Recipes

My Special Blueberry Muffins

This is my special blueberry muffin recipe that I created over 30 years ago and I like it so much that I have never stopped using it, it has a magnificent flavor and a wonderful texture, the freshness life of this muffin is about 4days but if frozen it will last for months. The part that I like about this…

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Serve Eggs Anytime

The popularity of breakfast foods is a good reason to keep dependable starters, such as eggs, bread and other staples, on hand. But why reserve them only for morning meals? Planning breakfast for dinner is a good way to serve up simple, satisfying evening meals without spending a lot of time in the kitchen. A strata is one easy-to-prepare dish…

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Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

This is our families secret chocolate chip recipe. We have a large family so this one makes over 4 dozen chocolate chip cookies. You can experiment with most cookie recipes to adjust to your own taste. Remenmber the more brown sugar you use the more chewy type cookie you create. I don’t think this one needs much adjusting. First we…

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Wine

Get Romantic With Tea

When it comes to romance, many set the mood with a glass of pinot noir, or a bubbly flute of champagne. Don’t forget that “tea for two” can also brew romance, if you pay mind to the presentation. Tea can be poured in a porcelain mug, a metal goblet or a shallow saucer. Some like to gulp it down, others…

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A Marriage Of Crab And Corn Big Easy Style

When many people think of beignets, they think of those wonderful, soft, pillow-like pastries sprinkled with confectionery sugar, served at Cafe Du Monde in the Old French Quarter. As New Orleans gets back on its feet following Hurricane Katrina, I’d highly recommend a visit to the Crescent City to taste the real thing. In the meantime, here’s a different twist…

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All About Chinese Tea Cups

As you all know, the Chinese are so meticulous when it comes tea wares. Perhaps this is due to the fact that tea wares like the Chinese tea cups and tea pots play a very important role in the tea preparation. A tea ceremony would not be successful without the use of tea wares. As many people said, the true…

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Double Decker Pastry

This recipe is an experience for anyone, it’s kind of unique and very different from today’s baking, today all you need to do is go to the market and pick something off of the shelf, put it in the microwave and you have it. Well I’m old fashion when it is something I’m going to eat and enjoy, I need…

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Wine

Cappuccino The Legends Behind Coffee

The legendary cup of cappuccino seems like just a mere drink that brings up maybe a romantic gathering with some old boyfriend, but who would think that real romance and a massive industry would revolve around it. Coffee’s warm, dark and aromatic fluid has drawn many a person into a coffeehouse, not just recently, but from its very early beginnings.…

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Cleaning Your All Important Coffee Machines

If you are one of the many that love coffee or live with someone that does; odds are you have at least one coffee machine; though it’s not unheard of to have backups just in case this very important appliance fails. Whether you have one or many coffee machines; cleaning the machine can give you many more fresh cups of…

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Weddings

Get What You Really Want From Your Wedding Registry

Today, the resources available to brides and grooms-to-be are unparalleled. According to About.com, 91 percent of couples register for wedding gifts, and guests spend $19 billion buying presents from wedding gift registries. Many couples register at two or more locations in order to make the gift-giving process as convenient as possible for their guests and to ensure that the couple…

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