As you stand in line at your local mega-mart preparing to plop down somewhere around a buck for a candy bar – and if you’re under, say, forty years old – you’ll probably think I’m nuttier than that PayDay bar you’re holding when I tell you that that selfsame bar used to sell for – ...
If you want to make a classic Jell-O cake from the 1970’s, you have found your recipe! This is how you make a Jell-O poke cake. It’s the kind of cake that you poke holes into with a fork then pour the Jell-O over the top. The Jell-O seeps down into the cake and when ...
I have always thought of myself as somewhat of a Cheesecake Factory snob. I have eaten at more than a dozen of these restaurants in different cities, some of which were impressive, and some that were disappointing at best. I recently ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory in Norcross, Georgia, and if I’m rating on ...
There are many brands of fully cooked frozen Italian meatballs available in today’s marketplace.Large meatballs, cocktail meatballs, pure beef meatballs and meatballs made from more than one type of meat. One of the leading brands of fully cooked frozen meatballs sold in America is the Mama Lucia(R) brand of Italian Style Meatballs, which are manufactured ...
Many recipes call for items I don’t always have on hand like buttermilk, whipping cream, and cream of tartar. Luckily, there are several ways that you can make substitutes for these items using things that you already have at home. Buttermilk Lemon Juice Add one tablespoon of Lemon Juice to one cup of milk. Stir ...
I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to spicy foods. That’s why when I stumbled upon Frank’s Red Hot Cayenne Pepper Sauce on sale, I had to try it. I’ve always been a big fan of Tabasco and other popular brands, but I had never tried this particular brand. But, I was making my famous Buffalo chicken ...
If I had to pick my favorite food of all time, something that I could eat all day, everyday for the rest of my life, It would have to be hamburgers. I am always searching high and low for a thick, juicy burger, I’m talking the kind of burger that drips juice when you bite ...
Thai food is generally not “quick and easy” as there are many different ingredients in most dishes and most of them require lots of chopping and preparatory work before actually making the dish. However, with slight adaptations to old time favorites and planning ahead, you can create genuine Thai dishes quickly and easily. I like ...
Michigan has a fantastic amount of quality beer breweries. Each year the microbreweries in state become more and more sophisticated and unique and each year the world finds another darling Michigan microbrew to love. Below are 5 unique and special Michigan microbrews, with links to their websites for purchase, enjoy! Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock– from the ...
Many liquors and liqueurs have popular, more expensive, “better quality” brands. This is true from vodka to tequila to amaretto, and Irish Cream is no exception. Recently I bought and sampled Feeney’s Irish Cream Liqueur. I do like Bailey’s, but it can be quite expensive. The off-brands are usually almost just as good, especially when ...
