Allspice Oranges with Honey

What You Need:
3 1/2 C of water, divided
4 large oranges
1/2 C of honey
1/4 t of allspice
1 t of rum extract
How to Make It:
Pour 3 C of the water into the bottom of the pressure cooker.
Place the unpeeled oranges into the water.
Bring the pressure to high and poach the oranges for 3 minutes.
Release the pressure quickly [...]

How to Keep Summer’s Harvest All Year Long

The first signs of fall are eye catching if you walk into the kitchen of someone with a garden. Fresh fruits and vegetables are everywhere; the counters, tables, windowsills and the refrigerator are usually pretty full. Neighbors, friends and family all relish the excess you share but there’s always more than you can [...]

Air Head Pumpkin Pops

What You Need:
1 (10 1/2 oz.) pkg. miniature marshmallows
3 T of butter
1/8 t of salt
Red and yellow gel food coloring
6 C of crisp rice cereal
6 Popsicle sticks
3 miniature Tootsie rolls, cut in half
3 miniature green apple Air Head candies, cut into thin strips
Black decorating gel
How to Make It:
In a large saucepan over medium low [...]

Fresh Green Beans One of Summers Delights

Green beans sometimes called pole beans grow on a vine and are actually pods with little beans inside them. Beans were grown by Native Americans in fields along with the corn. Green beans have been grown in this country ever since. Green beans are a delicious side dish for any meal. They can be found [...]

The Snappy Orange Vegetable

They say eating a carrot is good for your eyes. Carrots are also known as “rabbit food” probably because of one famous bunny. Rabbits do like carrots and so do many humans and they are good for more than just the eyes.
Did you know that carrots were not always orange? They used to be [...]

Summers Most Versatile Vegetable

This vegetable may remind you of a cucumber but it is actually a member of the squash family. Zucchini can be found green in color like a cucumber but there are also yellow varieties as well. Zucchini can be stir fried, steamed, baked or even eaten raw and are a great compliment to other vegetables [...]

Collard Greens Are a Tasty Southern Dish

Collard greens are a staple of the American South. The smell of them is like coming home again. Collard greens are a good source of vitamins and minerals in the everyday diet. What makes this particular green so special? Well let’s find out.
Collard greens may have originally come from somewhere in the Middle [...]

Onions Natures Wonder

The myth is that onions make you cry as you prepare them. Tearing up, while preparing onions is a natural process that the body uses to relieve the burning sensation that the strong scent of the onion produces. To help reduce the scent try running the onion under some cold water after skinning [...]

The Many Sides of a Potato

Baked, broiled, fried, boiled or raw, a potato is one of the greatest vegetables around. This vegetable is one of the most frequently used vegetables as a side dish to every meal.
It’s your anniversary or birthday and you pick a fancier restaurant to eat at and you order a steak. Have you ever [...]

Tomatoes Fruit or Vegetable

Tomatoes are typically classified as a vegetable but because of the seeds, is really a fruit. The reasoning behind classifying them as a vegetable is to avoid confusion with other countries that have import duties. Tomatoes can be eaten in many different ways, both hot and cold.
Tomatoes have only been eaten in this [...]

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