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Pleasures of SoupMerrie Schonbach Often our diets change during the cold weather. More hot foods then cold sandwiches grace the dinner table. Our schedules do not slow down so we seek out hardy, quick to prepare meals. Making a pot of soup is a perfect solution for a healthy, hot meal. There are dozens of different soups that you can make. Make your meal different then chicken noodle or tomato soup, why not try a creamy wild rice mushroom, white chicken chili, cheesy potato with bacon, country bean or even Italian wedding soup. You do not have to make these wonderful soups from scratch or pour from a can, purchase a soup kit and add fresh meat for a great home made taste. Soup kits provide all of the dried ingredients, spices and instructions. The ingredients you add are minimal and the cooking easy and relatively quick. You can find these soup kits from several small Internet businesses that sell gourmet foods at very affordable prices. Make dinner different tonight and try a soup kit for your family.
| | | | RELATED ARTICLES A Note To Food Manufacturers... Food manufacturing in the US has always been about convenience, product availability, taste and price. The more society ventured away from the family garden and kitchen, the more food manufacturers developed a market or niche for their products at home in the cupboards. Processed foods no longer are limited to flour and sugar on the country store shelf, but have evolved to include the variety of foods eaten daily and taken from restaurants, grocery stores, super markets and convenience stores. Grilled Albacore Tuna Steak Recipes Grilled albacore tuna steak recipes add flair to your dinner table. Asians have a way of spicing up any fish dish with their own wasabi powder. This is a Japanese horseradish and many chefs today use this spice to bring a very unique flavor to tuna steak. Six Tips for Organizing Your Refrigerator Have you taken a good look in your refrigerator, lately Your mother-in-law’s Meatloaf Surprise started living up to it’s name two weeks ago. Month-old leftovers are now candidates for Junior’s next science project. Shake Things Up With Fun Milkshakes Milkshakes have been around since the old days of drugstore soda fountains. Now days we tend to drink milkshakes mainly when we go out for a bite to eat at a fast food restaurant. Gourmet Foods For Every Occasion Enjoying fine food is definitely one of the pleasures of life. There is so much fast food and bland tasting dishes today because of the lack of time to really prepare food right, that when you do get to enjoy gourmet fine food, its a special treat. Vegetarian Does Not Have To Be "All Or Nothing" Many people contemplate becoming a vegetarian at one point or another.Some consider a meatless diet because they feel sorry for the animals.Others think a vegetarian way of eating will improve their health. Easy Trail Mixes Before you set off on your next family walk or outing, try making one of these super easy trail mixes to keep your energy up. Gourmet Centerpieces A Holiday Dinner Party or for that matter, any Dinner party, calls for some creative ideas for table centerpieces. An elegant centerpiece is as important a part of your dinner table, as the rest of the table decoration, serveware or even the food itself! Bring a creative twist to all your dinner parties this season, by displaying abundant and fabulous Gourmet Centerpieces instead of the usual flowers, candles etc. Instead, use flowers, candles, berries, ornaments etc. to accessorize the table decor. Place them with place mats or name cards to enliven the table. Leave the centerpiece for a majestic creation from your kitchen. Holiday Dieting:A Sweet Way To Cheat! If your diet is making you a humbug this season, there’s some good news.Turns out dark chocolate, that decadent confection, may actually be good for you! Best Recipes: Strawberry Orange Milkshake Love strawberries Love orange juice Well, now you can have them both together in this divine Strawberry Orange Milkshake. Makes a great fruit smoothie if you’re looking for a simple smoothie to have any time of day. Making Hamburger Recipes is Easy and Fun When I was a kid Wimpy from the old Popeye cartoon show was one of my favorite characters because he expressed a deep love and obsession with hamburgers on a bun. Wimpy was always looking for hamburgers and wasn’t happy unless his plate was piled high with steaming hot hamburgers. Homemade Ice Cream Have you ever wondered if there was a healthful alternative to the sugar and preservative filled ice cream you buy in the supermarketsIf you have or if you would truly like to try homemade ice cream then this is for you.I have a recipe for vanilla ice cream, that will knock your socks off when you taste it. The Best Way to Use Low-Carb Control The benefits of low-carb dieting are easy to see and make clear why so many are choosing a low-carb way of life. For example, there isnt any counting of calories or measuring portions. In addition you do not have to cut out all the food you enjoy. You can continue eating burgers, cheese, and bacon. Putting yourself on an eating plan for most people is generally complicated and yet the low-carb diet plan is simple enough for anyone. Cut your carbs down and watch the pounds fall. A New Website For The Home Cook NC—Ontario Porks web site "www.porkpeople.com" tells you everything you ever wanted to know about pork, and its about to get bigger and better. Grilled Tandoori-Style Chicken with Cool Cucumber Raita NC—Using a tandoori paste from a jar makes this spicy chicken dish fast and easy. Marinate the meat at the cottage in the morning, or combine the chicken and marinade and marinate overnight in the refrigerator before leaving for the cottage the next day. This marinade is also lovely for grilled lamb chops. You can make the raita at home and bring it along in the cooler. A PEARfectly Fun Snack For Kids NC—Looking for ways to incorporate healthy foods into your kids snacks that they will actually want to eat Sweet and juicy fresh pears are a versatile and yummy addition to a lot of childrens favorite snack foods. Fresh USA Pears are loaded with good-for-you stuff like Vitamin C, potassium and fiber, but they are so sweet that your child wont guess they are eating a very healthy fruit. Pears contain levulose, one of the sweetest known sugars, making them a good alternative to processed sweets since an average size pear has only 100 calories and no saturated fat. You can find a gallery of great kids recipes and games at www.usapears.com. Best Recipes: Eggnog Milkshake It’s that time of year again when we all get together and share good conversation, merriment, and great food. Here’s a quick and easy recipe for an eggnog milkshake. Gas Grills Often Turn Out Dangerous Grills, especially gas grills, are an equipment to be used with caution and care, as they may just put you in danger. Most of the times, fires are started by gas tanks of such grills. Little-known Tips for Easy Holiday Baking Are you wondering if you have the time to bake homemade Christmas cookies this year Every year at about this time we all start to get a little panicked that the holidays are coming up fast and were not really ready yet. Here are a few little-known tips and tricks, for almost every type of cookie, to help you get the most out of the time you spend baking. Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes You will need: |
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