Monthly Archives: August 2009

Salad With Lettuce And Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

August 29, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Salad With Lettuce And Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

This is a very simple salad that can be put together in less then 5 minutes, especially if you are using packaged lettuce leaves.  You can make this salad with any kind of lettuce – the picture above shows romaine lettuce. Ingredients For The Salad: Lettuce Cherry tomatoes Olive oil Vinegar or lemon juice...

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Making Coffee With Kids

August 28, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson

I love good coffee and make it almost every day.  My kids don’t drink coffee, but they love to help me make it :) My daughter has been helping me make coffee ever since she turned 4 years old.  How can a child help with making this adult beverage?  She has a very specific...

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How To Pick A Ripe Avocado

August 27, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Pick A Ripe Avocado

When the avocado is ripe and ready for eating, the skin peels away from the flesh very easily, and the inside of the avocado is soft and mashes easily with a fork.  Ripe avocado is full of flavor – it tastes smooth and buttery.  An avocado that is not yet ripe is tough and...

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Beef Enchiladas Recipe

August 26, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Beef Enchiladas Recipe

This beef enchiladas recipe tastes very authentic, and goes really well with guacamole! Ingredients For Beef Enchiladas Recipe: 10 corn tortillas 1 lb ground beef 1 onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce 1 bunch of cilantro (leaves chopped, stems discarded) 1 package (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese 1...

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Lemon-Butter Fish Recipe

August 25, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Lemon-Butter Fish Recipe

Fish cooked in lemon-butter sauce is very flavorful.   You can use any kind of white fish.  The photo above shows tilapia fish in lemon-butter sauce. Lemon-butter fish recipe is also very quick to make – it won’t take longer then 20 minutes from start to finish!  Fish in lemon-butter sauce goes really well with...

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Blueberry Bundt Cake Recipe

August 20, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Blueberry Bundt Cake Recipe

This blueberry bundt cake recipe is very easy.  All you do is mix the ingredients, pour into a bundt pan and bake.  No complicated preparation steps, no cream, no frosting, no layers – a cake recipe can’t get easier than that.  Even if you are not experienced in baking, this blueberry bundt cake recipe...

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Sugar-Free Iced Coffee Latte Recipe

August 19, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Sugar-Free Iced Coffee Latte Recipe

Frightened by the amount of sugar in the regular ice coffee latte recipe? Here’s the sugar-free version of the iced coffee latte. Instead of sugar, use Splenda – buy the kind in a large package labeled “for baking”. Ingredients For Sugar-Free Iced Coffee Latte: 10 cups of brewed coffee 10 tbsp of Splenda (sugar...

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Fried Red Onions Recipe

August 7, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Fried Red Onions Recipe

Many recipes start with frying onions and then adding other ingredients, but if you really like sauteed onions, you can make it as a stand-alone side dish!   If you are always sneaking the onions from the frying pan, this recipe is for you :) Ingredients For Fried Red Onions: Red onions Oil Salt to...

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Roasted Small New Potatoes Recipe

August 2, 2009
By Melanie Mendelson
Roasted Small New Potatoes Recipe

Small potatoes (a.k.a. “baby potatoes” & “new potatoes”) are about 1.5 inches in diameter.  Small potatoes are very easy to prepare, since you don’t have to peel them!  The skin of small new potatoes is very thin and edible. Roasted Small New Potatoes Recipe Ingredients: A bag of small potatoes Olive oil Salt and...

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