How To Use A Tea Infuser Spoon To Brew Loose-Leaf Tea

October 26, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Use A Tea Infuser Spoon To Brew Loose-Leaf Tea

I love tea! In the morning, I drink either hot coffee or hot tea, depending on my mood.  I used to use the tea in the tea bags, until I discovered the tea infuser spoon (pictured above). The tea infuser spoon makes it so easy to use the loose-leaf tea (the tea that’s not...

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How To Make An Omelette Without Flipping It

October 25, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Make An Omelette Without Flipping It

Have you not been successful flipping your omelette? Does your omelette tear when you try to flip it? Well, you don’t really need to flip an omelette in order to cook it through.  I don’t like the taste of running eggs on top of omelette, and I know how to get the eggs cooked...

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How To Cook Faster – Use Two Frying Pans At The Same Time

October 24, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Cook Faster – Use Two Frying Pans At The Same Time

Every cook wants to find shortcuts to speed up their cooking.  Who doesn’t want to cook faster and get the same results?  Here’s a very simple, yet often overlooked tip on how to cook faster: use two frying pans at the same time on 2 burners!  And if you have the space on your...

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Frozen Perdue Chicken Breasts From Costco

October 23, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
Frozen Perdue Chicken Breasts From Costco

In Costco, I recently bought this package of frozen skinless boneless chicken breasts of Perdue brand.  This is a huge 10 lb package, but the size of the Costco package is not a problem since the chicken breasts are individually frozen, so they are not stuck together.  Just put the bag in your freezer...

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Pasta Recipe With Shredded Chicken Breast, Shiitake Mushrooms And Zucchini

October 22, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
Pasta Recipe With Shredded Chicken Breast, Shiitake Mushrooms And Zucchini

This recipe makes a healthy pasta dish, as it has a lot of vegetables, lean chicken and no cheese.  The flavor of this pasta though is certainly not like a typical “healthy” recipe – the flavor is full, complex and very satisfying.  In fact, it’s better than most restaurant pastas that I’ve tried! Onions,...

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How To Make Shredded Meat (Chicken, Beef Or Pork) In A Food Processor

October 21, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Make Shredded Meat (Chicken, Beef Or Pork) In A Food Processor

You can use shredded meat in many recipes. For example, I use shredded chicken in the chicken salad,  shredded BBQ chicken sandwich, and as an addition to pasta dishes and stir fries.  You can also use shredded meat as a filling for quesadillas, enchiladas and burritos, as well as sandwich wraps.  There are certainly...

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