For kids, macaroni and cheese is almost a staple in their diets. It is tasty and easy to eat. For parents, it is very easy to cook and serve. Because it has pasta in it, this dish is one of those kid favourites!

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Top 5 Breakfasts to Eat on the Run

By on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 | Comments Off

Frenzy is probably the best word to describe the way that most people live every day. We are constantly running to get places. It is like we are always in a hurry to get somewhere whether it is work or our kid’s soccer game. Often, this leads to really rotten eating habit for both adults and children alike. Thankfully, there are some great breakfast alternatives that a person can eat on the run to make sure that they are starting their day off on the right foot.

 

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