Canned Pears: Always Ripe and “Pear-fect”

Milder weather not only means blue skies and blooming flowers, it’s the start of outdoor gatherings. It’s also a great excuse to switch up the menu. Salads and kabobs are favorites during warmer months and canned fruit can easily enhance a recipe. Canned Bartlett pears are always ripe, ready to eat and contain virtually no fat or cholesterol. So next time you host a get-together, add a little sweetness to the feast with this pantry staple. Try serving Blueberry, Pear and Apricot Salad with Almonds or Barbecued Pear and Chicken Kabobs to family and guests.

Three Restaurant Chicken Recipes To Try At Home From Outback Steakhouse

If you’re facing the 9-5 grind, chances are you’ve been looking forward to Friday coming so you can go out to eat. However, did you think that there’s an even better way to enjoy your favorite meals, any time of week? There are so many recipes online that you can enjoy these meals right from home. Start with any of these Outback restaurant chicken recipes.

Coffee Makers For Camping

Camping is a great hobby and a fun pastime for many people. It can be very relaxing to get in touch with nature and spend a few days in the desert or woods enjoying nature. You can spend time fishing, swimming, or even doing nothing. Just because you are in the wilderness doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a good cup of coffee though. You can still enjoy a good cup of coffee even if you are away from home.

Tips on how to Boil an Egg?

Whether or not you happen to be organizing a big friends and family get together or maybe organizing breakfast for yourself you should learn how to boil an egg and if you wish it to be hard boiled or soft boiled. Here are a few simple to follow steps to ensure the result is what you anticipate.

Avocado 101: How to Pick, Store and Handle the Perfect Fruit

Avocados. They’re not just for guacamole anymore. Delicious Hass avocados add great taste, lively color and a creamy texture to ordinary dishes, making them extraordinary. From pizza to salads to sandwiches, avocados add that little something special to your recipes. Knowing how to properly select, handle and store your avocados will ensure that they add the perfect pizzazz to your meal every time.

A Week’s Worth Of Tips For Empty Nesters

My former neighbor, Mary Young, a relatively new empty nester, remarked on how free she feels with her nine kids out of the house. This feeling is common. Joy Smith, author of “The Empty Nest Cookbook,” encourages people to take advantage of it: “For the first time in years you can cook because you want to, not because you must. You have fewer people and palates to please, so cook in ways you’ve never dared.”

Eight Sugar Varieties

When you think of sugar, the first thing that you are likely to think of is the white table sugar you add to a cup of coffee. However, there are many different kinds of this sweet additive, although many are only used within the commercial baking and confection industry. Here are eight types of sugar and a little information on their uses.