Giardiniera: Spice Up Your Meals

• May 5th, 2010
• Posted in Cuisine . Herbs and Spices . Kitchen . Recipes

If you're looking for a tasty, inexpensive way to liven up meal time, add a few fork-fulls of hot or mild giardiniera to your plate. This delicious, Italian-style condiment has been around for centuries, but it is just now beginning to get the acclaim it deserves. What Is Giardiniera? The word "giardiniera" means from the garden in Italian. It's a mixture of either hot or mild peppers and all sorts of vegetables, the most common being carrots, celery, and green olives[...] Click on the title to read more

Mortar And Pestle Sets

• May 3rd, 2010
• Posted in Herbs and Spices . Home Furnishings . Kitchen . Kitchen Furnishings . Kitchen Gadgets

A good quality mortar and pestle set is invaluable in the kitchen. Anyone who spends even a little amount of time cooking will enjoy the experience much more if they have a good mortar and pestle set available nearby. So what should we be looking for with a good quality mortar and pestle set? We want weight; We need a set that has some weight to it for it to really be of use. The fact is that light materials are not as well suited to grinding or pounding ingredients[...] Click on the title to read more

A Fruit Juicer that makes Peanut Butter?

• April 25th, 2010
• Posted in Cuisine . Kitchen . Kitchen Furnishings . Kitchen Gadgets . Major Appliances . Recipes

Peanut butter is a yummy spread which is filling and nutritious, a favorite with children of all ages. But did you know that you can make nut spreads from other nuts, like cashews and almonds too? These and more can be easily made at home, for healthier eating than the commercially produced item. Peanuts are the best nut for the job and used the most because they are naturally very oily, meaning they mix well once crushed and spread nice and[...] Click on the title to read more

Pros And Cons Of Spice Racks

• April 19th, 2010
• Posted in Cuisine . Herbs and Spices . Kitchen . Kitchen Furnishings . Kitchen Gadgets . Recipes

If you spend a lot of time cooking in the kitchen, then you already know the value of owning good spice jars. But what you may not have figured out is whether those jars need their own spice rack.

Spice racks house your spice jars, plain and simple. Most are fairly straightforward in design, although they don't have to be. You can find them made from[...] Click on the title to read more

A Slow Cooker Cookbook for Easy Meals

• April 17th, 2010
• Posted in Home Library . Kitchen . Recipes . Rival Crock Pot

Are you interested in living the slow-cookin' lifestyle, but perhaps you're not too handy around the kitchen when it comes to whipping up your own recipes? Do you lack the confidence to just throw some ingredients in the crock pot and see what comes the process. Rear not, my friend, I was once in your very shoes, and a slow cooker cookbook may be your savior... I've always fancied myself rather creative when it came to the culinary arts. Heck, at one point in my young life I was even considering attending culinary training classes in order to become a trained chef. Somewhere along the way, though, I lost my creative flow as it were, and just couldn't seem to get things back on track. It got so bad that[...] Click on the title to read more

You don’t have to be a great cook to learn how to cook quinoa!

• April 12th, 2010
• Posted in Cuisine . Kitchen . Recipes

If your idea of effort in the kitchen includes something out of a cardboard box and a microwave, you probably know that you are not getting all of the nutrients that your body needs. If you never bothered learning how to cook, eating healthy can be a challenge. What you need are some dishes that are easy to prepare and good for you. A great place to start is by cooking quinoa! Quinoa is a super food that provides all eight of the amino acids that your body needs. It is both easy to prepare and good for you! Quinoa cooks in less time that just about any other grain, so it is great if you are rushing home to get dinner on the table for your hungry family![...] Click on the title to read more