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Archive for September 2008

September 30th, 2008

Taste Of Home Offers Cooking Classes

Taste of Home Cooking School offers traveling cooking  demonstrations all across the United States. I first heard of these today, when I saw an ad for one of the cooking demonstrations coming to my area this Thursday.
They have two different shows going on now. The first one is Fresh Ideas For Fall, the […]

By Linette Gerlach -- 0 comments

September 30th, 2008

Cooking for the Cure

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Started by First Lady Betty Ford, a breast cancer survivor herself, and her daughter Susan in 1985, NBCAM has made great strides both by increasing early detection of this disease and erasing the stigma that was once attached to it.
A number of pink products are promoted […]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

September 29th, 2008

Celebrate Blogtoberfest with b5media Lifestyles Channel

The b5media Lifestyles Channel is excited to announce our Second Annual Channel Wide Blogtoberfest!
Blogtoberfest will run an entire two weeks throughout our channel beginning Monday, October 6th and wrapping up Friday, October 17th.
Here’s how it will work:
Each day select blogs within the channel will post as usual, the only difference is, they’ll post […]

By Linette Gerlach -- 0 comments

September 29th, 2008

Four Tips to a Better Turkey

Four Easy Tips for a Better Bird, an excerpt from The Science of Good Food by David Joachim and Andrew Schloss, coming out in October of 2008:
The challenge of cooking turkey is keeping it moist and cooking it evenly. Turkey is lower in moisture than other birds, containing only about 58% water.
1. […]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

September 27th, 2008

Remembering Paul Newman

Paul Newman, the extraordinary actor, philanthropist, race-car driver, and pioneer in manufacturing healthy, no-frills food that tastes good, died yesterday (September 26, 2008) at his home in Connecticut of complications from lung cancer. He was 83.
Food lovers will remember Newman for his “Newman’s Own” food company, which he started in 1982 with his friend, A.E. […]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

September 26th, 2008

October Healthy Food Holidays

We have a lot to talk about in October. October is Apple Month, Vegetarian Month, Pasta Month, and Seafood Month. Plus, of course, it’s the time of the fall harvest, wine harvest, and Halloween. Stay tuned for fall recipes and spooky, fun, food ideas.
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Tags: apples, october, seafood

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By Sandy Mitchell -- 1 comment

September 26th, 2008

Five-Spice Chicken Salad

We finish up National Honey Month with a spicy/sweet chicken dish that’s perfect for a quick dinner or lunch any time of the year, Five-Spice Chicken Salad.
Five-Spice Chicken Salad
1/4 cup honey
3 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
8 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
3 green onions, […]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

September 26th, 2008

Weekend Fun Food Links For 9/26/08

We have a travel theme this week with several of our recipe links, with some fall recipes thrown in. Happy cooking and reading.
Black and White Wedding CakesThese cakes put a beautiful spin on a classic wedding theme.
Busy Family MealsIt’s not too late to grill! Try an onion marinade for lamb before the north winds […]

By Linette Gerlach -- 0 comments

September 25th, 2008

Quick Apple Crisp

I have a quick and easy recipe for apple crisp. Instead of mixing up several ingredients for the crisp, I use instant oatmeal cereal (like Quaker(tm), Kashi(tm), or the store brand).
Here’s my quick apple crisp recipe:

6-8 medium apples
3-4 packets of quick oatmeal cereal ( cinnamon or maple- brown sugar flavor)
1-2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup […]

By Linette Gerlach -- 6 comments

September 24th, 2008

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

One of my favorite fall treats is roasted pumpkin seeds. We have several large pumpkins this year, so that means we’ll have plenty of seeds. Pumpkin seeds are simple to roast.
Once you’ve dug them out of the pumpkin, rinse them under water and pick out the pumpkin pulp.
Lay them out on a […]

By Linette Gerlach -- 5 comments