Archive for February, 2008
What are your best pie recipes?
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Spice and Pumpkin Cookies
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Vanessa Myers asked:
Spice and Pumpkin Cookies
These pumpkin cookies are good to enjoy all year long. No need to wait for pumpkin season when you can use pumpkin puree. You can substitute the butterscotch chips with chocolate chips in this recipe.
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. salt
8 tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cans (15 oz.) pumpkin puree
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 oz. butterscotch chips
1/4 cup sugar mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; mix well.
3. In large bowl, combine butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat with electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Beat in pumpkin and egg until blended. Beat in flour mixture until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Fold in butterscotch chips. Chill 2 hours.
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets. Dip finger into cinnamon sugar and lightly flatten each cookie.
5. Bake 15 minutes or until firm. Cool 2 minutes.
Yield: 3 3/4 Dozen Cookies
Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Oven Temperature: 375°F
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 serving (46.5 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3837.36
Calories From Fat (24%) 930.18
% Daily Value
Total Fat 105.97g 163%
Saturated Fat 62.68g 313%
Cholesterol 469.33mg 156%
Sodium 4680.29mg 195%
Potassium 1224.82mg 35%
Total Carbohydrates 706.82g 236%
Fiber 51.83g 207%
Sugar 208.19g
Protein 35.78g 72%
Recipe Type: Cookies
Simple Food Recipes
Bessie
Spice and Pumpkin Cookies
These pumpkin cookies are good to enjoy all year long. No need to wait for pumpkin season when you can use pumpkin puree. You can substitute the butterscotch chips with chocolate chips in this recipe.
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. salt
8 tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cans (15 oz.) pumpkin puree
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 oz. butterscotch chips
1/4 cup sugar mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; mix well.
3. In large bowl, combine butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat with electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Beat in pumpkin and egg until blended. Beat in flour mixture until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Fold in butterscotch chips. Chill 2 hours.
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets. Dip finger into cinnamon sugar and lightly flatten each cookie.
5. Bake 15 minutes or until firm. Cool 2 minutes.
Yield: 3 3/4 Dozen Cookies
Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Oven Temperature: 375°F
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 serving (46.5 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3837.36
Calories From Fat (24%) 930.18
% Daily Value
Total Fat 105.97g 163%
Saturated Fat 62.68g 313%
Cholesterol 469.33mg 156%
Sodium 4680.29mg 195%
Potassium 1224.82mg 35%
Total Carbohydrates 706.82g 236%
Fiber 51.83g 207%
Sugar 208.19g
Protein 35.78g 72%
Recipe Type: Cookies
Simple Food Recipes
Bessie
Employee Gift Ideas
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Ted Goldberg asked:
Over the years, I have tried searching for something “just-right” for my individual employees. I try to get to know them, learn about their hobbies and their families. But, I’m sure that “World’s Greatest Golfer” statue that I got for Bob five years ago is either in a box or in the landfill, by now. Eventually, I turned to food.
I started out with fruit baskets, but those get pretty boring. I found personalized baskets with coffee or soup and mugs or bowls. Those are pretty cute. But, once I started giving cheesecakes, everyone seemed a lot happier.
In fact, now they would be disappointed if I started looking for other employee gift ideas. They sort of “expect” their cheesecakes. In the beginning, I was surprised to learn about all the different luscious varieties that are available from the better companies. I thought you might find them interesting.
Pumpkin Cheesecakes
These are particularly popular around the holidays. They’ve pretty much taken the place of pumpkin pies, in my mind. You get that same kind of flavor in a light airy dessert that literally melts in your mouth.
Not a fan of pumpkin? How about mangos, pecans, blueberries, chocolate or caramel? The best bakeries offer a large number of choices.
Personalized Desserts
“Happy Birthday, Bob!” “Happy Anniversary, Judith!” Anything that you can say on an ordinary cake can be said more scrumptiously with a cheesecake. These are great employee gift ideas and you can always include an E-card or greeting to make it even more personal.
Samplers
When I have new employees, I tend to stick with the samplers. That way, I can be sure that at least “one” of the choices will be appealing. Then, I try to make a note of remarks that they make about specific flavors. If he didn’t like the raspberry swirl, I’ll order something different next time.
The first time that I ordered a cake, I got it from a bakery in town. I had to go there one day to place the order. I had to stop in again to pick it up. It was good, but I have found that ordering on-line simplifies the process. Cheesecake Delivered.com, for example, has a variety of cakes and other employee gift ideas. I have one employee that only eats “organic” food. Believe it or not, they make an organic cheesecake!
Get it Delivered!
Having it delivered is just the easiest and simplest option, but local bakeries charge a fortune and you can never count on a delivery date or time. There’s nothing more frustrating than having the party delayed, because the dessert hasn’t arrived.
The tarts and truffles from Cheesecake Delivered are delicious, too. We have never been disappointed with their employee gift ideas and I think that’s the most important thing. Give it a try and see what you “your” employees think
Sam
Over the years, I have tried searching for something “just-right” for my individual employees. I try to get to know them, learn about their hobbies and their families. But, I’m sure that “World’s Greatest Golfer” statue that I got for Bob five years ago is either in a box or in the landfill, by now. Eventually, I turned to food.
I started out with fruit baskets, but those get pretty boring. I found personalized baskets with coffee or soup and mugs or bowls. Those are pretty cute. But, once I started giving cheesecakes, everyone seemed a lot happier.
In fact, now they would be disappointed if I started looking for other employee gift ideas. They sort of “expect” their cheesecakes. In the beginning, I was surprised to learn about all the different luscious varieties that are available from the better companies. I thought you might find them interesting.
Pumpkin Cheesecakes
These are particularly popular around the holidays. They’ve pretty much taken the place of pumpkin pies, in my mind. You get that same kind of flavor in a light airy dessert that literally melts in your mouth.
Not a fan of pumpkin? How about mangos, pecans, blueberries, chocolate or caramel? The best bakeries offer a large number of choices.
Personalized Desserts
“Happy Birthday, Bob!” “Happy Anniversary, Judith!” Anything that you can say on an ordinary cake can be said more scrumptiously with a cheesecake. These are great employee gift ideas and you can always include an E-card or greeting to make it even more personal.
Samplers
When I have new employees, I tend to stick with the samplers. That way, I can be sure that at least “one” of the choices will be appealing. Then, I try to make a note of remarks that they make about specific flavors. If he didn’t like the raspberry swirl, I’ll order something different next time.
The first time that I ordered a cake, I got it from a bakery in town. I had to go there one day to place the order. I had to stop in again to pick it up. It was good, but I have found that ordering on-line simplifies the process. Cheesecake Delivered.com, for example, has a variety of cakes and other employee gift ideas. I have one employee that only eats “organic” food. Believe it or not, they make an organic cheesecake!
Get it Delivered!
Having it delivered is just the easiest and simplest option, but local bakeries charge a fortune and you can never count on a delivery date or time. There’s nothing more frustrating than having the party delayed, because the dessert hasn’t arrived.
The tarts and truffles from Cheesecake Delivered are delicious, too. We have never been disappointed with their employee gift ideas and I think that’s the most important thing. Give it a try and see what you “your” employees think
Sam
An Infrawave Oven Helps You Enjoy Every Holiday Meal Faster & Easier
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
John Mann asked:
When Fall starts to be our season, most people begin to think about upcoming feasts including Thanksgiving. This year choosing an Infrawave oven will help you prepare the best meal ever. Not only can you prepare great tasting family favorites but you can do cook them in half the time.
This will not compromise the taste of your recipes at all in fact many may ask what changes you made to improve on the already great taste. Having one of these products may even let all the cooks enjoy more of the holidays.
Cooking the family turkey may not be entirely possible in one of these products depending on the size, but there are a few sizes that will fit. Some families may cook their small turkeys, chickens, ducks or ham for their family feasts.
When you are preparing meat dishes for your meals you will want to make sure you not only follow that famous recipe but the cooking instructions found in the infrawave oven instruction manual. You’ll be able to easily convert old family recipes to the super-fast Infrawave cooking times.
Maybe you have heard of these products and how great they are for meats but what about your side dishes? Once you cook your favorite recipe of sweet potatoes in one of these items you may not go back to the conventional oven. Purchasing this time saving product that cooks food evenly and gives it great taste will let you get every side dish cooked quicker than any holiday dinner has ever been cooked.
In fact when family and friends take a taste of dinner they will want to know how you out did yourself so quickly. It will be entirely up to you if you let them in on your secret or not.
The infrawave oven system will not only let you cook the best tasting meats and side dishes but also that secret pumpkin or cherry pie recipe. You’ll have more time to spend with your family because your new Infrawave oven will prepeare your food better than ever in less time as well.
Products that give us more time are important because we all value our time but when you find a product that does that and gives a great tasting dish you will use it over and over again.
Enjoy the holidays more than ever before you can start now and enjoy them clear through the New Year. You’ll probably see more uniform cooking results with the Infrawave. Not only will that time you would normally spend waiting on food to finish cooking not be wasted because cooking times are cut in half.
This will allow you to clean up and be on your way to enjoying family and friends for any holiday. You”l save so much time, you’ll probably want to add another dish to the feast. Add an infrawave oven to your must have appliance list for every holiday.
Joshua
When Fall starts to be our season, most people begin to think about upcoming feasts including Thanksgiving. This year choosing an Infrawave oven will help you prepare the best meal ever. Not only can you prepare great tasting family favorites but you can do cook them in half the time.
This will not compromise the taste of your recipes at all in fact many may ask what changes you made to improve on the already great taste. Having one of these products may even let all the cooks enjoy more of the holidays.
Cooking the family turkey may not be entirely possible in one of these products depending on the size, but there are a few sizes that will fit. Some families may cook their small turkeys, chickens, ducks or ham for their family feasts.
When you are preparing meat dishes for your meals you will want to make sure you not only follow that famous recipe but the cooking instructions found in the infrawave oven instruction manual. You’ll be able to easily convert old family recipes to the super-fast Infrawave cooking times.
Maybe you have heard of these products and how great they are for meats but what about your side dishes? Once you cook your favorite recipe of sweet potatoes in one of these items you may not go back to the conventional oven. Purchasing this time saving product that cooks food evenly and gives it great taste will let you get every side dish cooked quicker than any holiday dinner has ever been cooked.
In fact when family and friends take a taste of dinner they will want to know how you out did yourself so quickly. It will be entirely up to you if you let them in on your secret or not.
The infrawave oven system will not only let you cook the best tasting meats and side dishes but also that secret pumpkin or cherry pie recipe. You’ll have more time to spend with your family because your new Infrawave oven will prepeare your food better than ever in less time as well.
Products that give us more time are important because we all value our time but when you find a product that does that and gives a great tasting dish you will use it over and over again.
Enjoy the holidays more than ever before you can start now and enjoy them clear through the New Year. You’ll probably see more uniform cooking results with the Infrawave. Not only will that time you would normally spend waiting on food to finish cooking not be wasted because cooking times are cut in half.
This will allow you to clean up and be on your way to enjoying family and friends for any holiday. You”l save so much time, you’ll probably want to add another dish to the feast. Add an infrawave oven to your must have appliance list for every holiday.
Joshua
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
kalidas asked:
Thanksgiving features food. It’s a celebration of the Pilgrim’s early successes in America, won through hard work to tame the land in what was for them a new world. It’s a pretty standard menu. Turkey, sometimes ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls or bread, pumpkin pie and apple pie, and a variety of other trimmings adorn the holiday table. Families gather not only to celebrate the historic event, but just to catch up with everyone’s lives. Thanksgiving dinner recipes can be quite different, as there are many ways to cook a turkey.
How about this recipe for a delicious appetizer? Move the pumpkin from the pie to the soup. Add butter and oil to a pan over medium heat. Add leaks to saute, only the white portion, until soft. Now throw in some pumpkin puree along with cloves, cinnamon, ground ginger and some salt. After that’s all mixed, add 32 ounces of vegetable broth. Next comes brown sugar. Use low heat to simmer it for 10 minutes. Cream or half and half are optional, along with a pinch of cinnamon on top of each bowl. That sounds good.
A turkey can be fried instead of broiled. You may think it’s greasy but it isn’t. The oil is so hot it doesn’t flow into the meat. Get a big drum and a propane burner, otherwise known as a deep fryer. A meat thermometer is also needed, along with a deep fry thermometer to check the oil for the correct temperature. Hot oil may spatter so do this in an open outdoor space. Heat the oil to between 325 degrees and 350 degrees F. The turkey takes about three minutes per pound to fry to about 170 degrees F in the ******. It’s common to inject spices into the turkey during frying, but the dressing is usually not fried along with the turkey.
Try hazelnut pumpkin soup or a butternut squash stuffing. But there are other good appetizers for the meal. Cheese wrapped asparagus is delicious. This calls for both a sliced cheese and a soft cheese spread. One idea is swiss cheese slices with a softer blue cheese spread. Wrap the asparagus with the slices spread with the soft cheese, then bake until tender at 230C. Sure wrapping cheese around asparagus turns a pretty healthy food into something a little more fattening. Thanksgiving is a time for a little fun. So live it up.
Many more delicious Thanksgiving dinner recipes are available on the Internet.
Hai Friends! Click Here To Cook Like a Five Star Chef
Gina
Thanksgiving features food. It’s a celebration of the Pilgrim’s early successes in America, won through hard work to tame the land in what was for them a new world. It’s a pretty standard menu. Turkey, sometimes ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls or bread, pumpkin pie and apple pie, and a variety of other trimmings adorn the holiday table. Families gather not only to celebrate the historic event, but just to catch up with everyone’s lives. Thanksgiving dinner recipes can be quite different, as there are many ways to cook a turkey.
How about this recipe for a delicious appetizer? Move the pumpkin from the pie to the soup. Add butter and oil to a pan over medium heat. Add leaks to saute, only the white portion, until soft. Now throw in some pumpkin puree along with cloves, cinnamon, ground ginger and some salt. After that’s all mixed, add 32 ounces of vegetable broth. Next comes brown sugar. Use low heat to simmer it for 10 minutes. Cream or half and half are optional, along with a pinch of cinnamon on top of each bowl. That sounds good.
A turkey can be fried instead of broiled. You may think it’s greasy but it isn’t. The oil is so hot it doesn’t flow into the meat. Get a big drum and a propane burner, otherwise known as a deep fryer. A meat thermometer is also needed, along with a deep fry thermometer to check the oil for the correct temperature. Hot oil may spatter so do this in an open outdoor space. Heat the oil to between 325 degrees and 350 degrees F. The turkey takes about three minutes per pound to fry to about 170 degrees F in the ******. It’s common to inject spices into the turkey during frying, but the dressing is usually not fried along with the turkey.
Try hazelnut pumpkin soup or a butternut squash stuffing. But there are other good appetizers for the meal. Cheese wrapped asparagus is delicious. This calls for both a sliced cheese and a soft cheese spread. One idea is swiss cheese slices with a softer blue cheese spread. Wrap the asparagus with the slices spread with the soft cheese, then bake until tender at 230C. Sure wrapping cheese around asparagus turns a pretty healthy food into something a little more fattening. Thanksgiving is a time for a little fun. So live it up.
Many more delicious Thanksgiving dinner recipes are available on the Internet.
Hai Friends! Click Here To Cook Like a Five Star Chef
Gina
