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[caption id="attachment_337" align="alignnone" width="300"] 37364258 - bacon[/caption]Bacon is a delicious and versatile ingredient that can be used in many ways – here are some of our favorite bacon recipes, some of them traditional, others unusual, but all of them delicious: - French toast with bacon and cheese – dip the slices of bread into a mixture of eggs and buttermilk and fry them on one side. Place bacon and cheese on the browned side of the slice, then place another slice on top and put the assembly back into the pan for frying. Continue with the layering until your sandwich is of the desired height. - Lasagna – cook the bacon until crisp, then fry some onions and make a béchamel sauce. Spread one third of the sauce and add a layer of bacon and grated cheese on the lasagna sheets, then repeat the layer. Sprinkle parmesan on top and place it all in the oven until the top is brown and crispy. - Pasta with bacon – prepare the pasta as per the in...

Pulled pork is an all-time favorite and a dish that you can never get tired of. Whether it is served as the main course of a family lunch or you have some leftovers from the best mail order ham for sale that you can buy, the tender, juicy, tasty little shreds of pork can delight you and your guests in many ways – here are some of our favorite recipes. Prepare It the Traditional Way Get a big chunk of pork shoulder with the skin off and pre-fry it until it gets a dark brown crust, then rub it with a marinade made from oil, smoked paprika, powdered mustard and garlic, onion salt, black pepper and a few drops of your favorite barbeque sauce. Place the meat into a baking tray, cover it with tin foil and put it into the oven for about five hours, then shred the meat, Creative Ways to Use Pulled Pork - Mac and cheese with pulled pork – prepare the macaroni and the cheese sauce like you normally would, then add the leftover pulled pork, put some more cheese on top and place it all into t...

[caption id="attachment_320" align="alignnone" width="300"] 40910953 - red wooden christmas background[/caption]Farm to table, also known as farm to fork is a social movement that encourages local residents as well as restaurants, school cafeterias and other enterprises that serve food to use ingredients purchased from local farmers to prepare their dishes. The acquisitions from local growers or farmers offering fruits and vegetables, delectable wild game meat for sale , fish caught locally, wineries and breweries, or livestock ranches can take the form of direct sale or they can take place at the local farmer’s market or via a local distributor. The movement has been around for decades and it is gaining more and more ground and popularity – here are a few reasons why: - Local produce is healthier and fresher than produce that comes from hundreds of miles and has undergone various procedures to preserve fresh appearance. - Environmental benefits – the ...

[caption id="attachment_417" align="alignnone" width="300"] 41182621 - empty wooden deck table over christmas tree bokeh background[/caption]You do not have to invest a lot of money in expensive Christmas decorations. Just use your artistic eye, put extra love in the preparations and you will surely get the desired effect. Here are some ideas. • Cake holders and old plates can be used very simply and practically as ornaments for the Christmas festive meal. Just fill them with nice decoration, pine cones and fir tree coronets - everybody will love the overall effect. Old antique platters can also be used as serving platters for appetizers, mouthwatering honey baked ham , or smoked turkey. Using a variety of different china patterns is a beautiful way to add interest and beauty to your table. • Another idea for decorating the Christmas dinner table can be the use of empty bottles left from drinks consumed during the year. The only condition is that bottl...

Thanksgiving is usually celebrated with lots of food, much of which is not consumed during the celebration dinner. Leftovers, especially if they are from the delicious meals prepared for Thanksgiving, make excellent ingredients for the meals prepared after the holiday. Whether it is a delicious whole smoked turkey , the oyster dressing, the cranberry sauce or the asparagus that you prepared too much of, with a little creativity you can prepare multiple delicious recipes – here are our favorites: - Turkey soup – just put what is left of the turkey, meat and bones included, into a pot, add some vegetables, such as green beans and some spices and prepare a delicious broth. - Turkey sandwich – a classic prepared easily with some pulled turkey, a few tomato slices, some barbeque sauce placed between two slices of bread. - Spoon bread with sweet potato – mix the leftover sweet potato mash with some orange juice, eggs, sugar, milk and spices such as ginger and cinnamon to prepare a dough, ...

Nitrates and nitrites - we hear repeatedly that they are used in conventional farming and that they go through the soil and infiltrate in vegetables and fruits. These substances are also added voluntarily in meat products, especially sausages, as preservatives and dyes. The food industry has arguments for this practice. Nitrites provide a nice color to meat products, prevents fat from ranching and kill the bacteria that produces botulinum toxin, a poison that can lead to paralysis and ultimately death. Therefore, we would be tempted to consider that the use of nitrites is a safe practice. It is only here that the story begins to complicate, because these substances have adverse effects on humans. Sodium nitrite in large quantities passes into blood. The younger the consumer is, the more risky the situation becomes. Nitrite does not allow red cells to oxygenate, and in the case of intoxication, the skin of the children can get blue. Severe cases require hospitalization and administrat...

Do you feel that holidays are too expensive? Then surely, you are worried about how to save money during this period. It is true that holidays represents a time when we like to spend money on all sorts of food, drinks, gifts and many more, but once the celebrations are over, our budget becomes significantly thinner and we have to give up some things that we normally do. However, it is not necessarily that such scenario happens. Here are some ideas that will make your holidays less expensive but still enjoyable and optimistic. 1. Determine your budget and respect it The first thing is to do the estimates for the holiday and create your budget. You can even find personal budget models online, if you need them. 2. Choose recipes and plan your purchases Create a menu, make a shopping list, take time to find discount options and calculate the general costs. Do your best to adjust these options so that they fit into your budget. Whatever you do, remember that holidays should not be a re...