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21 Surprising Things You Can Make In A Rice Cooker. 10 Cold Vegetarian Soup Recipes For Summer's Hottest Days. If -- like most residents of the U.S. -- you're in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave, then these chilled summer soups are just the menu items you need to stay out of the kitchen.

10 Cold Vegetarian Soup Recipes For Summer's Hottest Days

Plus, they are all meat-free. From fruit-based soups that require zero cooking to more complicated vegetable options that you can make ahead and freeze, turn to these cold dishes to stay cool all summer. And don't miss the dessert half of this series: 10 Cold Dessert Recipes for Summer's Hottest Days Vichyssoise is a classic cold soup -- and it doesn't get much more classic than Julia Child's recipe, made with just a few natural ingredients: potatoes, leeks, heavy cream, vegetable stock, and chives. The soup is a bit more labor intensive than some of the others here -- you have to simmer the potatoes for as long as 50 minutes, then blend them, then strain through cheesecloth -- but the end result is worth it. Photo: aghrivaine/Creative Commons. Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup « Food-Fitness-FreshAir. Transportation problems.

Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup « Food-Fitness-FreshAir

Life problems. January problems. This is the story of my winter every year. I must be destined to have two homes. I promise I’m not a lavish girl, but an escape for the winter, I could truly use. These stretches of 20-degree weather aren’t doing me much good. If I could plan ahead to assemble an outfit warm enough for a walk to the car, or an even warmer set of layers for a ride on my bike, maybe I’d be better at embracing the eye-opening air. I do love, however, the excuse to spend Saturday afternoons curled up in my kitchen, tunes blaring, soup jamming on my stove. The beauty of a good soup is that you need only a few steps for it to turn out tasty. Just talking about this recipe is making me appreciate winter. Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup Ingredients Instructions Preheat oven to 450F. How to Make Earl Grey Salted Caramels, Step-by-Step Recipe - Home - Oh, How Civilized. My sister suggested a tea infused candy for a post, so Queenie (my cooking/baking guru) and I came up with Earl Grey Salted Caramels.

How to Make Earl Grey Salted Caramels, Step-by-Step Recipe - Home - Oh, How Civilized

After four attempts and modifications, Queenie created this recipe which is AMAZING. They're soft, chewy, and the best part is that they don't feel like they're going to pull out your fillings. The Earl Grey flavor really comes through without being overpowering. They're the perfect chew. It's impossible to just have one. 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 3 tablespoons Earl Grey loose leaf tea, hand-crushed (we used Bellocq's The Earl Grey)1 black tea bag (we used Barry's Tea)1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups sugar1/4 cup corn syrup1/4 cup honey1/3 cup water4 tablespoons cold butter, sliced1/2 teaspoon salt + more for sprinkling (we used Maldon Sea Salt Flakes) Candy thermometerTwisting wax paper12x12 baking panParchment paper to line the baking panRuler 1. Whatscookingmom.inwhatscookingmom.in. So what are we celebrating with these yummy healthy Turkish Carrot Truffles. Two reasons to celebrate. First of all my fractured bone has healed completely.

I have to take some care and physiotherapy. And second reason is that one of our favorite cousin is visiting us after a very long time. Since Axat has returned from Turkey, he has been singing praises of Turkish food. When I saw Turkish Carrot Truffles recipe on this site , I could not believe that something so tempting could be so easy to make and so healthy. I have already posted Oreo Truffles and it is needless to say that my kids love them. How to make Turkish Carrot Truffles recipe source: cooking easy Preparation time: 10 minutes cooking time: 10 minutes+20 minutes Makes around 22-25 truffles depending on size Ingredients: 6-7 medium sized Carrots 1 ½ cup Sugar 200 gms desiccated coconut (I have used store bought) Juice of ¼ Lemon 7-8 drops Vanilla Essence ½ tsp cinnamon powder (Dalchini) pistachio to roll truffles. Sweetsugarbean.

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