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By Brandy Summers This is a recipe for the classic style Pennsylvania Dutch shoefly pie. It's name comes from the fact that pesky flies would have to be shoed away from this tempting sugary treat. 1/2 cup molasses 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup boiling water 1 pinch salt 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, dissolve the baking soda into the molasses; stir until the mixure foams. Stir in the boiling water and add the salt. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and the butter; mix until texture is crumbly. Pour 1/3 of the molasses mixture into the unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle 1/3 of the brown sugar crumbs on top of molasses. Alternate between molasses and crumb mixture until all is used up. Crumb mixture should be your last layer. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the crumbs are golden brown. => Recipe for Shoefly Pie:...

By Sunil Tanna Korean food is based on noodles, rices, meat, vegetables and tofu (known in Korea as "dubu"). Meals are usually served with many side dishes ("banchan"), as well as steamed rice, soup and kimchi (fermented vegetables, most often cabbage but sometimes cucumber or radish). Spices and seasonings are widely used, including doenjang (fermented soybean paste), garlic, ginger, gochujang (red chili paste), salt and soy sauce. Some popular Korean dishes include: - Gamjatang - A spicy soup made using pork spine, potatoes and other vegetables, and green onions, hot peppers and sesame seeds. - Kimchi jjigae - A soup made using kimchi, pork and tofu. - Kongnamul-guk - A soup made from soybean sprouts. - Jeongol - A stew made using seafood and vegetables. - Maeuntang - Hot and spicy fish soup. - Bulgogi - Literally translated from Korean, Bulgogi means "fire meat". The dish consists of beef, shredded or thinly sliced, then cooked on a gril...

Give this garlic soup to a family member or friend when they are sick or just to warm their heart. The properties contained in these tiny little bulbs of garlic are the greatest for lowering cholesterol and increasing immunities. Note : If you are taking a blood thinning medication, I would suggest not including the garlic in your recipe because it also effectively thins the blood. This includes the "one a day" preventative medications. You can store this soup in the freezer, for future use. If that is what you are going to do, please note that the noodles will absorb even more water after they have been cooked. What are you going to do? Simply add more water and a little more spices and you are ready for your soup to make you better! What you will need: I use a wok to make my soups as they are bigger and give me more freedom to work. 2 or 3 Bulbs of Garlic Dill Parsley Jalapeños (McCormick's makes a great crushed pepper in a jar, but using real is best. J...

In today's world of ecoli scares and pet food recalls the concept of "eat locally, eat seasonally" is more popular than ever. You may be eating locally grown, seasonal food but are you seasoning your food with the same concept in mind? During the summer when so many wonderful fresh ingredients are available, why not enhance the flavor experience using fresh herbs. Obviously, nothing is better than fresh picked from your own garden, but for those lacking a green thumb or the space to grow, many Farmer's Markets are now featuring fresh herbs Basil is the official herb of summer. Barely tolerating temperatures below 60o , Basil begins its life while spring is waning and begins to fade as the coolness of fall sets in. In June 2007 the NPR program All Things Considered asked its listeners to share their thoughts on summer foods and flavors. Many responded that the flavor of fresh pesto was the embodiment of summer. Pesto might be the most well known and commo...

By Clint Warri Jerk chicken to me is one of the most delicious dishes from the Caribbean this type of chicken is usually quite hot - modify the heat to your taste by adjusting the amount of chili. The Correct way to prepare this chicken is to wood-smoke the chicken so it gets that authentic flavour it's sensational. This Jamaican Jerk Chicken is marinated unlike other recipes that simply call for a jerk rub. Jerk Chicken is great served with baked sweet potatoes, and we also suggest serving this with Ice-cold Jamaican beer. If your interest in Jerk Chicken is its history, I will talk about that as we go along , some other time. This isn't exactly authentic, and true jerk chicken is actually more smoke cooked than it is grilled; and it's often falling off the bone tender. The assembly of the Jerk Chicken is simple. Jerk chicken is tasty, I usually ask for more sauce as I think it can be a little dry. Our infamous jerk chicken is marinated for 24 hours in our o...

Croatian cuisine is sometimes known as "the cuisine of regions", since each part of Croatia has its own distinct culinary traditions, and influences from its neighbors. The cookery of coastal regions shows influences from Roman, Illyrian and Greek cuisine, Italian cuisine, and even French cuisine, whereas inland areas get their influences from Viennese and Austrian cuisine, Hungarian cuisine and Turkish cuisine. Some popular Croatian dishes include: - Juha od Mahuna - A vegetable soup made from green beans, as well as carrots, lentils, onions and peas. - Brudet - Fish stew, served with polenta (boiled cornmeal) - Gulaš - A spicy beef stew, similar to Hungarian cuisine's gulyás (goulash). - Slavonski Cobanac - Lamb stew originally from Slavonia. - Istrian stew (Croatian: Istarska jota) - A stew made with bacon, spare ribs, beans, potatoes and sauerkraut, seasoned with garlic. - Pašticada - A stewed beef dish, originally from Dalmatia (and sometimes known a...

Some believe pasta came from China, others believe it originated in Italy. Both would agree, however, that it is a versatile and tasty food. Today, I am going to give some tips on to make pasta preparation easier and more successful. For starters, when figuring out how much pasta is needed to serve a given number of people remember 1 cup or 8 oz of dry pasta= about 4 cups cooked. Further, always add salt to the boiling water before cooking. This enhances the flavor and eliminates the need to add salt to your pasta dish when it is served. Do not add oil to the cooking water. This only makes the pasta slippery and keeps the sauce from sticking. The next consideration is cooking time. Packaged dried pasta takes around 15 minutes to cook while homemade pasta take only around 10 minutes to cook. Either way, it is ready when it reaches the al dente state of being thoroughly cooked yet still offering some resistance to the bite. Finally, comes the draining phase of pasta prepar...

Italians have a way of life which is unique to other European countries. Firstly Italians are sociable creatures, not stuck up and pretentious. Italians speak loudly and gesticulate. They are generally uninhibited. Italians enjoy dinners after 9 pm and sit together at large tables where they eat delicious food and talk about everything under the sun including Italian Bread Recipes. Italians like to linger longer at the table; so soaking the bread into the remains of a delicious sauce is a worthy reason for staying on, chatting and drinking wine. The bread is of course fresh out of the oven and quite irresistible. The bread which arrives on the table is naturally a conversation piece and the cook knows that his / her cooking skills will be judged by the bread. A popular bread amongst Italians is a type of milk bread. It's baked with milk, water, flour and olive oil. It has a round shape, with an indented cross in the middle – it looks like a large hot cross bun. The ...

By Sami Fab You are on your camping holiday. You're cooking over a barbeque. Let's say, you're putting on the burgers. Now, do you ever think to yourself, what are the ingredients that make up these burgers? We have all seen on the packets of burgers the list of E numbers and preservatives. Also do you ever wonder how old and how good is the quality of the meat? What better way of knowing the quality of the meat than to make the burgers fresh yourself. That way you know they are made from the freshest meat. Of course there will be no artificial colors or preservatives. They'll be packed with all the proteins and vitamins that fresh meat provides. Here is a quick and simple recipe for lamb patties (small burgers) using fresh lean minced lamb. This is accompanied with a fresh and tasty mint salad inside a wonderful wholemeal Pita pocket. Ingredients: Serves 4 1Kg fresh lean minced lamb 60g finely chopped fresh parsley 1 medium onion finely chopped 25g fin...

Wild rice is the state grain of Minnesota. For hundreds of years wild rice was a staple food for the Chippewa and the Sioux. They harvested rice from canoes and used long sticks to shake the grain into boats. Some Native Americans still raise and harvest rice this way. However, most wild rice is raised by farmers and harvested with giant combines. Wild rice is high in protein and low in fat. A little goes a long way. One cup of uncooked rice makes about three cups of cooked rice. You can add flavor by cooking the rice in beef, chicken, or vegetable stock. The rice tastes best when slightly crunchy, so keep track of the time. Overcooked rice is mushy and looks like popcorn. Minnesotans love wild rice. We make wild rice pancakes, breads, salads, soups, side dishes, and desserts. Recently I bought some bratwurst with wild rice and it was delicious. I love wild rice with dried cranberries, caramelized onions, and orange zest . One day, though, I hankered for a steaming bowl ...

For cocoa lovers, here are the top 5 trends of chocolate wedding cakes. Original and tasty ideas for any sweet couple... Trend #1 – Classic and Smart The "classic" chocolate wedding cake can either be made of superposed pieces or set up on cake stands. The superposed version will allow you to easily practice the "cake cutting" ritual, while stands can give a very aesthetic aspect. Trend #2 – The Cup Cakes Paradise Cup cakes will allow you to vary the flavours, while offering a nice mix of colors to the eyes of your guests. They are also cheaper than classic wedding cakes. Cup cakes covered with chocolate syrup are simply gorgeous. Trend #3 - Mix It Up! Your cake doesn't need to be 100% chocolate. Chocolate can be within the cake itself, the cream, the topping and decorations. Also, any cakes mixing chocolate with vanilla or fruits are definitely winners. Trend #4 – Chocolate Croquembouches Croquembouches are commonly used in traditional French w...

By Pam Cole Do you have a ham bone in your freezer but you're not sure what to do with it? Here's a fun assortment of five recipes with crock pot and stovetop instructions. These range from the traditional split pea to the creative wild rice and ham chowder. Lentil Soup Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: see below Pams-hams bone ½ pound dried lentils 6 cups water 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 small can V8 juice ¼ cup oil 1 t. basil (optional) salt and pepper to taste Rinse lentils thoroughly. Combine all ingredients. In crock pot, cook on low 8-10 hours, Remove bone from soup. Cut up ham, return chopped ham to soup On stove top: Combine ingredients and bring to a boil. Then cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender. Remove bone from soup. Cut up ham, return chopped ham to soup Split Pea Soup or Navy Bean Soup Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: see below Pams-hams bone 2 cups dried split peas or dried navy beans 6 cups water 2 chopped ...

While it would be ideal to make all of our own snacks and meals from scratch everyday, the plain and simple truth is that most of us simply donÕt have that kind of time. This is where we turn to convenience foods to meet our dietary and weight loss needs. However, the right convenience foods in the right amounts can easily be integrated into almost any diet. Shop Smart - Never shop on an empty stomach. This will only make it harder for you to make choices that are in your best interests. Always be prepared with a thorough shopping list and do not divert from it. If an aisle is full of tempting goodies but has nothing on your list, simply walk right by it, instead of down it. If you see something healthy that you would like, but itÕs not on your list, jot it down and add it to the list next time. This will provide you with something to look forward to. Reach for the smaller bags and boxes of what you need when possible. The less food you have leftover in your kitchen transla...

Memories of growing up are continually dogged by Mother's "Mushy" Pea Soup. My brother and I must have eaten gallons of it during our teenage years, even to the stage where I think my brother was getting withdrawal symptoms if he did not get a regular "fix". All our friends knew Mum's pea soup and would often ask if there would be any available if they called around. And during winter months any guests of the family who were invited for lunch would invariably start their meal with a bowl of good old pea soup. Mind you it was good and on a cold winter's day was both warming and nourishing. During the winter months the kitchen was like a production line for pea soup with a pan of it always on the go. We even had pea soup lollies for the times when supply wasn't keeping up with demand - that was pea soup deep frozen in long half pint containers - all it lacked was the sticks and you could have sat their on a hot summer's day licking a...

By Phillip Speciale If you like ice cream you'll love these gelato recipes. It's rich creamy frozen custard flavored with chocolate, fruits and nuts. Throughout the years Italy has produced some of Europe's best desserts. Many of these desserts are simple to make and do not involve any complicated techniques. After eating an Italian meal course after course there is rarely any room for dessert. So any dessert served should be light and simple like fresh fruit or these delicious gelato recipes. Here we'll start with a basic custard cream gelato and then add a whole bunch of different ingredients to give it some great flavors. You'll need an ice cream maker for this one but its well worth the end results. Soon you'll discover why this special dessert has been an Italian favorite for centuries. Custard Cream Gelato INGREDIENTS 6 cups of whole milk or 2% 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar 12 egg yolks beaten 1 Tbls of grated orange or lemon peel PREPARATI...

By Jon Sterling The following recipe is what is called making biscuit's from scratch – My Grandmother made them like this, but mother was lazy and opted for the canned variety – that we all know taste, well not that great. Making biscuits from scratch is not hard at all – it takes us about 20 minutes from beginning to out of the oven and ready to eat. They taste so much better and you can have quality time with the kids making them – Why? Because there is a cookie cutter involved and it's like working with Play-Doh! Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour (never really tried anything else) 3 teaspoons of baking powder ½-teaspoon salt ½ cup of shortening (Crisco) 1-cup milk (we use buttermilk) Cooking Directions: Preheat Oven to 450 F. degrees In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Using blender, cut shortening into flour until consistency of course meal. Pour in milk; stir with fork until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a soft moist ...

Every year as summer draws to a close I find myself looking ahead to heating up the kitchen and filling the house with the wonderful aromas of hearty soups and stews. It is enjoyable to change our meal planning from lighter summer menus to traditional autumn foods. Eating seasonally means enjoying certain foods when they are at their ripest and freshest. Autumn is the height of harvest time for many fruits and vegetables. At the end of summer, the gardens are loaded with ingredients for creating tasty, one-pot meals such as Garden Patch Soup . This soup is full of nutritious and flavorful vegetables. It has been a restaurant customer favorite soup for well over twenty years. That's right. For over 20 years my restaurant customers have counted on this soup being featured every fall. The restaurant never quits serving customers favorite recipes. The soup recipe calls for beef, but you can use chicken or pork or you can leave out the meat altogether, adding more beans a...

By Tricia Craggs Tofu Spaghetti Nothing can bring home that wonderful taste of Italy like a good helping of home cooked spaghetti. Perhaps you have found that spaghetti at your local restaurant or Olive Garden style chain just isn't quite what the doctor ordered. The store bought brands are even worse -. watery and weak! Of course, for those of us wishing to add spaghetti into our vegetarian lifestyle, the choices can be even more depressing. Unless you favor tomato water as the sauce for your noodles, the absence of ground beef can really make a difference in the taste of your homemade spaghetti sauce. Thankfully, with the substitution of tofu, homemade spaghetti sauce can retake its place in the healthy vegetarian diet. Here is one recipe you can use to liven up your vegetarian dinner, and enjoy a delicious spaghetti meal without watering down your sauce. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons roasted garlic 1 lb tofu Two 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes ...

By Charlotte Faulkner Here are 3 great vegetarian soup recipes for you to make and try. ARTICHOKE SOUP. 1 lb. each of artichokes and potatoes, 1 Spanish onion, 1 oz. of butter, 1 pint of milk, and pepper and salt to taste. Peel, wash, and cut into dice the artichokes, potatoes, and onion. Cook them until tender in 1 quart of water with the butter and seasoning. When the vegetables are tender rub them through a sieve. Return the liquid to the saucepan, add the milk, and boil the soup up again. Add water if the soup is too thick. Serve with Allinson plain rusks, or small dice of bread fried crisp in butter or vege-butter. CARROT SOUP. 4 good-sized carrots, 1 head of celery, 1 onion, 3 oz. of Allinson wholemeal bread without crust, 1 oz. of butter, pepper and salt, and 1 blade of mace. Wash, scrape, and cut the carrots into dice. Prepare and cut up the onions and celery. Set the vegetables over the fire with 3 pints of water, adding the mace and seasoning. Let all cook un...

By Jeannette Marcoaldi This vegetarian homemade pasta sauce recipe is based on top quality ingredients. It not only helps the dish to taste as well as it does, but also provides the greatest health benefits. EASY VEGETARIAN PASTA SAUCE Ingredients: 2 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil 2 crushed cloves organic garlic 2 14.5oz cans fire roasted crushed organic tomatoes ¼ cup white wine (Riesling) 1 tsp honey ½ tsp dried organic sweet basil Cracked salt and pepper to taste Method: In a medium saucepan, gently sauté garlic in the olive oil until softened. Add crushed tomatoes and stir. Then add all the remaining ingredients. Stir well, cover and bring to a boil on med-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Cook the accompanying pasta of choice. Ladle the sauce over the pasta and serve with freshly grated Parmesan. Serves 4-6 I would like to recommend De Boles Natural Gourmet Pasta Linguine to go with this recipe. The DeBoles brand is the best-packaged pasta I've ...