- Sunday, December 27, 2009, 0:44
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Chocolate lovers will rejoice when they hear that it has actually been researched and concluded that it is a healthy addition to your diet in moderation.
The resourceful Mayans and Aztecs were the first tribes that discovered this substance 3000 years ago in Central America. The pods were from the cacao trees and were fermented to make a strong bitter drink called xocoatl, meaning" bitter water". ...
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- Thursday, December 24, 2009, 16:39
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Christmas recipe serves: 6
calories per serving: 400
preparation time: 15 minutes
cooking time: 2hours 30 minutes
suitable for freezing after step 3.
Christmas recipe ingredients:
duck legs, 6, about 2 kg (4.5 lb)
onions, 350 g (12 oz)
root ginger, fresh, 5 cm piece, (2 inch)
butter, 125 g (4 oz)
caster sugar, 15 ml (1 tbsp)
green cardomom pods, 8 whole
chicken stock, 1.7 litres (3 pints)
ginger wine, 300 ml (10 fl oz)
dry white wine, ...
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- Thursday, December 24, 2009, 0:39
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A barbecue without sauce is like Thanksgiving without the turkey, or Christmas without presents! If you are bored of the "simple" there are many different ways to add unique flavours and transform a staple sauce into something amazing.
Fruit can transform a barbecue sauce into something tangy and original. There are various fruits that go especially well with the basic barbecue sauce ingredients, but you can ...
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- Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 6:40
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Do you have a weakness for cheesecakes? There quite simply isn't a better time than Christmas to luxuriate in the irresistably sweet and satisfying creaminess of posh cheesecakes, for the cracking festive cheer is the perfect accompaniment to this luscious Yuletide treat. Merry Christmas folks!
MERRY CHRISTMAS CHEESECAKES
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of margarine
1/2 cup of brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup of nuts, chopped
--FILLING:--
1 (8 oz.) ...
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- Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 5:39
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Christmas Cake From Iceland
This is a very simple Christmas cake recipe that I had the pleasure to learn from a friend from Iceland...
If you are searching for something simple to prepare, check this out...
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon cardamom flavored extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup milk
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 175 C. Grease one ...
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- Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 3:39
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It’s that time of the year again! The snow is gently falling
outside your window. Christmas trees are being decorated
and stockings are being hung. Shoppers are bustling and
presents are being wrapped. Holiday cheer fills the air.
And so does the rich scent of tea!
If you are a tea business owner who would like to celebrate
the season of giving, why not have a holiday tea party at
your store? ...
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- Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 18:39
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Many families have favorite family holiday recipes that bring warm memories of a loved one. Quite often, many family recipes can be linked back to generations long gone. Loving family members carry on family recipe traditions that started years before by cooking recipes that were handed down through the generations.
Some recipes are simply expected to be found on the holiday table, while many are prepared ...
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- Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 4:39
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As Christmas is coming, with the inevitability of a credit card bill, and there are a whole load of things to worry about. Buying Christmas presents, usually an expensive and traumatic period, is followed by the Christmas card list, the decorations, the food, yes, all that food and cooking and normally the last on the list, the Christmas drinks. Christmas drinks are possibly the least ...
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