Saturday, August 11, 2018

Cooking: Learning An Important Life Skill

Learning how to drive and becoming a good driver doesn’t necessarily mean one has to attend a summer race track training. Same with being a good cook, as learning to cook doesn’t require a person to enroll in culinary school. A few good tricks up one’s sleeve should be enough to impress family and friends.

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Some people need a little nudging when it comes to learning an important life skill such as cooking. There are numerous reasons to get one’s hands dirty in the kitchen, and cooking can be a likened to a gift that keeps on giving. Apart from learning how to cook, a person can learn about many virtues. Buying ingredients and picking the best for the recipe can teach one about patience and decisiveness.

Cooking is good for the pocket; it’s cheap, nutritious, and safe. Some may argue that it’s time-consuming, yet if one’s really going to get into the details, preparing a meal—when done properly—can take less time than another food delivery. Ingredients are controlled, making it a healthy choice for those who are counting calories and keeping their hormones in balance. An abundance of recipes can be found online, and recipe books are staple finds in bookstores.

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A person who knows how to cook a number of recipes can easily host parties and invite people over to their home, as preparation can be a bliss. While the actual preparation of meals can be an overwhelming task for one, asking a friend to help can add a lot of fun to the job.

Janet Amos Pribanic aims to bring back the tradition of sharing a meal with the people one holds dear. She shares the story of loving relationships through her special recipes. For similar posts, click here.



Thursday, May 31, 2018

Simplicity Is Beauty: Sweet Potato Casserole

Comfort food is forever – it calls to mind great memories of how the taste lingers, creates lifelong memories and when recreated in the kitchen, fills the senses with a mélange of flavors and luscious experiences. There’s a rich abundance of recipes passed on from grandparents down to children that set the bar for favorite comfort food. One of these is sweet potato casserole, a timeless dish shared by families.
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  • Prepare the following ingredients:
  • 7 to 8 large sweet potatoes
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • stick butter (not margarine)
  • ½ cup brown sugar (more to taste)
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Salt and pepper to taste.

Boil the potatoes until cooked, and then pour off the water. Remove the skin and place the peeled potatoes in large bowl. Then add butter and cream cheese wait till melted. Afterward, combine the remaining ingredients and mix until you achieve a mashed potato consistency. Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 300 degrees until fully warm.

Food Network has a playful twist to this crowd-pleasing dish: a crunchy pecan topping, which makes a heavenly combination with the buttery mashed sweet potatoes. Martha Stewart’s recipe, on the other hand, gets a little help from nutmeg for added flavor to this favorite.

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The beauty of comfort-food dishes often lies in their simplicity, such as this sweet potato casserole that will draw in both adults and children and will pair well with chicken and other meat dishes.

Janet Amos Pribanic invites people to eat heartily with recipes that remind them of precious moments and will make them say 'Zivili!' She shares her love for cooking and food with recipes that will remind a person of beautiful moments with the people who matter the most. More delicious dishes here.