Very simple recipe rivals some of the best brands out there.
If you want to make it with sugar add about 1 Tbsp of sugar instead (or more to taste).

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of boiling water
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp mustered powder
pinch of allspice
pinch of cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 6oz tomato paste can  (Hunt’s works best from my testing)
1 Packet of Truvia
2.5 Tbsp White Vinegar

Directions:

Add  ingredients  in … Read the rest

Very simple recipe rivals some of the best brands out there.
If you want to make it with sugar add about 1 Tbsp of sugar instead (or more to taste).

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of boiling water
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp mustered powder
pinch of allspice
pinch of cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 6oz tomato paste can  (Hunt’s works best from my testing)
1 Packet of Truvia
2.5 Tbsp White Vinegar

Directions:

Add  ingredients  in … Read the rest

I went to a  restaurant  called Taste of Europe in Binghamton, NY and I ordered a dish I never tried before, it was called Plov.

It was so great, I decided to find out if I could recreate it.  I searched all over the internet and I tweaked a few recipes to get to this result.

Ingredients

1. Enough oil (vegetable oil) to saute onions (1 Tbsp should be enough)
2. 1 lb beef for stew (beef chuck is good), cut

I learned a few things in my cheesecake baking adventure, cheesecake is tricky.  I mean, you could whip up one and it will be ok, but if you want one that is not cracked, has a nice texture and oh so yummy, TRICKY.  So i’m going to share with you what I learned.

1) You have to introduce as little as possible air to the mixure once you put in the eggs, and you put them last.

2) Use the … Read the rest

I learned a few things in my cheesecake baking adventure, sanitary cheesecake is tricky.  I mean, you could whip up one and it will be ok, but if you want one that is not cracked, has a nice texture and oh so yummy, TRICKY.  So i’m going to share with you what I learned.

1) You have to introduce as little as possible air to the mixure once you put in the eggs, and you put them last.

2) Use … Read the rest

Ingredients:

1 can of corn kernel (Drained)
2 eggs
1/2 cup of flour or Gluten Free Bread mix
1 tsp baking powder (This will make them rise and fluffy, more about so don’t make them too thick).
Butter for oiling the pan (if using a non stick teflon, you can leave it out, but it does add taste)
Salt and Black pepper to taste
2 Tbsp Milk

Directions:

Beat the eggs, add corn, flour, baking soda, milk and salt/pepper to … Read the rest

PICTURES

Ingredients:

Olive oil
3 onions,
sliced (Medium size)
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp curry
3 pounds beef stew meat,
cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
4-5 cups vegetable stock,  (You can use 1 qt of water and 3 table spoons of  Osem Vegetable Consomme).

Directions:

Cut Beef Chuck into small Goulash size pieces. (About 3x5cm in size)

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I got the Shark GS500 Press & Refresh Garment Steamer after my upright steamer stopped working (conveniently shortly after warranty expired…). So this was an impulse purchase, I had to have something, since I steam my dress shirt and pants every morning before work.

So lets start with the Good:
It works. It provides extremely hot steam at a good rate. The “ironing plate” at the top actually helps. I guess one could say this product actually delivers.

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There’s a new kid on the block, contagion it’s called Republic Wireless, more about they are coming out with a $19 a month unlimited service plan that relies mostly on Wifi.

Before I forget to mention there’s a coupon that knocks off $100 off the handset price which brings it down to $99, great deal, the coupon is welcome19 and it’s good until November 27th.

The big thing about this is that it works abroad on wifi for free.  … Read the rest

Ingredients:

1 tablespoons olive oil or less (enough to saute the onions)
1 medium onion, approved chopped
1 cup peeled, chopped carrots  (Or baby carrots)
1 cup peeled, chopped parsnips
1 cup canned pumpkin puree (15oz Or so, a little more or less won’t make a big difference)
1 quart vegetable stock (You can use 4 cups of water and 4 table spoons of Osem Vegetable Consomme.
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt to taste (1/4 tsp should be good)… Read the rest