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Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : recipe ownership cookbook
I think all cooks eventually have this experience, you're flicking through yet another recipe book when you come across a recipe that looks rather familiar. They'll be a few differences, the measures might be more exact, the method a little different, or maybe a new ingredient or two, but the core of the dish is one you've seen and cooked before. Once you've found this doppleganger, you ask yours

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Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : food recipes menu planning nanlt dinner
Weekly menu planning helps to save time and money in the kitchen. This week you will find twice baked-potatoes, lasagne, stuffed chicken breast, and other delicious dishes to satisfy the whole family.

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The holidays are coming to a close and it's time to leave behind the rich and heavy foods we've been indulging in the past 6 weeks.

Continuing the weekly menu planning series from "Cooking with NanLT" and on "FoodLovers Website" 7 Meals for 7 Days and a Spare this week provides links to a selection of dishes which are easy to make and take advantage of foods in season this time of year. Inclu

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Looking for something to do with the summer's abundance of herbs? If you're out of ideas, take heart! You can take almost any fresh or dried herb and turn it into healthy and tasty iced tea for your family, in your iced tea maker!

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3 Comments  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : lemon olive oil flavored olive oil preserved lemons
You don't have to buy those flavoured olive oils in the store -- now you can make them at home following these simple and basic steps. You'll be able to take advantage of cheap lemon prices when they are on sale, and have lemons available even when the supply is scarce, too!

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If you have ever stayed in an English hotel, the full English breakfast is really something to savour, but it is pretty imposing to try to prepare it yourself. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of everything you need to cook a full English breakfast at home for six people in just about an hour.

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Using photographs I have detailed how to chop a bell pepper in simple steps. This method eliminates the problem of scattering tiny pepper seeds all over the cooking surface. Once finished, the central core containing all the seeds can be easily discarded.

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1 Comment  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : food costumes party family halloween recipes party ideas
These adorable and fun food costumes add so much to Halloween and party time. Each of the food costumes includes party ideas and a yummy recipe to make for your celebrations. I'm loving the Chiquita banana sauce that I found...check it out!

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Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : recipes riverford organic children activities
Over the summer the Riverford Field Kitchen from Riverford Organic has been sending out a weekly kid's challenge with some activities to do with your kids.

This week's activity shows how to make your own bee home AND provides a recipe for sweetcorn fritters.

Don't forget to take the quiz with your kids - how many vegetables can you recognise? Results of the quiz will be published during O

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The first time I came across saffron I was absolutely amazed at its price tag. Over $10 for an amount that was less than 1/2 a teaspoon in volume!

I set out, in those days before home computers and Google, to discover what I could about this most expensive spice.

Discover for yourself what I have learned about the world's most expensive spice in S is for...Saffron.

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1 Comment  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : herbs spices a to z herbs spices spice trade culinary use of herbs
Spices made our world what it is today. They helped open up trade between countries, encouraged exploration, and helped with the development of currency. Spices today can be bought on any grocery shelf, but this wasn't always the case. Here you will find a list of herbs and spices A to Z, some commonly used some not so common and learn a bit about the history of herbs and spices along the way.

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1 Comment  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : vegetables children cooking summer fun for kids
Riverford Organic has been providing weekly emails with fun summer ideas for children. This week - writing your name in seeds
- making a potato salad

If you haven't found it yet, be sure to take the online vegetable challenge linked to at the bottom of the page.

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Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : anti-bento bento school lunch lunch food
Join me! Mums (and dads) of the world unite against cute little artistic lunch boxes called Bento.

Someone needs to speak up for the mums who don't have the time or inclination to make cute little piggies out of pink rice and hard-boiled egg mushrooms just to impress the other mums on the plaground.

Just say No! To Bento.

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Riverford Organics has created this challenge for children. Over the summer they are conducting quizzes, and sharing recipes and other cooking activities with kids.
Do the survey with your child to see how many of the pictured fruits and vegetables they can recognise.

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It's been a long week, ending over the weekend by illness of first my boys and then me. Meaning my menu plan for this week is a day late being written.

I've planned this week's menu to allow hopefully for the heat as it's been a hotter than usual summer thus far and for meeting schedules as we get through the week.

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Lentils are legumes, seeds of a plant whose botanical name is Lens ensculenta. They grow in pods that contain either one or two lentil seeds. Lentils are classified according to whether they are large or small in size with dozens of varieties of each being cultivated. While the most common types in the United States are either green lentils or brown lentils, lentils are also available in black, y

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1 Comment  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : kitchen essentials larder food stocks
Whatever the size of your kitchen, however much you may cook, it's always a good idea to have a larder stocked with basic essentials that you might need.

To help me keep track of what is in my larder I have made up a "recipe card" with all of the items listed. This way, when I make up my shopping list I only have to go down the card to check off what I am out of or running low on.

This is

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Family Cooking Made Easy

I've been cooking for my family for over a decade. Over time I have figured out, discarded, and discovered a lot of time saving measures to make my time in the kitchen and at the shops easier and more economical.

Over time I will be sharing recipes, meal plans, and tips for your own kitchen.

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Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged : vegetables barbecue cooking tips low fat low cholesterol homemade cooking methods
Georgia Rascon of LowCholesterolRecipes.org has written a comprehensive article on healthy eating. Her sound cooking tips include substitutions that the home cook can do to lower fat and cholesterol in their everyday cooking. This article is sure to help all of us struggling with cholesterol issues by offering us choices in preparation to help us eat healthier food.