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Common Cooking Mistakes: Cooking Tips and Questions Answered. Creamy Caprese Pasta. Sigh.

Creamy Caprese Pasta

It’s Monday. I know. You probably don’t have a smile on your face. Maybe you woke up 35 minutes late and couldn’t wash your hair. Dumped hot coffee on your new white shirt? Idaho sunrise (baked eggs and bacon in potato bowls) Idaho Sunrise (Baked Eggs & Bacon In Potato Bowls) Ok, what is up with eggs?!!?

idaho sunrise (baked eggs and bacon in potato bowls)

They seem to be in everything lately! From topping pizzas, to burgers (shout out to Blanc, for KC locals!) , to garnishing soups…apparently the incredible, edible egg is now tres chic. Oreo Cheesecake Cookies. Cupcake25recipesmall.jpg (JPEG Image, 800 × 400 pixels) The Perfect Pantry Article. Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake. I swear buttermilk is magic.

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

I’ve dwelled on this before. Buttermilk seems to turn everything to gold. Super-moist, super-delicious gold. Anyway, I needed a simple, summery, breakfasty, cake-like-but-not-dessert-like recipe to make this morning. Baked Lemon Pasta. I love simple dishes like this.

Baked Lemon Pasta

They remind me of my single vegetarian days in L.A. when I’d often come home from work and find a total of three grocery items in my kitchen. This is in contrast to the 9.446 grocery items in my kitchen now—everything from bacon grease to a freezer full of beef, but we won’t go there today. Lemon is an unlikely flavoring for pasta, but oh…is it ever refreshing and good, especially in the spring and summer.

This is a baked version, but if you’re in a hurry there’s nothing more delicious than this: saute butter and olive oil, add chopped garlic. Squeeze in the juice of a couple of lemons and add in some of the zest. There’s something about this baked version, though, that I just love. Cooking for one recipes. 100 French Food/Drink Words and Phrases.

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100 French Food/Drink Words and Phrases

If only your 10th grade French teacher had taught you what you really need to know — impressing that special someone at the restaurant where you’re maxing out your credit card. Don’t let that stop you though, because what they say is true: France is a haven for food and wine enthusiasts of all levels, and French cuisine is a palate-expanding experience everyone should have. Try out some of my extensive choice vocabulary for avoiding snails, raw beef and frogs’ legs (although why would you want to?) Or honing the basics for customizing your steak-frites and procuring the right water. Yes, you read that correctly. Drinking Avec des glaçons: On the rocks La biére: Beer Une bouteille: A bottle Le café: Coffee (typically Espresso) Une crafe: A glass bottle (usually of wine) La carte de vins: The wine list Le cidre: Cider Le jus: Juice Le Kir: White wine with cassis or blackberry syrup Un pichet: A small pitcher (usually of wine) Know your meat All about chicken: Great dishes.

How to To Make Your Food Taste Awesome. Posted by admin on Aug 19, 2012 in Food Preparation | 211 comments In case you are not skilled with the food recipes and preparation, listed bellow are some of the easy food tips to make your meals delicious easy way.

How to To Make Your Food Taste Awesome

No matter you prepare breakfast, dinner or just a snack, the easy food tips are here to make your food even more attractive and awesome. Idea by Janice Kamide Images Source BuzzFeed. The Cook Abides. Top 10 Awesome Dips. 10 Foods to Wake Up Your Workday. 8.

10 Foods to Wake Up Your Workday

Quinoa “Quinoa is a gluten-free grain that contains more protein than any other grain or rice. The grain is so rich in amino acids, that it is considered a complete source of protein, high in lysine, methionine and cysteine—ideal for post-workout meals to help build muscle. It is also high in folate, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese, making it a nutrient-packed source of carbohydrates for long-lasting energy levels,” Dr. The Lorax Cake Pops. It’s Cake Pop time again.

The Lorax Cake Pops

Complete Recipes. A Cozy Kitchen. Jello shots without the trash. Ingredients: Strawberries (the biggest ones you can find) Strawberry jelly powder Creme de cacao Vodka Chocolate chips (optional) Wash the strawberries and pick out the nicest ones.

Jello shots without the trash

You will need about 3 boxes worth of strawberries for 2 cups of jello. Cut off the bottoms so the strawberries can stand up but be careful to not make holes for the jello to leak out. Cut off the tops and hollow out the insides. For chocolate dipped strawberries, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave on low heat and then dip each strawberry in the melted chocolate. Mix 1 cup of boiling water and the jelly powder. How to DIY Your Own Frozen Fruit Pops. Photo: SkinnyTaste.com / The Bump We recently came across this DIY frozen fruit pop recipe on Pinterest from the blog SkinnyTaste.com.

How to DIY Your Own Frozen Fruit Pops

These pops are a healthy and simple summer treat for your little ones (and you!). “My one-year-old probably had as much fun playing with them as she did eating them,” says SkinnyTaste.com blogger Gina. To make the pops, “Combine diced fruit in a bowl and fill each 5 ounce cup with fruit. Get the full recipe at SkinnyTaste.com here. Tell us, what are your favorite summer snacks? Chocolate Chip Gender Reveal Cookies. Potato Rings with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch.

If french fries and onion rings ever got married and had a baby, I think it would be something like this…a potato ring. You have a light and crispy outer coating with a soft potato and caramelized onion center…why? Because we can I guess, who knows…but it’s kind of fun, right?! St. Patrick's Day Desserts. Pizza Braid. Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes. So, after being gone all last week, this has been catch up on the house week.