Warm Up With Delicious Winter Stews

Just the smell of a delicious stew will give us comfort and warmth. Stews not only warm the body but they are great way of warming up an entire house. Soups can also achieve this but when it comes to soups and stews, there is a big difference. Even though both are cooked in a [...]

Winter Roasts are Comforting and Warming

Meat and potatoes have a way of making us feel good and help us to ward off those cold winter days. Sometimes when it’s cold and snowy outside the comfort of a good home cooked meal is all you need to forget the chill outside. Fixing a good roast is as easy as making a [...]

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 [...]

Comforting Casseroles: A Winter Long Affair

Casseroles take center stage when it comes to warm comforting foods. Baked in the oven these types of meals can consist of a variety of meats, vegetables and even fruits. Use leftovers, staples found in the cabinets, pantry and refrigerator to make a meal that can be frozen and reheated when time is short. [...]

Have a Warm and Hearty Bowl of Homemade Soup

For many, soup is considered to be the main meal of the day. Homemade soups are most often concocted from the imagination instead of a recipe and are passed down through generations of many skilled cooks. Home grown vegetables, market produce, leftovers and seasonings have found their place in many of the homemade soups we [...]

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 [...]

Curb Their Hunger with Christmas Appetizers

It’s Christmas and everyone is anticipating the Christmas dinner. The mouthwatering smells from the kitchen have everyone’s stomach growling. Sneaking to kitchen to take a bite is often the most stressful time for family and friends. They don’t want to be in the way but those smells make it impossible to stay away. [...]

Christmas Cooking Grocery List

Cooking at Christmas is stressful enough without the hassle of forgetting something from the store. Every cook has been through it at least once and it makes for extra stress and bedlam. This grocery list will help with making sure you don’t have to experience that again.
Each holiday, most of us prepare the same [...]

Start Your Day with a Christmas Brunch

If your are hosting the Christmas dinner Christmas Eve means spending time in the kitchen preparing for the next days meal. Give the cooks a break by treating them to a brunch on Christmas midmorning. Everyone can get the nourishment they need to finish preparation for dinner that night.
The good thing about a brunch is [...]

Mint and Veggie Salad

What You Need:
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen black eyed peas, cook as pkg. directs and drain well
1 (10 oz.) pkg. regular sweet peas, thawed
2 red onions, sliced
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 sweet yellow pepper, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1/2 C of olive oil
1/3 C white wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 C cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 [...]

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