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Every weekend I have this little obsession of browsing through the recipes of Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Martha Stewart & Sunset magazines in search for a little inspiration or a recipe that is unique and fun. This Sunday I had a hankering for something Fall, Halloween themed and Sassy. Something that I could easily ship to work to feed my coworkers and something that I could add a personal twist too.
Kitchen Wisdom
Kitchen WisdomStuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips.Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway!To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix. Keeps in the pantry for up to a year.When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.Go to the bakery!20 worst foods to eat
1. Worst fast-food chicken meal
Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips from McDonald's (5 pieces) with creamy ranch sauce
830 calories
55 grams (g) fat (4.5 g trans fat)
48 g carbohydrates
The only thing "premium" about these strips is the caloric price you pay. Add a large fries and regular soda and this seemingly innocuous chicken meal tops out at 1,710 calories.
High Calorie foods from fast food resturants
White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Louisville region) Calories: 1680 Nathan's Fish N Chips Calories: 1537 Carl's Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1520 Hardee's Monster Thickburger Calories: 1420 Dairy Queen Large Choc. Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard Calories: 1320 Hardee's Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger Calories: 1300 Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Malt Calories: 1300 Nathan's Chicken Tender Platter Calories: 1300 Jack In The Box OREO Cookie Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1290 Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (6 piece) Calories: 1270 Hardee's Double Thickburger Calories: 1250 Burger King TRIPLE WHOPPER Sandwich With Cheese Calories: 1230 Jack In The Box Chocolate Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1230 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (New Jersey region) Calories: 1230 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Breaded Pork Chop Calories: 1220 Jack In The Box Strawberry Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1220 Jack In The Box Egg Nog Shake (24oz) Calories: 1210 Nathan's FRENCH FRIES (SUPER SIZE) Calories: 1188 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (New Jersey region) Calories: 1180 Del Taco Macho Beef Burrito Calories: 1170 McDonald's Chocolate Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1160 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Country Steak Calories: 1150 McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (Large Size Biscuit) w/o Syrup & Margarine Calories: 1140 Carl's Jr. Guacamole Bacon Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1140 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Chicken Calories: 1140 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (Cincinnati region) Calories: 1140 Burger King TRIPLE WHOPPER Sandwich Calories: 1130 White Castle Chicken Rings (20) Calories: 1130 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Cincinnati region) Calories: 1130 Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1130 Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Shake Calories: 1130 Jack In The Box Bacon 'n' Cheese Ciabatta Burger Calories: 1120 Jack In The Box Sirloin Bacon 'n' Cheese Burger Calories: 1120 McDonald's Vanilla Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1110 McDonald's Strawberry Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1110 Del Taco Macho Nachos Calories: 1100 Jack In The Box Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger Calories: 1090 White Castle Fish Nibblers - Sack Calories: 1090 White Castle Strawberry Shake - Large (Minneapolis region) Calories: 1090 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (Nashville region) Calories: 1090 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Nashville region) Calories: 1090 McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (Reg. Size Biscuit) w/o Syrup & Margarine Calories: 1070 Jack In The Box Sirloin Cheese Burger Calories: 1070 Carl's Jr. Bacon Cheese Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1070 Hardee's Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1060 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Sausage Calories: 1060 Del Taco Macho Combo Burrito Calories: 1050 Jack In The Box Vanilla Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1050 Dairy Queen Large Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard Calories: 1050 Del Taco Macho Bacon & Egg Burrito Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen FlameThrower GrillBurger (1/2lb) Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (4 piece) Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen Medium Choc.This Year's Thanksgiving Dinner
I hope everyone had a nice holiday. I had the honor of cooking dinner for a small group of four people. The meal was vegetarian (actually vegan, except for one dessert), mostly organic, with no added sugar and nothing refined.
Aunt Addy's Famous Lemon Meringue Pie
Addy is here! My Aunt Addy arrived yesterday all the way from South Africa, so I asked her to make her famous meringue pie, I took SO many pictures for you guys! It looked so pretty and tasted sooooo good, like always.
Deep Dish Plum and Almond Pie
This rich, juicy pie is perfect for the holidays. An easy, press-in dough in a springform pan makes it simple to handle, slice, and serve. The intensely flavored almond cream adds depth to the late-harvest plums, and if you're up for going the extra mile, the optional touch of anise in the crust ties it all together.
Are You A Martha or A Maxine?
Are you a Martha or Maxine? *Martha's Way Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips. *Maxine's Way Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake!Caramel Apple Cake
Cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups sugar, plus 1/4 cup for the apples
1 1/2 teaspoons ground apple or pumpkin pie spice blend
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt
4 large golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped (about 5 cups)
3 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sour cream
Finely grated zest from 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange (about 1/3 cup)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Caramel Glaze:
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Special equipment: 10 cup bundt pan
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter and flour the bundt pan.
Whisk the flour, 1 1/3 cup of the sugar, 1 teaspoon of the pie spice, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
The History of APRONS
The History of APRONS I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
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