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Slow Cooker / Crock Pot Recipes. Recipe Index. Lunch. HP. Desserts. Main Dish. Breakfast. Appetizers and Snacks. Foodie Blog. Drinks. Food Info. Pumpkin, Chickpea, and Red Lentil Stew Recipe. Six-Grain Slow Cooker Porridge Recipe. Fireside Beef Stew with Squash Recipe. Vegetable Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings Recipe. Garlic-Herb Mushrooms Recipe. Pork Primavera Sandwiches Recipe. Curried Couscous with Vegetables Recipe. The 10 Best Foods for Your Looks | Health on GOOD.

You can slather yourself from your forehead to your pinkie toe in organic lotions, but if you think that alone will make you glow, we have some bad news. From its well documented health benefits to its undeniable impact on physical beauty, good nutrition is the pillar of every kind of healthy lifestyle. That doesn't mean you need to swear off bacon and beer or anything. The trick is finding the right balance. But with new studies coming out every month about what we should put in our mouths—not to mention the unending discovery of mysterious superfruits from deep in the forests of wherever—it can be hard to keep track of what, exactly, we should be eating. To simplify things, here's a can't-go-wrong shopping list.

This is the tenth installment in a series inspired by No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics, a book by GOOD's features editor Siobhan O'Connor and her co-author Alexandra Spunt. Read more on their blog. The Whole Food Chart for Health. Homemade Vanilla Extract.

Neighbor gifts are one of my favorite things to do this time of year. It involves my love for baking and gifting. I’ve always been meaning to make some homemade vanilla extract, I have friends that swear by it! I think it would make a really special neighbor gift.Keep reading to see how to make vanilla extract (you’ll never believe how easy it is), and also how to make the mini felt bow too! ______________________________________________________________________________________This post is sponsored by Safeway stores-Safeway, Dominicks, Tom Thumb, Vons, Randalls. Tastier for the holidays! Steps: Cut out strips as shown in the first image. Food - Powered by Tofu. Surprise the Ones You Love (14 pics.

Dec 24/11 Surprise the Ones You Love (14 pics) Here are instructions for a very special gift for the people you love. Buy a Kinder Surprise. Carefully unwrap it, but be careful to not damage the package. Use a knife to cut the Kinder chocolate egg in half. Take the toy out. Write your special message or use other surprise gift. Roll up your message. Close the container. Pour boiling hot water over a sharp kitchen knife. Use the hot knife to melt the edge of the chocolate egg’s halves.

Quickly place the container inside the two halves. Quickly seal the two halves while the edges are still soft and melted. Here comes the most difficult part. Lastly give the gift to your second half and say something like, “I bought bread and some sweets for you.” Cooking Tips and Secrets, Chef Chuck Kerber | Pittsburgh Hot Plate PittsburghHotPlate.Com | Pittsburgh Restaurant Reviews | Food Blog| Cooking Tutorials And Much More | Food | Cooking | Recipes | Food Blog | Pittsburgh.

Chef Chuck Kerber Cooking Tips Never wash mushrooms! If the fungi have dirt or debris on them, simply brush it off with a cloth. Water will saturate the mushroom, leaving them tasteless and soggy. Leave your butter out. You can actually leave butter out non-refrigerated for several days. Make sure your meat is room temperature before cooking. When making meatballs or meatloaf, add some water to the mixture- the end result will be a moist and delicious.

When making quick breads or cookies mix the dough just until it comes together. Just because it reads Organic, doesn’t mean the nutritional content differs from a non-organic product. Don’t buy pre-chopped garlic in water. Combine those bottles of left-over white and red wines to use for cooking later. Always rinse your rice before cooking until the water runs clear. For perfect hard-boiled eggs- start the eggs in a large pot with cold water and a tablespoon of salt. Place your fresh herbs in a wet-wrapped paper towel in the crisper. World Hearth Recipe Collection. 24 Simple Ways to Stimulate Boring Foods (24 Pics. 34 Insanely Simple Two-Ingredient Recipes. Menuism. Urbanspoon. Restaurant Row - The Ultimate Online Dining Guide : RestaurantRow.com.