TIP OF THE DAY: Stabilized Whipped Cream

[1] Chocolate lasagna: a happy Valentine Dessert (photo © Persnickety Plates | Amanda’s Cookin’. [2] Stabilized whipped cream doesn’t collapse (photo © Kuhn Rikon).   We love whipped cream, and we don’t care for Cool Whip. (Sure, we ate it in college from the container, like the other girls in the dorm. But not since.)…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Heart Fruit Skewers

There’s no need to pack on the calories for Valentine’s Day. Make these Valentine Fruit Skewers. You can serve them at breakfast, or for snacking. Or, enjoy them as a filling dessert before you dig into the box of chocolate.   RECIPE: VALENTINE HEART FRUIT SKEWERS Ingredients Use whatever fruit appeals to you as you…
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RECIPE: A Grilled Cheese Sandwich For La Poutine Week

[1] The B & S Poutine Grilled Cheese Sandwich (photo and recipe © BSInTheKitchen.com). [2] Classic poutine: fries, cheese curds, gravy (photo © Wendy’s Canada). [3] Cheese curds are made plain or flavored. Beecher’s Handmade Cheese makes different flavors, including the Chipotle Curds in the photo (photo courtesy Beecher’s).   La Poutine Week (poo-TEEN) is…
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RECIPE: Sriracha Bacon Candy Bites

Sweet and spicy, with brown sugar and sriracha sauce, this bacon snack recipe comes to us from actress Valerie Bertinelli, who recently published Valerie’s Home Cooking (photo #2). She calls the recipe Brown Sugar Sriracha Bacon Bites Candy. Taste-wise, it’s an irresistible collaboration of sweet, spicy, and savory. “It’s one of my favorite appetizers to…
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Mocha Hot Chocolate & Coconut Hot Chocolate Recipe For National Hot Chocolate Day

January 31st is National Hot Chocolate Day. We have two recipes for you, plus: 30 more ways to vary a cup of chocolate. There’s a recipe for every day of the month! The difference between hot chocolate and cocoa.     RECIPE #1: MOCHA HOT CHOCOLATE This recipe is a hit with lovers of coffee…
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