If you can imagine beef noodle soup for breakfast, then you decidedly want to try Pho, a Vietnamese dish that has been around for nearly 100 years. I find my site is more and more leaning towards ethnic dishes that are loaded with big, bold tastes, and that make eating what it...

It's just about that time of the year again! Each year, around this time, people start to get into the festive spirit and decide to celebrate with a party of some sort. I host a party for my friends and family every year, and each year I learn something new. In my experience,...

"Lucky" Chinese New Year symbols are an important part of celebrating the Spring Festival. Afterall, it is the start of spring -- a perfect time to have your New Year wishes come true! And what better way to usher in happiness, prosperity and health than to enjoy "auspicious f...

Making a casserole is one of the quickest and easiest ways to serve a delicious dinner. If you?re wondering what to make for lunch, dinner, or a potluck, try one of these great casserole recipe ideas. Tuna Noodle Casserole ? with tuna, egg noodles, onions, cream of mushroom so...

When we stand at the butchers counter, most of us may wonder what is the difference between a top sirloin and a porterhouse. If you ever come across a good beef cookbook, you will be able to appreciate a good diagram of beef cuts. Beef is the widely consumed animal protein thr...

Decaffeination and tea is a subject that has long been misunderstood not only by consumers but also by industry professionals. I was taken by surprise when I recently read an excerpt from a newly released book, written by highly recognized tea industry professionals, that was...

The famous cat and mouse both have good, solid shapes, without fiddly bits, that are easy to cut from a cake. To achieve a furry effect, use a fork or flat knife to peak the royal icing - but work fast, it dries out surprisingly quickly. It's simple, just follow our Tom And Je...

Summary: Hot and Spicy Chick Peas By: The Skinny Cook This delicious Chick pea curry recipe is fully vegetarian, in the tradition of Vegetarian Indian cooking. Who said vegetables recipes can't be delicious? -------------------- Hot and Spicy Chick Peas (VEGETARIAN RECIPE) Mak...

The Moguls did it. So did the Vikings. ?A mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer.? After coining that phrase, you don?t think this anonymous Egyptian from 2200 BC kept it to himself. I can see him raise his drinking vessel to his Nile-side neighbors while repeating...

Wouldn't be right of me to talk about the virtues of herbal tea drinking without looking at what the possible side effects are, especially in the amounts the experts are telling us we should drink it in order to maximize the benefits (3-6 cups a day). Side effect of Green Tea:...

It is often hard to find just the right large quantity recipe for the theme of your party or for the "culinary experience" you are aspiring to offer your guests. Here are a few tips and suggestions on how to modify your favorite 4-6 serving recipes when you find yourself cooki...

You know that there are different ingredients involved in brewing beer. Every ingredient has a specific purpose and is important to the overall product. If you plan on making your own brew from home, you need to know a bit about hops. Hops are very important to the beer making...

After a hard day's work, you feel like you have lost all your body energy. You just want to rest on your couch or bed and take a sleep, yet you still have activities you need to accomplish. Just how you will handle these activities if you are running out of energy?

Is wine good for you? The answer is, "Yes!" There's lots of research providing proof that there really are health benefits from drinking wine.

Welcome to the Gourmet Chicken Series. Today we bring you Thai Pandan Chicken Ingredients: 1 package chicken wings or small chicken drumsticks, 1 package pandan leaves, oil for deep frying, Marinade: 1/2 can good quality thick coconut milk, 2 tsp. ground coriander seeds, 2 tsp...

Cluster headaches, though excruciating painful, are fortunately quite rare. They involve severe headaches of sharp, piercing pain over one eye or near one temple that can last for 15 minutes up to three hours.

Israel is a nation possessing a rich past. The turning pages of history find it at the center of the Bible, while present day finds it at the center of conflict. A country known for many things, wine is not necessarily one of them. Going into a liquor store and requesting the...

While in California I read My Life in France, Julia Child's memoir. It's a lovely recollection of France that connects the period between the wars with France's postwar recovery.I've always romanticized Paris between the wars--when Hemingway, Gertrude Stein et al drank absinth...