Pretty Plants You Can Eat!
You probably knew you can eat dandelion greens in a salad and make wine out of the yellow blooms. But did you know that you can eat daylilies? And dahlias? And hostas? What a colorful feast!
You probably knew you can eat dandelion greens in a salad and make wine out of the yellow blooms. But did you know that you can eat daylilies? And dahlias? And hostas? What a colorful feast!
Warning: do not proceed to read this blog if you are the least bit hungry. We guarantee just talking about these scrummy breakfast bowls will give you the growls and stimulate your saliva glands! That’s right, it’s time to swap the cereal in your bowl for another morning taste treat, delish and complete. Already had your breakfast? Then you might be safe — read on!
There’s nothing worse – especially for the frugal foodie – than throwing out perfectly good food. Or food that WAS perfectly good and is now perfectly spoiled. Food-borne pathogens are responsible for 9.4 million illnesses a year (!) including the Noro-virus, salmonella, e-coli and listeria. And for anyone who’s experienced food poisoning – it ain’t no fun! So we put together the must-have list of when to throw out foods – and we’re not taking any chances!
If you sometimes have trouble coming up with quick-to-fix and varied meals night after night, check out these meal delivery kit reviews. The prices vary a bit and you may have to weigh convenience and ease over cost, but for busy lives, meal kits offer time-savings and timely service, delivering all the fixin’s for dinner right to your front door.
Chinese New Year 2019 – the Year of the Pig — starts on February 5 and runs until February 19 (but actually started in mid-January). The dates change every year – in accord with the Lunar calendar — and the occasion is also referred to as the Spring Festival in modern China, when families honor their ancestors, their homes, heavenly deities and feast upon traditional foods and dishes.
No matter who you’re rooting for this Sunday in the Super Bowl (4:30 p.m. on CBS), you’re going to want a steady supply of game day food to get you in the mood and keep you there. If you’re throwing a tailgating party in your living room, we’ve got the drinks and the snacks to please any crowd. And even if it’s just you and your main squeeze, we’ve got easy options for finger foods, dips and drinks.
Is anyone surprised that January is Slow Cooker Month? What better time to march out all the comfort food recipes you can find for your Crockpot® on cold winter nights! You can cozy up to a yummy bowl of soup, with veggies, cheese, meat and pasta – and don’t worry, there’ll be plenty of time to work off those carbs when the warm weather’s back! For now, load up for the season of slow cookery!
Some family recipes are such a fiercely-guarded secret that only one person knows them and selectively passes them down to children and grandchildren. We don’t know about you, but as soon as we hear “secret family recipe” we HAVE to know what it is. Because if it’s been kept in the family for decades, generations even, it has to be good. Or great. And the saliva glands just start working overtime until we find out. If that’s you – you’ll appreciate the hunt we launched for secret family recipes — just in time for Thanksgiving!
Want a little less mayhem in your mornings? Now that kids are back in school and life has you keeping all kinds of balls in the air, doesn’t the idea of a breakfast you can make-ahead appeal to you? It does to us, so we found dozens – that’s right – dozens of A.M. meals that will help you get a head start on the day!
Did you know the average American spends 37 minutes a day in the kitchen? And while lots of people bemoan the “death of the home-cooked meal” we know plenty of Colliers Hillsters who love cooking at home and eating in. If that’s you, take a look at these kitchen trends and hacks that might just change your life – and your mealtimes!
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