Chocolate on Chocolate Angel Food Cake

What You Need:
1 C + 1 T of flour
1 1/3 C confectioners’ sugar
1/3 C of unsweetened cocoa powder
2/3 t ground ginger
9 large egg whites
1 t of cream of tartar
1/4 t of salt
1 T of vanilla extract
1 C + 2 T of sugar
8 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 T light corn syrup
1 C heavy cream
How to Make [...]

Let a Warm Beverage Brighten Your Winter

What can be more warming than curling up with a cup of mulled cider or hot chocolate on a cold winter day? A warm beverage can take the blustery blues out of winter and give us a warm cozy feeling from our heads to our toes. The possibilities for something warm to curl up with [...]

Tuna Steaks with Orange Sauce

What You Need:
3 T of sesame oil, divided
1 C + 2 T of chicken broth
1 C of couscous
2 (4 oz.) tuna steaks, chopped
1/2 C of orange juice
4 t of honey
6 T of soy sauce
6 garlic cloves, chopped
4 T of toasted sesame seeds
1/2 t of ginger
4 C of broccoli florets
1 small yellow squash, sliced thin
How to [...]

Chill Fighting Spices

Spices are incorporated into our meals everyday. They give our foods a flavor and aroma that can bring even the pickiest of eaters to the table. Spices not only peak our smell and our taste buds but certain spices can also help us fight off a down to bone winter chill. This is just a [...]

Honey Mustard Pork with Vegetables

What You Need:
1 1/2 lb. pork tenderloin
1/2 t salt
1/4 t of pepper
1/2 C of honey
6 T of Dijon mustard
1 t ground ginger
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ground cloves
10 small new potatoes
4 carrots, sliced into coins
3 C of frozen cut green beans
How to Make It:
Adjust the oven temperature to 450 degrees and allow the oven to [...]

Seasoned Tropical Shrimp

What You Need:
1/2 of an onion, sliced thin
6 garlic cloves, crushed
1 t of ginger
1 sweet potato, halved lengthwise and sliced into 1/4 in. pieces
1 1/2 lbs. shrimp
3 bananas cut into 1/4 in. slices
1 bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into thin strips
1/2 T of water
1 T of sugar
1 t red pepper flakes
4 T of white [...]

Food That Can Warm Up or Cool Down the Body

For many people food is a part of their comfort zone. When it’s a frigid winter we look for way to find comfort from the cold. Food, in moderation, can be that comfort. There are many foods that just yell out warmth while there are certain foods that can make that cold [...]

Pressure Cook Old Favorites

Family favorites are hard to put by the way side even when trying new styles of cooking. These old favorites taste just as great when cooked in a pressure cooker and it takes a fraction of the time.
Country Potatoes
Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/4 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced, stems trimmed
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• Salt and [...]

Tropical Sesame Chicken

What You Need:
4 chicken breast halves
1 1/2 C dry cooking sherry
8 dehydrated pineapple rings
1 T soy sauce
1 T of garlic, minced
1 T fresh ginger root, minced
1 T of sesame seeds
2 T of cornstarch
1/4 C of water
How to Make It:
Place the chicken into the pressure cooker and cover with the sherry.
Lay the pineapple rings over the [...]

Ham Split Pea and Carrot Soup

What You Need:
1 T of garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 lb smoked ham, chopped
3 1/2 C of chicken broth
2 T cilantro, chopped
1 carrot, chopped fine
1/4 lb. split peas
1/4 t fresh ginger, minced
How to Make It:
Generously spray the pressure cooker with a non stick cooking spray.
Place the garlic, onion and ham in the cooker.
Over medium heat [...]

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