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- Impress With Duck
It's not always easy for the time-starved cook to stay on top of the latest quick, easy, exciting dishes. So where do the at-home cooks go to learn how to wow guests?
These days, people are jumping online in search of trendy, delicious recipes to impress family and friends. Recently, the U.S. Duck Council introduced www.ImpressWithDuck.com-an online resource that provides time-starved cooks with alternative, easy recipes that impress guests with simplicity and style. - Chefs Share Tips To Stock Italian Kitchen
Pasta is quick, easy to make and a tasty crowd pleaser. According to a recent survey, 75 percent of American families enjoy pasta at least once a week.
To help home chefs create authentic Italian cuisine, Barilla collaborated with StarChefs.com, a culinary community resource, to survey more than 100 professional Italian chefs-including celebrity chef and cookbook author Giada De Laurentiis-for advice on moving beyond spaghetti and meatballs. - Classic Chocolate Collection, Reimagined
Even thousands of years after its discovery by the Aztec and Mayan tribes, chocolate remains one of the surest ways to satisfy a sweet tooth. Yet here are a few facts you might not know about this delectable confection:
• The average American consumes approximately 11.7 pounds of chocolate each year. - Oh, The Pestobilities!
For years, pesto has been a delicious Italian ingredient typically used in unique recipes at upscale restaurants. However, with the growing popularity of food television shows and celebrity chefs, pesto has become more mainstream, appearing on restaurant chain menus and topped on bakery breads and gourmet pizzas.
Pesto is an intensely green and fragrant Italian sauce made from a simple combination of basil, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and pine nuts. There are also red varieties of pesto made with sun dried tomatoes or red bell peppers. Named after the Italian verb "pestare" (which means "to stamp on"), these natural ingredients are traditionally blended together by hand with a mortar and pestle. Luckily, home cooks today can purchase high-quality refrigerated pesto, such as Buitoni®, in local grocery stores. - Finding Great Gourmet Gifts
You don't need a gift for giving when it comes to choosing great holiday presents.
Simple steps, such as establishing (and sticking to) a gift-buying budget and using the Web to shop around, can save you time and money-and help you find wonderful gifts. Try these tips for shopping online: - Pumpkin Pie Gems
Holiday celebrations call for traditional treats and long-awaited visits with close friends and family. Now, with Eagle Brand Premium Dessert Kits™, it's easier than ever to create lavish desserts while saving precious time to spend with your loved ones. Eagle Brand's Pumpkin Pie Gems™ dessert kit is a modern twist on a traditional holiday favorite. The kit combines premium ingredients such as Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, easy-to-make pie crust and a signature spice blend to create six delicious mini pumpkin pies perfect for small gatherings and dinner parties.
If you're looking for a more unique way to impress your guests, dress up Pumpkin Pie Gems by creating an elegant dessert buffet table. For a stunning display, decorate three graduated cake plates with a few artificial fall leaves or holly sprigs, then transfer the Pumpkin Pie Gems to the plates. When it's time for dessert, offer an assortment of toppings, including whipped cream, cinnamon or vanilla ice cream, cranberry-pomegranate sauce, warm caramel sauce or chopped, toasted nuts. - Easy-to-make Desserts Dress Up Holiday Gatherings
In the hustle and bustle of the season, holiday parties always seem to spring up with very little advance notice, yet guests never want to show up empty-handed. And while nothing adds flair to a holiday party like decadent chocolate desserts, most people don't have time to bake from scratch.
The solution can be as simple as stocking your pantry with several Eagle Brand Premium Dessert Kits™. Made with premium ingredients and Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, traditional favorites such as Decadent Fudge and Magic Cookie Bars are easy to make and taste every bit as indulgent as they look! - Easy-to-make Desserts Dress Up Holiday Gatherings
In the hustle and bustle of the season, holiday parties always seem to spring up with very little advance notice, yet guests never want to show up empty-handed. And while nothing adds flair to a holiday party like decadent chocolate desserts, most people don't have time to bake from scratch.
The solution can be as simple as stocking your pantry with several Eagle Brand Premium Dessert Kits™. Made with premium ingredients and Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, traditional favorites such as Decadent Fudge and Magic Cookie Bars are easy to make and taste every bit as indulgent as they look! - A Better Reason To Eat Chocolate
Despite our ongoing battle with the bulge, Americans consume about 13 pounds of chocolate per person each year. And while recent news of chocolate's health benefits has no doubt eased the minds of many calorie conscious consumers, there's an even better reason to feel good about a daily chocolate indulgence.
For many cocoa farmers in West Africa, where most of the world's cocoa is grown, there is little to show for long hours of backbreaking work. In fact, few farmers in West Africa have ever tasted chocolate. Small scale farmers with no access to credit and no way to trade directly in the marketplace must rely on middlemen who cheat them out of a fair price. In the end, farmers may earn as little as $300 a year. - Save Time And Money On Holiday Meal Preparation
The holiday season brings with it plenty of celebration, time with family and friends, and at the center of many occasions-food. From hosting a dinner party, to creating hostess gifts or office treats, to taking full responsibility for the family's holiday meals, it often seems the entire season is spent between the grocery store and the kitchen. The hours and dollars add up-but with a few simple steps, you can save on each.
1. Plan ahead. - Ice Cream Flavor Search Promises Sweet Rewards
Dulce de Leche. Macadamia Brittle. Vanilla Fudge Brownie. Truly flavors to make you salivate. Häagen-Dazs® ice cream wants to add another luscious favorite to its lineup and is looking to food lovers and dessert connoisseurs across the nation to help create something spectacular.
Scoop: The Häagen-Dazs Flavor Search allows just eight weeks, from December 15, 2006 through February 9, 2007, for contestants to dream, experiment and design an entry showcasing an idea for a tempting new flavor. The winning flavor will be promoted in Gourmet magazine and sold in 2007 as a limited edition to the Häagen-Dazs ice cream lineup in grocery stores and Häagen-Dazs Shops nationwide. To further sweeten the prize, the winner will be flown to Gourmet's headquarters in New York City to launch the new flavor with television show host, cookbook author and executive chef of Gourmet magazine Sara Moulton. - Eating Well Year-round
Whether you're going to parties, dining in for the evening or hitting your favorite restaurant, there are ways to keep nutrition and taste on your plate. Try these tips:
• Make A Plan And Eat Smart-Have a strategy in mind, since you can't completely cut out all unhealthy foods from your diet. Survey your choices and decide which foods to indulge in and which are not worth the calories. - Look To Your Senses To Set The Mood
A surefire way to add a little romance to the menu is to cater to your passion sense. Here are some tips on using all your senses, and your partner's senses as well, to set the mood from Diane Brown, author of "The Seduction Cookbook."
• Be heaven scent - Heavenly Chocolate With A Heart
Many kinds of chocolate can be described as mouth-watering but only one kind could truly be described as "divine."
That chocolate may be divine because it does more than please those who eat it-it also helps the communities that farm the cocoa it's made from. - Tips On Boosting Your Brewing Brainpower
With interest continuing to brew in premium home espresso and coffee machines, this bevy of beverage-brewing tips will help to turn your morning brewing blahs into brewing ahhs.
Before you begin making any type of coffee beverage, you may want to evaluate your machine. A clean and properly calibrated machine is essential in brewing the perfect pot of coffee or making the best cup of espresso. Experts at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Krups, a leading manufacturer of premium home espresso and coffee machines, suggest that: - Tasty Travels: A Culinary Education In Wisconsin
For many travelers, cuisine is just as important as the destination. They may be glad to know Wisconsin boasts top-notch culinary schools and shops that seamlessly blend food with travel, allowing foodies to brush up on cooking skills while watching and working alongside Wisconsin's top chefs.
Culinary and Cooking Schools - Consumers Are Warming To Latin Flavors
The increasing fusion of cultures in the U.S. is reflected in a number of recent trends, particularly the "Latinization" of the United States.
For example, according to an online survey by Kelton Research, 51 percent of those polled report that salsa has replaced ketchup as their condiment of choice, and 63 percent of those 21 to 34 say they would rather snack on a tortilla chip than a potato chip.
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