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Healthy Dieting with Guilt Free Desserts – Healthy Diet Tips on WomansDay.com. How to prepare King Crab. OK, so that’s sort of a trick title.

How to prepare King Crab

“How to Reheat King Crab” would be more accurate. In the U.S., almost all the King Crab you’ll find in stores is already cooked. (It’s caught, cooked, then blast frozen to preserve its fresh taste.) This one is more method than actual recipe. The goal is to get the crab hot without drying it out. King Crab legs are at their best when served simply: hot with a side of melted butter for dipping. What is a King Crab, anyway? Let’s back up for a sec before we roast this beastie. I don’t know about you, but to me, King Crab has always been one of those capital “F” Fancy Foods. But what, exactly, is King Crab? There are about 121 species of the prickly, cold water King Crab scrambling around in the seas. As with most seafood, there are fishing requirements (size and sex…only males can be kept for food).

As you can tell by the monstrous size of their legs, they’re really big. Oh, and it’s notoriously dangerous work to trap them. Did you know? Serving sizes 1. 2. Best banana bread. The reason I say “be transformed” is because this banana bread will transform you, or at least, it transformed me.

best banana bread

It is literally the best I have ever tasted. Moist. Dense. Light. The Moistest Banana Bread You Will Ever Have Recipe. I was originally going to post my lasagna recipe, but it is too much work.

The Moistest Banana Bread You Will Ever Have Recipe

Instead, I chose my Moist Banana Bread recipe for the following reasons: it is easy and everyone has bananas that have started to turn. I make mine low fat and no one has ever been disappointed. I assure you – if you want to put smiles on your families face, this is the recipe for you! Please make sure you post a comment after you tried this! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sour cream (fat-free) 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 2 medium bananas, mashed. Apricot Sage Jam. Ingredients: 3 lb apricots, stones removed 2 1/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice 10-12 fresh sage leaves Directions: Lightly bruise the sage and place it into a tea ball.

Apricot Sage Jam

Place everything in a heavy bottomed pot. Stir. Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter…Midnight Snack. Need a midnight snack?

Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter…Midnight Snack

Or anytime snack for that matter, my cookies and cream peanut butter might just knock your socks off I was so lucky to have my sister and her family visit earlier this week and I got to have some kitchen time with her beautiful girls. They are just the sweetest things ever. 50 Easy Soups (1 - 10) : Recipes and Cooking. Green Smoothie for Weight Loss? One of my absolute favorite things is a Green Smoothie.

Green Smoothie for Weight Loss?

It’s a fast, easy, and delicious way to get a big dose of vitamins and minerals, plus it tastes FANTASTIC!! Don’t let the color’s fool you!! » Recipes. Angela’s Recipes and favourite products Virgin Green Monster Ingredients: 2 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1 bananaice Directions: Hi there, Are you a Green Monster first-timer?

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Perfect Iced Coffee. Iced coffee is my life.

Perfect Iced Coffee

When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I’ve been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. To say I couldn’t live without it is an understatement. It gives me the tools I need to cope. Iced coffee is a complicated thing, and there are many different approaches. 1. Given the previous set of facts, one would assume that the logical solution would be to brew hot coffee, then transfer the brew to the fridge, allow it to cool, and use it to make iced coffee from there.

There are reasons this method results in a smoother, richer, more delicious concentrate than simply brewing strong coffee and refrigerating it. Easy Raspberry Lemonade. Easy Raspberry Lemonade I just can’t get enough fresh lemonade in the summer.

Easy Raspberry Lemonade

It’s so fun to make with my son, and so easy. I sit him on the counter and he helps squeeze the lemons. He loves to be “mommy’s little chef.” The Ultimate Strawberry Lemonade. One of the first times I ever realized that – HEY!

The Ultimate Strawberry Lemonade

I can cook for myself! – was when I first learned to make lemonade. Watermelonade Recipe at Epicurious. Photo by Roland Bello. Brazilian Lemonade. This is my most favorite drink. Ever. Maybe I’d feel differently if I drank (as in alcohol), but there is nothing I love more than a warm, breezy afternoon and a pitcher of Brazilian lemonade. I didn’t try it for a long, long time because I was very put off by putting sweetened condensed milk in with citrus fruit. It seemed very wrong. And then I had some at Tucano’s and my life has not been the same since. It starts off with fresh, juicy limes. You pop them in a blender with some sugar water and pulse just a few times. Pour the mixture from the blender through a strainer and into a pitcher, thus saving all of the flavorful liquid.

Then the secret ingredient: sweetened condensed milk. 30 Lemon Recipes for Summer - Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. I’m not sure why my tastebuds so closely associate lemon with spring – citrus is a winter fruit, after all, but its brightness I suppose reminds me of the sun coming out again. Lemon ricotta pancakes seem to be particularly springy – maybe because brunch becomes more common once the ground starts to thaw, with longer days, Easter and baby showers and people more eager to leave their houses and get together. Spring weekend mornings beg for pancakes. With a sweet-tart citrus kick and a light spring in their step, these lemon ricotta pancakes are a celebratory step up from the usual. Grate the lemon zest as finely as you can to maximize flavor and avoid bits of zest in your pancakes. Jamaican Banana Fritters - ThatsSoYummy.com.

There’s a thing in my house that when you have ripe ol bananas either you make banana bread or banana fritters. These delicious tasty treats can be eaten morning, noon, or night, as a snack or as dessert. These fritters are so easy to make and will satisfy any craving you may have. Forbidden Fruit: Illegal Fruits & Foods. Spaghetti for someone's little friend.

50 Easy Pizzas : Recipes and Cooking. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe. Kids can be frustratingly picky eaters. They can also have highly entertaining quirks. My niece used to ask for pepperoni pizza and then proceed to discard all of the pepperoni.

But don’t you dare suggest that she order plain cheese pizza! She did not want plain cheese pizza. She wanted pepperoni pizza. Un-Pepperoni Pizza. But when you wrap pepperoni pizza into a fun, savory, pull-apart style bread, it’s no longer “icky” pepperoni pizza. How to Make Pizza Without Dough. 10 Ways to Eat Pizza for Breakfast. I get bored for breakfast. Mini Deep-Dish Pizzas. A bit of green. Hi everyone! Petite Lasagnas. Creamy Avocado Shells + the Clockless Oven. The Pastry Affair - Home - Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread. How to Bake Your Own Homemade Bread. Homemade Tortillas.

Making soft delicious tortillas at home is surprisingly easy. 4th of july bbq essentials: pasta salad! Grilled Lemon Shrimp; Going Abroad - Thyme For Cooking, the Blog. Prawn and Scallop Ceviche with Heirloom Tomatoes. When I am looking for fresh and delicious recipes that focus on health and nutrition as well as culinary wonderment, I turn to Chef David Wells or Grandma Dave.

Best Steak Marinade in Existence Recipe. Barbecue Chicken Rolls. Frites & fries - Garlic Knots. Cake Buddy. OMG These Geeky Banana Sculptures are Bananas! Recipes, menus, meal ideas, food, and cooking tips. The Perfect Pantry Article. Feed your eyes - page 4. World Hearth Recipe Collection. Visual Recipes - Free Recipes with Step-by-Step Pictures. Baking & Dessert Recipes & Videos - Joyofbaking.com *Tested Recipes* Thirty Top-Rated Cake Recipes at Epicurious. Monday Morning Mmmm: Pink Lemonade Cake — Giving Up on Perfect.

Monday Morning Mmmm: Snickerdoodle Cake — Giving Up on Perfect. Chocolate Layer Cake, Caramel Frosting, Chocolate Ganache. The Pastry Affair - Home - Chocolate Orange Miniature Cakes. Chocolate Malted & Toasted-Marshmallow Layer Cake - Semisweetie, A geeky baking and recipe blog. Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins. SugarBlog - The Ultimate Ice Cream Cake Cookie Pie. Cheesecake in a Jar with Blueberries, Strawberries, Granola + More! Twix Cheesecakes – Gingerbread Bagels. Berry-Lemon Cheesecake Squares from Pillsbury. Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Bake Cheesecake. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries.

Miniature Reese’s Cheescakes with Peanut Butter Glaze. Red Velvet Cake in a Jar. Lincoln’s Red Velvet (Cheesecake) Cake. S'mores Coffee and Fudge Ice Cream Cake Recipe at Epicurious. Nutella-Mallow Pillow Pockets. Empanadas with a little sweetness from raisins.

Quick and Easy Breakfast Treat: Nutella Turnovers. Nutella filled Doughnuts. Romancing the Stove. Copycat Candy Recipes. Tiger Butter. Strawberry & Chocolate Nachos. Salt River Bars. Homemade versions of Girl Scout cookies. Macaroons. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip. Felix K.'s 'Don't even try to say these aren't the best you've ever eaten, because they are' Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie. The Most Wonderful Gingerbread Cookies Recipe - Food.com - 80156. Vanilla Sugar Cookies Recipe - Food.com - 76294. Nutella Cookies. Cookie dough truffles « The Domestic Mama & The Village Cook. Makes » halloween/christmas recipe: chocolate cherry mice. Correcting The World's Wrongs With Campfire Bananas - Home - Burgh Baby. Peanut butter pretzel bites « Two Tiny Kitchens.

Cake Batter Chocolate Bark. Cake Batter Pancakes. Snowbound: Snowy Snickerdoodles Recipe from SpyMom. White Chocolate Bread. Healthy Muffin Tops: Banana-Apple-Pumpkin Pie. Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins. Common Ingredient Substitutions Article. Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles.