How to Make Fresh Tortillas
May 26, 2011 by Food-Critic
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Tortillas can be bought in the grocery but there is nothing like fresh tortillas from your very own kitchen. Making them will be easy with a cast iron tortilla press. Using the cast iron tortilla press is actually very simple.
1. Form the masa, or tortilla dough, into small, ping pong or golf [...]
Salsa – the Condiment
May 23, 2011 by Food-Critic
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It is a kind of dance form. It is also a food condiment made of chopped, usually uncooked vegetables or fruit. Tomatoes, onions and chili peppers are important ingredients of this dish. Salsa is present in Spanish, Italian or Latin American cuisine. It is, however, better known as of Mexican origin.
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What Goes with Matzo?
May 16, 2011 by Food-Critic
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The matzo is crisp, flat, unleavened bread made of flour and water. It must be baked before the dough has time to rise. It is the only type of bread which Jews may eat during the Passover and it must be made specifically for Passover use, under rabbinical supervision. Matzo is eaten to commemorate the [...]
Make Your Own Beef Jerky
May 9, 2011 by Food-Critic
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A favorite use for the food dehydrator in the home or commercially is in the preparation of beef jerky. This is specially required by people on a high protein diet. The use of lean meat creates a very high protein with low fat content. It is great to have at home as snacks or on [...]
Easy Apple Pie
April 7, 2011 by Food-Critic
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For those who have been wanting to make their own apple pie, here’s a simple apple pie recipe which have been tried and enjoyed by my family for many years now:
Ingredients
Store bought Phyllo pastry
For apple filling:
5 Fresh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon [...]
Tomatolicious
March 25, 2011 by Food-Critic
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For those of us with backyard gardens we can’t wait for harvest time. This is the time when we can see the fruits of our labor. Tomatoes are often one of the plentiful harvests because they are easy to grow. This is the reason why we should stock up on tomato recipes. Tomatoes are very [...]
Recipe for Garlic Hot Sauce
March 9, 2011 by Food-Critic
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Sometimes, other ingredients are added to the basic hot sauce recipe to make variations in the flavor. Ingredients such as garlic and other spices are meant to improve the taste of the sauce. Other ingredients such as molasses, sugar or fruit juices are added to temper the hotness of the blend. Garlic hot sauce is [...]
A NIce Recipe For A Cookout
November 8, 2010 by Food-Critic
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My family enjoys cookout lunch every weekend. One of the dishes that they always request me to prepare is my very own version of grilled shrimp. Although its recipe is quite simple, they seem to enjoy feasting on it as if it was their first time to taste it. So I thought of sharing my [...]
The Most Important Meal
September 21, 2010 by Food-Critic
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The most important meal is breakfast. It will jumpstart your day. People who regularly miss breakfast are more likely to put on the pounds than people who eat breakfast regularly. That’s why I always look forward to breakfast. My favorite meal is bacon and pancakes. The pancake mix I use is New Hope Mill’s baking [...]
Yummy Salsa Recipe
April 28, 2010 by Food-Critic
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Add zest to party snacks by serving piping hot, delicious salsa. Make a big batch using approximately 6 pounds of fresh tomatoes. Wash these and scald for 3 minutes in boiling water. Dip next into cold water, cut out the cores, remove skins and chop tomatoes coarsely.
Measure 5 pints of chopped tomatoes into a 5-quart [...]
