From the monthly archives:

January 2008


Cooking With Chocolate – delicious recipes

January 13, 2008 Chocolate

Have you discovered cooking with chocolate? You can include chocolate in many recipes, with great results. An example is Chili Con Carne with Chocolate – recipe below.
For most cooking chores, unsweetened chocolate is best. As the name suggests, this is ‘pure’ chocolate with no sugar added. Other recipes will require using semi-sweetened chocolate, which is [...]

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Cheese Knives: choose the right knife

January 13, 2008 Cheese

Setting up a cheese plate is one of the easiest ways to entertain drop-in guests, or to provide nibbles for a drinks party. A cheese plate also makes the perfect end to a dinner party.
When setting up cheese plates, cheese knives are important.
Choosing cheese knives with the appropriate blade ensures that the visual accessory serves [...]

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Delight a friend with a a birthday gift basket

January 8, 2008 Gift baskets

A birthday gift basket is really a great gift, and you basically have two options here: go to a store and buy a pre-packaged birthday gift basket, or make your very own birthday gift basket. The first option is easier but typically more expensive, while the latter will end up saving you money and being [...]

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