Chocolate Mousse Pie Made Easy with the Hamilton Beach Food Processor. Hamilton Beach just provided us with a new Stack and Snap food processor so we decided to give it a whirl and make a Chocolate Mousse Pie for a New Years Eve celebration.
We decided to use the food processor for each […]
Here’s a basic shortbread recipe that makes a lovely Christmas cookie in 2 different versions. A Shortbread Chocolate Chip Snowball and a festive Shortbread Thumbprint.
The dough is exactly the same, a simple ingredient one bowl recipe of course. We always want lots of different cookies at Christmas but don’t want to spend the […]
Question:
How to peel butternut squash?
Butternut squash is one of the sweetest, creamiest most versatile squashes around. Yet why is it so darn hard to peel a butternut squash? I guess all goodness needs to somehow protect itself, but the fact is that with a good vegetable peeler the task is […]
The Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Slow Cooker is big & beautiful. With this slow cooker you have a choice on how to cook your food, actually 3 different choices. We, of course, tried all three cooking methods and can see definite uses for all 3 methods of cooking. Take a look at […]
We’ve assembled three hearty dishes using some typical fall harvest items that are simple to prepare and then leave home and forget about. Hamilton Beach allowed us to give away one of these fine slow cookers (Dan C was the winner of this #EBDgiveaway), so read our review of the Hamilton Beach […]
Question:
If I put my chicken in freezer bags, does that change the best-by date? Do freezer bags alter shelf life? Is it better to use freezer bags or leave meats in store wrapping? How to use freezer bags?
Answer:
Freezer bags, if used properly as detailed below, can stretch the frozen […]
Question:
How Much Corn is on a Cob?
What is a serving of corn on the cob?
Answer:
About 3/4 Cup of Corn is contained on one ear of corn, much more than most people think.
Although the size of a cob of corn can vary slightly, depending upon […]
Cornstarch is the go to product for thickening sauces and gravies, but otherwise it tends to just sit on the shelf (good thing it has a long shelf life). Have you ever wondered what else you can do with this fine white powder?
Following are some other ways that cornstarch, sometimes called cornflour, […]
The wild vs farmed salmon issue is important for a few reasons outlined below.
If purchasing the entire fish, there are subtle differences that the experts can spot. No pun intended… but farmed salmon have large black spots on their gill covers while wild salmon do not.
To differentiate between farmed vs wild salmon […]
If you’re like most people, you’re often looking for s’more dessert. For me, it’s usually just a bite to satisfy my sweet tooth. An entire s’more is sweet and filling, but just a bite can be complete satisfaction if it is assembled correctly. These bites are so sweet, that one bite is all […]