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This bread is quick and easy to make and your guests will love it. It’s a savory version of traditional southern breakfast biscuits. There are several variations to this recipe that can adapt it to different types of entrees but this is one of my favorites. Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour, sifted 5 tablespoons cold…

Healthy Carbohydrate Snack Mix One way to have a healthy, low carb treat is to make trail mix. There are a lot of delicious choices including dried fruits, roasted nuts and seeds and dried or jerked meat. I really like dates, plums and raisins but you should be cautious with the quantity of these in…

Ground turkey is an excellent substitute for ground beef in many meatloaf and meatball recipes. A thick slice of turkey meatloaf has about the same number of calories as a thin serving of traditional meatloaf with less fat and cholesterol. Frozen turkey meatloaf is expensive and loaded with salt and preservatives. Try these delicious and…

Thanksgiving is finally over, it’s freezing outside and you have a fridge full of leftover turkey. What are you going to do? Easy, just give your family a taste of summer by turning leftovers from the holiday dinner into a turkey BBQ feast! It is a great change of pace and an ideal way to…

A hearty bowl of stew is the ultimate winter comfort food. You can learn how to make good stews if you follow a few basic cooking steps and understand why stew must be cooked the way it does. There is a systematic process for making good stew and deviating from the steps means making bad…

Today I’d like to share a new recipe with you. Summer cooking can sometimes get a little predictable with the traditional barbecue menu. Let’s take a Texas favorite, BBQ beef, and add a touch of the exotic orient. We start with a medium sized chuck roast. Pat the meat with paper towels to get it…

Cinnamon Pull-a-parts – An Easy Sweet Bread Our family is filled with, ahem, larger than life individuals and a lot of really good cooks. Today’s recipes are for two simple breakfast sweet breads that have been knocking around the family for ages and I don’t really know where either of them came from originally. I…

Getting Ready You don’t have to live on the beach to enjoy a beach party. Your deck, patio or back yard will do just fine. Get some decorative lighting, beach blankets and tiki torches, a couple of galvanized wash tubs to serve ice and cold food out of and you are almost there! Carving the…

Here is one of my favorite sandwich spreads and a delicious way to use that mountain of left-over turkey from Thanksgiving Dinner. This recipe is a lighter version of the salad you can get in the market and is easy on the waistline. You will need: · 1-2 pounds shredded left-over turkey · 1/2 cup…

Mocha Chocolate Mousse Just about everyone loves delicious, silky chocolate mousse. The only problem is that it’s loaded with fat and calories. Today I’m going to show you how I make a really tasty lower fat Mocha Chocolate Mousse with all the taste of regular mousse. The First Ingredients 2 tsp espresso powder 4 oz….