Beautiful Recipe Organizer for Recipe Collectors Extraordinaire

If you’re a rock star when it comes to collecting recipes, welcome to the band.  I’ve been a recipe collector extraordinaire since the day I got married.  Recipes are a great passion of mine and the drawers, folders, recipe boxes, and tins filled with recipes support this fact.

In addition to a cookbook collection that would make AMAZON green with envy, I have recipes snipped from favorite magazines, newspapers, books, and index cards where I’ve jotted down recipes on the fly.  Not only are these recipes a great source for cooking, they’re unbelievably precious for strolling down memory lane.  I often jot little notes on recipes such as, “My husband said this was his favorite chicken ever” or “(insert daughter’s name) and I made these on a cold December evening.”

The recipes and the notes allow me to relive the magic all over again.

I also love to come up with my own recipes and concoctions – so I write them down as well with step by step instructions and amendments. More paper, more index cards, more recipes…

After years of cooking and collecting, they’re everywhere!  When I set out to find one, it can be like The Amazing Race taking place in my kitchen.  Recently, I had an epic search for a favorite sugar cookie icing recipe.  I’ll never get the 30 minutes I spent searching back, but it was kind of a kick to visit with all of the memories.

The gorgeous Wicker File Basket by Bond Helman

Tuna Pizza Recipe from StarKist

Chunk Light Tuna in Oil
1 large prepared pizza crust
2 tbsp.olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jar (6 oz) marinated artichoke hearts
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped (or 1 Tablespoon dried basil)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450

Bobby Flay Shares His Grilling Tips and Recipes

Planning on grilling out this Labor Day weekend? Many people wouldn’t think of having it any other way. I’ve always thought of Labor Day weekend as kind of a farewell to summer as we welcome autumn, so grilling out seems only fitting.

One of the best-known TV personalities, and one of the reasons we needed the phrase Celebrity Chef in the first place, Bobby Flay (who has opened his first steakhouse, Bobby Flay Steak, at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa) is eager to share his tips on how to become a grilling pro just in time for Labor Day.

Grilling tips from Bobby Flay – does it get any better than that?

Bobby Flay shares his nine best tips, tricks and techniques, in addition to his delicious Ribeye & Anaheim Chile Quesadilla that will wow guests and have everyone licking their fingers.

Here are Bobby Flay’s grilling tips and recipes. Enjoy!

DON’T BE INTIMIDATED BY THE GRILLA grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.CHOOSE THE RIGHT GRILL FOR YOUCharcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.GIVE YOURSELF ROOMDon’t underestimate the importance of having enough room to work. Grilling is much more relaxing when you are not trying to juggle a whole collection of plates and bowls as you do it. If your grill doesn’t have enough workspace

Bulk Up, It’s the Green Thing to Do

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Toddy Cold Brewing System: Coffee That’ll Make You Swoon

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Cooking for Isaiah Has Recipes That’ll Astonish PLUS a Tailgating Recipe for Proof

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A Must Have Recipe for Three Cheese Omelets

Every cook must have a great omelet recipe.  There’s just no getting around it.  Before you approach the recipe, however, you need to make sure you have a perfect pan.  My favorite pan for omelets is the Giada De Laurentiis for Target 12

One Honey of a Contest with Sweet, Sweet Prizes

Fellow honey fanatics, look ahive! Sorry, I honestly couldn’t resist. The National Honey Board would like to invite you to enter the Cooking with My Honey Bear recipe contest.

The sweet grand prize is a nine-piece Le Creuset

How to Tie-Dye Fondant

From the TLC Editors: Facebook and Buddy blog fans: You have questions and we have answers. Here’s the first of the newest batch straight from the interview oven. Check back often for more fan question and answers. And if you need a quick Cake Boss fix, click here.

Learning By Example

From the TLC Editors: We’d like to wish all you dads a Happy Father’s Day. Below Buddy shares a powerful memory of his father and how it came to shape his ideas about love, loyalty and character. Do you have a favorite life lesson your father taught you? If so, leave us a comment below. And if you need a quick Buddy fix, click here.

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From the TLC Editors:

Buddy received a blog comment from Carol asking him what part of Italy his family originates from and if he ever visits.

How does Buddy approach a cake design?

I get visions. I have epiphanies. And each cake, sometimes they take longer than others. I really have to think about something, and, you know, really not hear anything or not get disturbed for like 10 or 15 minutes sometimes. I mean sometimes it’ll take an hour and then, poof, something will pop in my head. And that’s kind of how it starts. You know I visually see it and in my mind I reconstruct it. I think of gravity. I think of feasibility and timeline and stuff like that if I can do it. You know, because I’ve pushed myself to the limits lots of times. So I know like how big a board could be before it ain’t gonna make it out the door. Or how big it is to get into the refrigerator. Or the elevator. So, you know I already have that knowledge and I apply that in the process of making the cake.

You know you have to apply different techniques and you have to figure out ways of making it bigger and really pushing it to the edge. Because sometimes your visions are different types of cakes where the bigger the better or, you know how am I gonna do this? Cause I can see it and I want to do it but, you know then there’s reality. What am I gonna knock a wall out so that I can drive this thing out the car? You know what I’m saying?

Time is always an issue. But with time, you know what it is? I don’t worry much about time. I know that if I have to I will push and stay all night until it’s done. I’m the type of person -- I’m wired different. I don’t give up. No matter, like I don’t fail. No matter what I have to do not to fail, I do it. I’ll redo a cake 10 times if I have to. I’ll work, you know four days straight. I won’t sleep. I won’t eat. I will do what I have to do to get the job done. I’m hardest on myself. I’m my worst critic.

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40,000 Square Feet of Cake Happiness

From the TLC Editors: You asked and Buddy’s answering. Today’s topics? How can we get our hands on a piece of a Carlo's cake? And what would Buddy do if he wasn't a master baker? Have a burning question for Buddy? Drop it in a comment below. In the meantime, check out these Cake Boss videos.

How long does it take to become a master baker?

From the TLC Editors: You asked and Buddy’s answering. Today’s topic: Have a burning question for Buddy? Drop it in a comment below. In the meantime, check out these Cake Boss videos.

Could you make the (cake) cut?

From the TLC Editors: Competitive cake-making isn’t for the faint of heart. So we turned to the expert to find out what Buddy’s looking for when he judges a competition. Budding cake-makers, take note! Have a burning question for Buddy? Drop it in a comment below. In the meantime, check out these Cake Boss videos.

Mom Knows Best

From the TLC Editors: Who taught Buddy how to save his pennies while he was building his dream? Find out below. Have a burning question for Buddy? Drop it in a comment below. In the meantime, check out these Cake Boss videos.

Train Day Cake -- Rate the Cake

From the TLC Editors: First there was the giant Lisa cake, then there was the mechanical bull cake, the paintball cake and the Empire State Building mass wedding cake. Now, debuting in none other than Penn station, there’s the behemoth Train Day cake commissioned by Amtrak to celebrate National Train Day 2010.

The cake features Bachmann model trains taking a loop around skyscrapers made of cake. No detail was spared in serving up a snapshot of Americana

Perfectly Peachy Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe

I’m a total fruit fanatic and can never have enough fruit on hand. It’s healthy, delicious, fragrant, and a bowl of fruit (nature’s dessert) just makes a whole room look more attractive.

Below is one of my favorite recipes for fruit salad.  Feel free to experiment with different fruits, but don’t even think about leaving out the peaches.

Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe

2 Peaches
2 Apples
2 Nectarines
2 cups Strawberries
1 cup Red Seedless Grapes
1 cup White Seedless Grapes
2 Bananas
1 pkg. Peach Glaze
3 Tbs. Honey
3 Tbs. Lemon Juice

Use fresh fruit – very important! Slice and place the fruit combination into a large bowl. Combine the peach glaze, honey, and lemon juice. Pour over fruit and mix gently but well.

Keep refrigerated and just TRY not to eat it all at once!  I kid you now when I say this can easily pass for dessert.

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For Cookie Monsters Who Love Movies

There I was, minding my own business, working busily on my Hollywood Yesterday website… when I come across this unspeakably gorgeous Movie Theatre Cookie Jar, Gone with the Wind, Breakfast At Tiffanys

Put on Your Sundae Best and Win with Breyers

A few nights ago, I got kind of jiggy with peaches, honey, cinnamon, and Breyer’s Vanilla Ice Cream.  I heated the honey in a small skillet, then added sliced peaches.  I sprinkled them with a little cinnamon and warmed them.  Then… oh yeah, this is the good part…. I placed the warm (still firm) peaches on top of bowls of Breyer’s Vanilla ice cream.  The only ones home at the time were me, my oldest daughter (Emily) and my youngest daughter (Stephany).

We stood around the kitchen devouring the deliciousness and just feeling glad to be alive. Ice cream has that effect on us.

Breyers Ice Cream is as good as it gets – mark it down.  I don’t even look at the other brands any more.

Breyers

Best Ever Blueberry Pie Recipe from Land O Lakes

Butter, cut into chunks
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water

FILLING INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 cups fresh blueberries

Heat oven to 400

Coffee Punch: Fraps Before There Were Fraps

Coffee is love.

Coffee Punch Recipe

4 cups cold coffee
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
1 pint chocolate ice cream, softened
1 cup whipping cream
ground nutmeg

Combine the first three ingredients. Add the ice creams and whipping cream. Stir gently. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Yield: 9 Cups

After a trip to Starbucks today for iced coffee (how do I love thee, let me count the ways…), I remembered this punch recipe from an old cookbook. I looked it up and thought I’d share – I recall it being out of this world.  Those of us who love… truly, truly love… coffee will take it any way we can get it.  Warm, hot, cold, frozen, tepid….

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Chick-fil-A Sets a Tea-mendous Guinness Record

by Joi on August 10, 2010

This is a story that does nothing but make my pulse race and my mouth water. It’s not my fault, you see…

I was born and raised in the south.I live in the south.I’m a tea fanatic.I have a head filled with sweet teeth.

So, there you have it.  A story about sweet tea of these epic proportions knocks me off my feet.  I do believe I’ll celebrate this accomplishment by having lunch at Chick-fil-A.  LOVE their delicious sandwiches and – - – of course – - – their sweet tea.

On Wednesday, Aug. 4, Tulsa-area Chick-fil-A

A Must Have for Serious Cooks Is….

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Dan’s Chocolates has Back to School Deliciously Covered

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Fried Green Tomatoes: A Southern Delicacy

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 – 2 TBS All-Purpose Flour
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp. kosher salt, plus extra for sprinkling
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Canola oil for frying
3 medium-sized round green tomatoes, sliced 1/2-inch thick

Heat about 1/8 inch oil in a large skillet – over medium heat.   Beat the eggs in a shallow bowl.

Combine the cornmeal, flour, and pepper in a large bowl.

Coat the tomato slices, one at a time, in the egg mixture, then dredge in the cornmeal mixture.

Fry the slices in the hot oil until the cornmeal is a golden brown, about 2 or 3 minutes – each side. The goal is to turn the tomatoes only once during the cooking time.

Carefully remove the tomatoes from the oil and place them on a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with salt while they’re still piping hot!

We LOVE fried green tomatoes around our house and eat them joyfully each summer. I even serve them at breakfast: Toast English muffins and place a fried egg on the bottom half. Place a fried green tomato on top of the egg and top with the other half.

Outstanding!

Freezing Green Tomatoes:

I have never tried freezing green tomatoes (for the record, none ever last long enough in our kitchen TO freeze) but I have heard of people who slice and coat the tomatoes, place them on a baking sheet, and place the sheet into the freezer.  When the tomatoes are frozen solid, they place them into a freezer bag or freezer container.  Word is they thaw and fry up beautifully.

I’m going to have to give this a shot.  How surprised would my family be to see fried green tomatoes on the Thanksgiving table?  I think my hubby would tear up with happiness.

This would be me headed out to the garden to commence the ceremony….

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Train Day Cake -- Rate the Cake

From the TLC Editors: First there was the giant Lisa cake, then there was the mechanical bull cake, the paintball cake and the Empire State Building mass wedding cake. Now, debuting in none other than Penn station, there’s the behemoth Train Day cake commissioned by Amtrak to celebrate National Train Day 2010.

The cake features Bachmann model trains taking a loop around skyscrapers made of cake. No detail was spared in serving up a snapshot of Americana

Could you make the (cake) cut?

From the TLC Editors: Competitive cake-making isn’t for the faint of heart. So we turned to the expert to find out what Buddy’s looking for when he judges a competition. Budding cake-makers, take note! Have a burning question for Buddy? Drop it in a comment below. In the meantime, check out these Cake Boss videos.

Mom Knows Best

From the TLC Editors: Who taught Buddy how to save his pennies while he was building his dream? Find out below. Have a burning question for Buddy? Drop it in a comment below. In the meantime, check out these Cake Boss videos.