| "In
the Kitchen with Nigella Lawson"
by Joanne Spataro
  If you're throwing a swank soiree, either formal or casual, you'll need a great
setting, your best buds, and tasty dishes to serve. Nigella Lawson is the author of the
cookbook, "Forever Summer," a guide to making fun summer food. This influential,
critically-acclaimed British food writer and television host of "Nigella Bites"
has gained international acclaim for her easygoing, joyful attitude to cooking and baking.
She sums up her approach to culinary matters as "minimum effort for maximum
pleasure." Find out more about her and join our cooking discussion group to join our
culinary wizards ask a question or just swap recipes.
Brownie Mix Rocky Road Bars
by Bruce Weinstein
  Gooey,
fudgy, or cakey, flavored with chocolate chips, coconut, or nuts, frosted or enjoyed as
is, who doesn't love brownies? This is a wonderful recipe from Bruce Weinstein who has
written an entire book about brownies. This particular recipe is a blend of mini
marshmallows, chopped walnuts and chocolate chips to make a lovely Rocky Road twist on the
traditional brownie recipe. Learn more about Bruce and try out this great recipe!
Bagged Reindeer Oatmeal Food
 Bagged Reindeer Oatmeal
Food is a wonderful way to add excitement and fun to your holiday season. Eat the reindeer
oatmeal on Christmas Eve, but save some to sprinkle on your lawn for Rudolph and his
friends! You can make the special reindeer bag to hold your special reindeer treat. The
"Reindeer Food" is also perfect for people too!
Emeril's My-Oh-My Spaghetti Pie
  This featured recipe comes to us from the famous chef Emeril
Lagasse, who has a new book that will help kids enjoy cooking for themselves. It is called
"Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup." He has allowed us to share some of his
recipe secrets with you for FREE in this new series on the Momscooking support group.
Emeril says, "This layered pie is a really kicked-up idea for leftover spaghetti
noodles! I use mozzarella cheese in this recipe, but go ahead and make yours with whatever
cheese you like best. Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or even smoked Gouda would be great."
Pauline's Apricot-Almond No Sugar Cheesecake
  This is a
great cheesecake recipe that features
Splenda & fruit which is the first sugar
substitute that you can actually bake with. It comes from Pauline who says, "I have a
low carb, no sugar cheesecake recipe which
I've perfected over time. I eat the low carb diet and higher protein as I am hypoglycemic.
I still love something sweet now and than.. I have found a new sugar substitute called
"Splenda." It's already on the supermarket shelves. Does not have the toxic side
effects that aspartame and nutra-sweet do. Anyway here is my recipe. (for weight management).
Just make it and then "sit down" and enjoy it "guilt-free." OK for
hypoglycemics and diabetics
too.
Sue's Low-Fat Refried Black Beans
 This week's recipe of the week
features Sue's Low-Fat Refried Black beans. This dish is simple to prepare and is
actually very low in fat, but don't tell your family- they won't notice the difference. It
can be an important part of a heart health program.
You can serve these beans with tacos, a green salad or by adding shredded lettuce, diced
tomatoes, shredded cheese and a dollop of fat-free sour cream it is a meal in itself.
Rachel Ray's Weekend Spaghetti & Meatballs
This recipe is from Rachael Ray's new cookbook, Comfort Foods. It is packed with family
favorites that can be made in thirty minutes or less! She has over 80 fast, fresh, and
easy to prepare recipes. See an interview with this author as well as a quick 'n easy
recipe that you'll love!!
Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches & Puffy Scrambled Eggs
 This
is a quick and satisfying way to get all the kids to eat their breakfast. The biscuits are
easily made in the morning or can be made the night before. The eggs are a tasty and quick
breakfast that even the kids can make. All you need for a complete breakfast or late night
snack, is your microwave and eggs!
"Make 'em Ahead" Mashed Potatoes
 This Week's Recipe of the Week features great tips for making mashed
potatoes ahead of time. Along with a wonderful recipe for mashed potatoes there are tips
on how you can prepare your favorite mashed potato recipe before the guests arrive and how
to keep them warm. See our tips on how to freeze and then revive you recipe, so you can
prepare it way ahead of time.
Story of the Candy Cane
 This is a
very nice explanation of the meaning behind the candy cane which you can print out. It was
sent to us by Dana who says, "I have a story of the candy cane that I hope you
like. I hope that everyone is enjoys this and passes it along."
Ham Glazes
 Many people
like to serve ham for their holiday meal. After choosing a cook-before-eating, fully
cooked, or canned ham selecting a glaze for the ham adds a very special touch.
Before spreading any of these wonderful glazes; score your ham. This will prevent
the glaze from running off the meat and the flavor of the glaze will marinate within the
meat.
Meet the Author
Gregg
Gillespie
"1001 Muffins" and many other books
 Interview & FREE Banana Nut Muffin
recipe
  Gregg has written a
glorious salute to quick breads. Gregg has developed into one of America's foremost
bakers and cookbook authors. Currently he has over 4,000,000 books in print and is always
on the look out for writing another great book. His recipes are easy to prepare, yummy to
eat, and inspires everyone to take out their baking trays. 1001 MUFFINS is a beautiful book. Each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful color
photo of the finished product. Since there are 1001 recipes in Gregg' s book you get
the idea of how many photos there are.
See the interview and try out the FREE recipe.
Meet the Author
Arlette N. Braman
"Kids Around the
World Cook!"
Interview & FREE recipe
  Arlette
N. Braman, the author of the wonderful kids' cookbook Kids Around the World Cook! shares
both international recipes and culture with the kids and a real love for food. Her book is
a terrific starting point for kids to learn how to cook. Not only are the recipes
easy to prepare but they are very exciting and varied. |
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