With Father’s Day is coming up, try these grilling recipes you can make for Father’s Day barbecue. Check this recipe for grilled salmon with a basil vinaigrette. Marinate the salmon for an hour, and grill it for five minutes face down and a minute on each side. The basil marinade can be used for chicken, fish, or vegetables.
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A gorgeous confectionery generally associated with a very rustic and indulgent taste, fudge and homemade fudge are the ultimate afternoon tea time treat. An extremely rich sweet treat, it is made up of milk, butter and sugar and is a gorgeously moist, rich treat.
Today is National Fudge Day and is the perfect time of year to start celebrating your love of fudge! If you love your rich desserts, then this is definitely for you – just try not to eat too much as its rich flavors can get a bit sickly!
It is thought that fudge was created when someone was making a batch of caramel and the sugar in the mixture recrystalised thus creating the ‘fudgey’ texture. Believed to be invented in America, the origin of fudge is uncertain. However, it is named so after a batch of caramel went wronged i.e. someone ‘fudged’ the batch.
Fudge was being sold commercially from 1886 and appears in some written publications from this time in America but no other written account of fudge has been recorded elsewhere.
Ingredients:
For different flavors, swap the vanilla extract for a different flavoring such as chocolate or coffee and give your taste buds a real treat!
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A mustard marinade is a popular choice to go with steak, as is the condiment itself. A very strong tasting and often spicy paste, it is a great addition to sandwiches and is also a popular choice for adding to meats. Its uses are said to date back to 6th century BC where it was used as a remedy for stings the ancient Romans also used to use it as a condiment similar to us nowadays.
Mustard is an important condiment to go with steak, and due to its very pungent taste, it is often used in very small quantities so that it doesn’t overpower the food which it accompanies. Mustard comes from the cruciferous plant family and comes in two main varieties; the white-yellow seed or the Asian-brown seed. The white seed has a weaker taste and is a larger seed and is usually made into the type of mustard found on hot dogs. The brown type has a very strong taste and is usually used in strong tasting or spicy dishes.
There are 3 main types of mustard and each taste different to the next but all vary in strength and flavor:
If you are having a barbeque or you want to grill your steaks, all you need to do is create your own mustard based barbeque sauce. A basic recipe includes: 2 tbsp butter, 1 cup yellow mustard, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/3 cup brown sugar, ½ cup balsamic vinegar. All you need to do is mix the ingredients together and then simmer over a medium heat for half an hour.
Alternatively you might like to try Honey Mustard Barbeque Sauce, Sweet Mustard Sauce or Golden Carolina BBQ Sauce. The Golden Carolina is made with:
Mix the ingredients together in a pan and simmer over a low heat for half an hour. Allow to cool and then refrigerate for a few hours before use. Enjoy the pungent flavor of mustard that compliments grilled steak so well. Find mustard complemented steak recipes on Recipebridge.
The peanut butter cookie is the quintessential American treat. Peanut butter cookies are a great mid afternoon snack with coffee, tea or milk and are popular due to their distinctive sweet yet nutty taste.
It is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day today and this is the perfect time of year to celebrate your love for the delicious cookie. Nuts have been used in cookie recipes since medieval times, and peanut butter was first created in the 19th century where it was in fact first used for medical purposes. Peanut butter cookies weren’t introduced into the world until 1933 by Pillsbury.
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1 1/3 cups flour
½ tsp baking soda
8 tbsp. softened butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
½ tsp salt
1 ¼ cups chunky peanut butter
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Whether you like your peanut butter cookies plain or with chocolate chunks, you will love celebrating making and eating them this National Peanut Butter Cookie Day!
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Colors add a special touch to the everyday food. Though mostly associated with kids food and dishes, thoughtful addition of food color can add a zing to the adult food as well. It can create a visual enchantment for the kids as well as for the adults.
In general, food color is just an additive dye that imparts color to food products or any dish. At the same time food colors are tested by the FDA well enough for safety. Alternately many natural dyes can also impart color to the food, for example, squid ink is often used to color pasta, paprika for red, turmeric for yellow, caramel coloring from caramelized sugar, betanin from beets and so on.
In general, if you want traditionally colored dishes, then going with synthetic food colors is your best bet. However, if you are concerned with using food dyes then the natural vegetable dyes and juices can impart pretty colors to your food endeavors. At the same time creating food combinations with colorful veggies and fruits also creates visually appealing colorful plates.
Here’s our pick for 6 rainbow dishes to dazzle the eye:
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Jamie Burghardt of the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Garden in Savannah discusses the blackberry season. He tells about detecting 3 ripe blackberries. He also shares a super easy blackberry smoothie recipe.
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Smoked salmon is the way in which a fillet of salmon (a delicious tasting fish) is cured, prepared and smoked to give it a unique flavor. It is a very light fish and therefore makes a great summer dish or is a light lunch.
In order to smoke fish you will first need to prepare brine:
Smoked salmon is a very elegant dish which is ideal for serving at formal occasions as either canapés or entrees. For a great light and delicious canaepe, why not try Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche topped Crispy Potatoes. You will need:
1 cup crème fraîche
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
1 scallion, minced
1 tablespoon finely chopped herbs such as parsley, chives, dill and/or parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
24 to 30 sturdy potato chips
1 clove garlic, halved
8 ounces smoked salmon, cut into bite-size pieces
Fresh dill sprigs
Its super easy to prepare. All you need to do is mix together the scallion , zest, crème fraiche and herbs. Add a little salt to season and leave overnight in the fridge. Rub the garlic over each potato slice, and dollop 2 teaspoons of the mixture on each chip. Top with the salmon and a little sprig of dill.
For a great meal that can be eaten at any time of day, you should try Smoked Salmon Hash with Eggs. You will need:
Extra virgin olive oil cooking spray
2 cups thawed shredded hash browns
3 green onions, thinly sliced, divided
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 (4-oz) pack hot roasted smoked salmon, skin removed, flesh flaked into pieces
2 eggs
Heat large skillet over a mid-high heat and use cooking spray to prevent sticking. Add 2 onions, the hash browns and half the pepper and cook for 5 minutes until crisp. Add the salmon and mix together for 3 minutes until the mixture is combined and cooked through.
Pour the mixture onto two serving plates and cook your eggs as you like them for 3 to 5 minutes. Place the eggs on top of the salmon hash and garnish and the rest of the onions.
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Baker Nancy Parent whips up a sweet treat of cake pops in the kitchen. She shares the secret of cake pops, an easy dessert that is not just for kids with flavors like chocolate truffles, white chocolate and so on.
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Jam is a popular preserve made of sugar and various fruits and is usually spread on toast at breakfast, used as a dessert topping or cake filling. Whatever the flavor of jam you want to make, once you have perfected the ideal jam-making technique, you will be making a batch every week!
This recipe can be used to make any kind of jam,
N.B. If you are using a fruit that isn’t a berry, add 7 cups of sugar instead of 4!