Brenda “The Zucchini Houdini” Stanley and Matt make a zucchini recipe from her cookbook. Zucchini is in abundance these days, and Brenda makes these zucchini ‘crab’ cakes which can serve as an appetizer, anytime snack or a side dish with your meal.
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A sticky sweet food made by bees, honey is made from the nectar of flowers which honey bees cleverly deposit in their beehive. A very complicated process, we don’t realise how much work has gone into making this lovely spread as you plaster it all over our toast in the morning!
Aside from its deliciously sweet flavor, honey is in fact very beneficial for your health. It has been known to:
Cure Illnesses: Honey has been used for thousands of years to cure sore throats, tiredness, various aches and pains, burns, cuts and much more. This is due to its anti inflammatory content which helps reduce swelling and also prevents infection.
Build Up Immune Systems: With properties of anti bacteria and antioxidant content, honey is great for supporting your immune system. It helps you fight illness, is great for digestive health and keeps you healthy.
Boost Energy: The natural sugars within honey are the main reason that it’s so great for boosting energy. It is the glucose that can help give you that little extra lift, and is a much healthier alternative to having processed white sugar. Popular with athletes, honey improves endurance and is a great source of carbs.
Honey tastes great, there’s no doubt about it, and thanks to its great taste, not to mention its many health benefits it can be used in a variety of recipes from desserts to entrees, to salad dressings, to appetisers to snacks!
Honey of course adds sweetness to any beverage. From cocktails such as the Bee Sting cocktail (1 bottle pear cider, 1 bottle amber ale and 1 tbsp honey) to lattes and teas, honey adds flavor to many beverages. Substituting honey for sugar in smoothies will add the added health benefits of homey to the smoothies.
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You can also find honey being extensively used in many breakfast foods such as granolas, drizzling over pancakes and waffles and yogurts, and adding in trail mixes and popcorn etc.
At the same time honey is also a delightful adddition to many entrees, seasonings, sauces and glazings. Here’s our pick for honey inspired entrees:
Lastly, honey of course finds it’s way in numerous dessert recipes. Here’s our pick of some classic honey desserts:
Bee Berry Sorbet – this is delicious! You’ll need:
If you don’t have an Ice Cream Maker:
As you can see, there are a great deal of amazing recipes for you to try, and as September is National Honey Month, why not give a few recipes a go?
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Chef Ken Hall shows us a super easy chicken meal, with sauteed mushrooms, and pasta.
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The 2nd week in September is National Biscuit and Gravy Week! A classic dish, the recipe is a typical Southern States American breakfast dish which oozes great textures and flavors. Although the “biscuit” is totally different to what most British people consider a biscuit to be, this is no less delicious and a great brunch time treat.
Essentially, It consists of soft dough biscuits covered in thick “country” or “white” gravy, made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. A biscuit has a similar texture to a scone but is a savory version of this crumbly roll. It’s reasonably simple to make too:
You’ll need:
Various gravy recipes exist, but one of the most delicious (and easiest too!) is a sausage recipe:
You’ll need:
Fry the sausage in a frying pan until it’s cooked through. Pick the sausage out with tongs or with a draining spoon.
Although sausage gravy tastes great, it might not be for everyone. You can also make a milk gravy using bacon grease if that sounds more appealing! For a vegetarian option, you can try using veggie sausages, or even chocolate gravy if you have a sweet tooth.
Overall, the biscuit and gravy dish is a very indulgent treat, though eaten often in the Southern states. But it’s so tasty that even you shouldn’t hold back with your lashings of gravy this National Biscuit and Gravy Week!
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Larry Pfarr from St. Paul’s farmers market shows some delectable summer vegetable recipes. He’s cooking with some unusual vegetables, some of the things that we don’t usually think of cooking with including bitter gourd, eggplants, cabbage etc. The video features recipe for a napa cabbage which is grilled. Then some charred eggplant recipes, and a unique gourd melon and corn recipe.
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Let’s Dish host Chris Koetke shows us a bulgar wheat salad that’s fast to make, healthy, and different. The bulgur wheat salad recipe featured here is healthy with added tomoto, lemon, and feta cheese.
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Terry Craig, owner of Jalapeno Inferno prepares a variety of dishes utilizing the New Mexico hatch chili. The true hatch chili comes from Hatch county in New Mexico, very seasonal during this time of the year, and can range from mild to hot.
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Today is National Cheese Pizza Day, and this infograph from visual.ly outlines some interesting facts about the all favorite pizza meal. Even though there are numerous favorite toppings on pizza, they all originate from the classic cheese pizza. Did you know Americans eat about 350 slices of pizza every second! However, no matter whether the crust is thin, hand tossed or gourmet multigrain, and what ever toppings add to your favorites, the classic cheese remains the most popular pizza meal all over the world.
Raffaele Esposito, an Italian baker introduced the classic margherita pizza, topped with tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella cheese. Over the years pizza has become a staple all over the world, with chefs and cooks experimenting with numerous toppings and cheeses, yet they all emerge from the classic cheese pizza.
To celebrate this day, why not try some unique flavors that different cheeses can impart to the classic cheese pizza. Here’s our pick for 6 flavor twists to the classic cheese pizza:
So get creative and enjoy a gourmet touch on your cheese pizza today!
Larry Pfarr from St Paul’s farmers market brings in delicious pepper recipes in this video. He shows us jalapeno-wrapped peppers and stuffed pablano peppers. There’s also a delicious pepper salad, using all fresh ingredients from the farmer’s market.
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The video here features some simple and quick breakfast recipes that will make your morning easier. Recipes mostly include assembling ready foods, so that the breakfast is quick to prepare but at the same time is wholesome and nutritious.
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