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Orange Marmalade is an essential element to entertaining guest s for breakfast. A teaspoon spread on a piece of toast adds a smile to the sleepiest face!
This is a beautiful center piece with fall leaves under the plate and lit candles on either side.
1 Large Watermelon
2 Purple Grapes for shark eyes
Kids just love this and it is so easy and so much fun!
This Cardiac Diet is used for heart patients who need to loose weight in a hurry before having surgery.
In 3 days you can loose as much as 10 lbs.
You MUST Follow The Rules!! This diet works as a chemical breakdown and is proven to work.
DO NOT VARY THE AMOUNTS OR MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS TO THE DIET MENU!
1. You are allowed a diet soda or tea with sweetner on this diet.
2. Salt and Pepper can be used, but no other seasoning.
3. Use this diet for 3 consecutive days per week.
4. After 3 days of dieting, you can eat your usual food.
DO NOT OVER EAT!!
5. After 4 days of normal eating, start back on your 3 day diet.
DON'T CHANGE THE RULES!!
This is a tried and true recipe from "Everyday Dutch Oven".
Use a 12 inch dutch oven lined with parchment paper. It takes about 30 minutes to bake with 10 coals in a ring around the bottom and about 20 on top. Rotate the oven halfway through and check to make sure the cake isn't browning too quickly and move a few coals from the center of the lid to the outside during the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
Fantastic!! Adapted from a Food Network recipe to reduce the calories and sodium content.
Fantastic Vegetable Dish! Serve with steamed Wild Rice and a grilled Venison Steak!
Delicious and tangy!
Enjoy these breaded goat cheese disks with baguettes as an appetizer or place on Arugula for a light salad.
Option: Sprinkle fresh blackberries over the salad.
Try this tasty sweet & sour tea of Lemon Juice, Honey, Bourbon and Cayenne Pepper to relax you, soothe your throat and drain your sinuses. headache.
Step 1: Cut two thin slices off a chilled cucumber.
Step 2: Lay down and place the slices on top of your eyelids.
Step 3: Relax for 15 minutes and allow the cool cucumbers to revitalize tired eyes.
Adzuki beans or Red Beans are very popular as a dessert item in Japan.
Adzuki Bean desserts are not as sweet as our American desserts. We love sugar and do not consider this high protein treat as highly as it's health benefits deserve.
Use a mixture of Splenda and granulated sugar to bring it to a sweeter taste if you desire.
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Here is some great advice from: LYNNETH7
*1 tsp of matcha is as beneficial as up to 6 tsp of brewed green tea leaves because you actually eat matcha powder instead of tossing it away after brewing.
*Get yourself a decent matcha powder. Check your local Asian supermarkets. Find a container sealed with a vacuum/nitrogen lock.
*Make sure it is grown in Uji for best quality.
Enjoy! Love, Vera
For added flavor, cook eggs with melted bacon fat or cut calories and fat by using a cooking spray.
Delicious! Indian pudding is a traditional New England Thanksgiving classic. It is a baked custard named "Indian Pudding" by the early settlers because it is made with what they called "Indian meal", corn meal.
It can be traced back to the 1650s when milk became prevalent and molasses arrived on the scene courtesy of the Caribbeans who traded molasses for salt cod.
Enjoy! This is a Native American favorite from the Seminole Indian Nation in Florida and other southern states.
Acorn bread is a delicious, sweet, crumbly dessert bread that was introduced to Colonists by Native Americans.
Native Americans have had Bannock cooking over a campfire for many many years. It's now becoming popular with campers.
Prepare a favorite bannock recipe, bake in an oven or divide the dough into egg sized lumps and firmly wrap each lump around the end of a four foot stick. Prop the stick securely over the fire until golden brown. Turn the stick to cook the bread evenly.
Native Americans carried dried Acorn Cakes, Pemmican, shredded meat and or soups on journeys.
Pre-mix the dried ingredients in a zip lock bag to carry along on a camping trip to make Apache Indian bread over an open fire.
Acorns taste like a cross between hazelnuts and sunflower seeds and were nearly as important a food to Native Americans as corn, squash and beans.
Cherokee, Apache, Pima, Ojibwa, and most all other Native Americans tribes across the oak growing North and South America routinely harvested and used acorn nuts from oak trees and they taught early settlers how to harvest and use acorns, corn and other traditional foods too.
Fun! Fun! Fun! A great tasting and fast meal for seafood loving company. Charleston, SC Style!
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This is a soft cheese ball decorated for a Halloween Party. Serve as a soft spread for whole grain crackers and raw vegetables.
Lovely, warm and aromatic. Perfect for relaxing on the porch on a cool fall evening.
Substituting the granulated sugar with Splenda- Sugar Blend for Baking will lower the calories.
Delicious! Enjoy this light fresh vegetable salad dressed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, sea salt and black pepper!
Beautiful! Not greasy at all. Crispy outside. Tender & Juicy inside! For the recipe, go to:
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My cookbook "Take A Bite Off The Wild Side!" has a step by step guide for Deep Fried Turkey!
Only 108 Calories!
For an additional treat, see my recipe for making Homemade Bootleg Root Beer in my Spark Cookbook: "Take A Bite Off The Wild Side!"
Ready for some real fun from Beaufort, SC?!
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I love this Risoto recipe!
Recipe from: Food Network's Robin Miller, Rice to the Rescue
Fresh orange juice is a fat free, natural meat tenderizer. It will make your turkey moist and very tender on the inside and the deep frying will make it crispy on the outside.
1c Orange Juice, fresh
1c Lemon Juice, fresh
1T Sage
1T Ginger
1T Garlic Powder
1T Tabasco Sauce
1T Cayenne Pepper
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend on high until the mix is a smooth liquid. Inject the turkey with the marinade sauce. Place the whole turkey and the rest of the marinade into a large plastic bag. Seal the bag and refrigerate overnight.
Drain and discard the marinade when it is time to cook. Pat the bird dry and season with salt and pepper. (cont...)
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It features a guide to preparing a Cajun Deep Fried Turkey and a fun Party Plan for an outdoor seafood party called the Beaufort Boil!
This is the classic marinade solution that is injected into the meat of turkeys which are deep fried Cajun style.
The secret is to inject the flavors inside of the meat so that the hot oil can't wash them off.
1 c Lemon Juice
1/2 c Liquid Crab Boil
1/2 c Olive Oil
1/2 c Butter
2 T Onion Powder
2 T Garlic Powder
2 T Cajun Seasoning
1 t Tabasco
1 t Cayenne Pepper
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Heat until butter is melted. Stir and continue heating until sauce is liquefied. Inject the marinade while it is still hot enough to stay liquid. (cont...)
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It features a guide to preparing a Cajun Deep Fried Turkey and a fun Party Plan for an outdoor seafood party called the Beaufort Boil!
My Grandmother made squirrel for my father almost every time we came to the farm to visit. Cooked right, squirrel is a real treat!
"Bread & Wine" is the name of this cocktail from Charles Joly of The Drawing Room.
Fantastic! A little high on calories.
Turtle Soup or "Caouane" is very popular in New Orleans. The best is The Commander's Palace's Turtle Soup au Sherry.
Snapping turtles are legal to hunt with a Fishing License and can be caught in rivers and ponds.
Cracklin' Cornbread is one of my family's Thanksgiving tradition.
Cracklings are pork skin that is fried until the fat is rendered off leaving tiny crispy pieces of skin.
You can substitute it with fried bacon. But beware! High Calories!
Quickening the cooking time comes from CD Kitchen.
Campsite Dutch Oven Cooking Method included.
Secret: Cut gamey taste by using Whole Cloves.
Smoked Pork Neck Bones add a lot of smokey ham flavor to the greens.
Seriously, I may not be Granny on the Beverly Hill Billies, but I am a country girl who knows how to cook and loves to eat wild game.
And raccoon is no exception. Cooked slowly in a Crock Pot, this makes a very good meal.
Secret: Cut gamey taste by using Whole Cloves.
Rattlesnake Cocktail
1 1/2 oz Whiskey
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Southern Comfort
1 Egg White
1 tsp Splenda
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a a slice of lemon and a cherry.
So, you are looking for something you can cook over an open fire while out on the trail? Well, why don't you try a little rattlesnake for your dinner by the camp fire?
Buy the meat already dressed. Please don't try to hunt one of these bad boys down just to see what he tastes like.
I read that rattlesnakes can still bite you after it has been dead for over an hour. So, if you do hunt one down, chop the head off and dispose of it immediately.
This is a very easy and inexpensive recipe to make!
Roasting your peppers will give them a richer level of flavor. This recipe uses De Jarbol and Japones Chile Peppers. Just grill or broil for a few minutes and let them char a little bit to add a smokey flavor to your dish. Enjoy!
Slow Roast or Crockpot overnight or roast in your Dutch Oven at the campsite!
Your choice. Either cook your wild boar leg in the oven at a low temperature for several hours.
Or brown it on all sides in a large cast iron skillet, place in a a slow cooker with a can each of Onion Soup, Mushroom Soup and water.
I come from a family of farmers. My Grandparent's used almost every part of the hog that they butchered including the head and ears.
This is the closest recipe that I could find that resembles my grandmother "Bigmamma's' old family favorite Hog Head Cheese or Souse.
We grew up with Ham Hocks and Collard Greens!
I have modified the recipe to lower the fat. Remove the fat and skin. Tear the meat into strips and mix it back in with the greens.
Finger licking good Kentucky Beef Back Ribs and sauce recipes!
Refreshing! A lovely twist on the Southern Mint Julep! Great for an afternoon reception.
Adapted from: Southern Living
This is a great picture of our President Obama enjoying some Fried Frog Legs, a famous Creole delicacy in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana!
This recipe by far makes the most tender, juicy, tangy and delicious frog legs you will ever have.
Church Point Wholesale has premium quality, cleaned, quick frozen frog legs online.
(12 Servings)
2 Sticks of Unsalted Butter
6 Garlic Cloves
(25 Servings)
4-6 Sticks of Unsalted Butter
12 Garlic Cloves
In a sauce pan, melt butter and the peeled garlic cloves over medium heat. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and discard the garlic cloves.
Serve hot immediately. Serves 12 - 25
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1 c Ketchup
1/2 t Splenda
1 t Salt
1 t Black Pepper
4 t Lemon Juice 4 tsp
1/8 t Tabasco Sauce
1 t Worcestershire Sauce
4 Garlic Cloves
Mix together the ketchup, Splenda, salt, pepper, lemon juice, Worcestershire and Tabasco Sauce to the bowl. Finely chop the garlic and add it to the bowl. Mix well and chill before serving. (cont...)
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There was not very much that I could change in this recipe from: Emeril Lagasse, host of Emeril Live.
I love his show!
Native Seminole Indian Braves caught alligators in Florida and other southern states for meat and for the thick leather to trade.
This is an easy, tender, delicious bear roast that you can cook over night in a crock pot or in your Dutch Oven at the campsite.
"Do frog legs taste like chicken?"
No. Cooked right, they have a naturally tangy flavor, smokey, tender, juicy and delicious!
Frog legs are an exotic Cajun delicacy from South Louisiana.
Grill over a very hot flame a few minutes. Frog legs have no fat. Overcooking or cooking too slow makes them dry and tasteless.
Fish them out of the bayou or contact Church Point Wholesale online for premium quality, cleaned, quick frozen legs.
Talking about too good to be true?! This salad contains plenty of fiber. Healthy oils from the avocados. A nice dose of Vitamin C from the kiwis and lime. And protein, copper and B vitamins from the pistachios.
A fantastic beach drink! Great for an evening on a beach in Jamaica watching a sunset.
This tea punch can be served warm or cold.
Double or triple the recipe to fill your punch bowl.
The preferred drink of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
Hibiscus tea can lower blood pressure and reduce fever.
The original method for the preparation of Devonshire Cream begins with milking your cow. You know, the one that's tethered out behind the barn. When you heat fresh milk, the cream floats to the top and clots into a cream richer and thicker than whipping cream.
Enjoy this version with warm scone and strawberry jam.
Grade B maple syrup really is the secret ingredient. The dark color gives it an extra caramelly flavor. Grocery stores carry it, but if you can't find it, Grade A will work just fine too.
Serve with Creme Fraiche or Devonshire Cream, strawberry jam, and butter to spread.
Special guests? Serve a lovely pot of Earl Grey Tea with tea sandwiches, scones and Creme Fraiche with strawberry preserves.
"Chitlins" or Chitterlings are the small intestine of a hog. My NA Grandfather was a hog farmer and he used every bit of the hog he could.
Cooked properly it is a fine meal. Use potatoes to absorb the smell of the chitterlings while cooking.
I love hominy. When I was a child, I called it harmony. Enjoy!!
Delightful fruit cocktail with a light minty syrup and a crispy almond biscotti!!
Many southeastern foods are adapted from the native tribes. Some of the Cherokee dishes are fried green tomatoes, greens or ramps, cornbread, hoecakes, bean bread, many peanut dishes.
Cherokee first settled in southeastern North American between A.D. 1000 and 1500. Cherokees referred to themselves as "the Real People" or "the Principal People", which in their language is Ani-yun'wiya' .
Natural food stores carry Sassafras Root in a dried form. It will resemble wood chips. Sassafras tea may act as a diuretic, reducing excess water weight and swelling.
Wild meats tend to have a "gamey" flavor. You can reduce that taste by skimming away all excess fat.
You can grill or pan fry your streaks.
Wild goose has very little fat. Using a cooking bag and laying slices of bacon on the breast will keep it moist during baking.
I included both the light version of this recipe and the decadent frozen chocolate ice cream version.
Wojapi is a thick berry sauce. If your berries are ripe and tasty, there is no need to add additional sweeteners.
Traditionally, Wojapi is not made with cornstarch, flour or sugar.
Tarts actually taste like what they sound like, a sweet and sour desert. The filling is lime flavored and the fruits are covered by a shiny sugary glaze. Delicious!!
I always have some breast meat left form a Deli Rotisserie Chicken. I adapted this recipe from The Oprah Magazine and this is a tasty way to use it up!
Dear Fellow Bootleggers,
The secret to a good batch of Root Beer is the fermentation of the yeast. Follow DIRECTIONS step by step to ensure success.
Simple Home Bootlegger's Kit:
Large Funnel
Measuring Cups and Spoons
1- 2 Liter Plastic Bottle and Cap
Dear Fellow Bootleggers,
The secret to a good batch of Bootleg Root Beer is the fermentation of the yeast. Please follow the DIRECTIONS step by step to ensure your fermentation process is a success.
Simple Home Bootlegger's Kit:
Large Funnel
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
1- 2 Liter Plastic Bottle and Cap
Cook overnight and stick a few cloves in wild game meats to reduce their wild game taste. Great for Dutch Oven at Campsite.
There is a lot of flavor in the fat that floats to the top of the pot. Very tempting. Stay strong and skim it off.
Remember the 1961 Elvis Presley film "Blue Hawaii"?
Kick back, watch the film and enjoy.
The big change was substituting Fat Free Cream Cheese for these "Perky Penquins" adapted from Quick Cooking July/August 1999.
Enjoy a cup of this delightfully fragrant Cardamom Tea! Try the mild recipe and if you care too, add some spice to make it a hot and spicy Cardamom Tisane!
This is a very rich and hearty mushroom scallopped potatoes with a light garlic accent.
Refreshing!! Make a double recipe. Chill some of the steeped tea and freeze some into ice cubes ahead of time.
For a nicer presentation and for the best results, score cucumber lengthwise with fork and slice as thin as you can, use thinly sliced white bread with a firm texture.
For a nicer presentation, score cucumber lengthwise with fork and slice as thin as you can, toss with vinegar and salt and let sit in a strainer at room temperature for around thirty minutes. Rinse with fresh water if they're too salty and pat dry with paper towels to get rid of any excess water.
The best white teas come in loose-leaf form. Like green tea, white tea is best brewed with pure water that is very hot, but not boiling.
Soothing tea for sore throats.
Steeping herbal teas to long will make the tea bitter. Use Honey and/or a natural herbal sweetner like Stevvia.
This is an outstanding Cocktail Hour treat! Be careful, you are not dealing with a regular cup of tea even though it tastes like it.
Beautiful and Sparkling!
You will love this sparkling and healthy cranberry tea punch for any special occasion!
Relax and enjoy this sweetly fragrant soothing tea.
Lavender is a natural muscle relaxer that relieves muscle spasms.
Popularly usesd in aromatherapy. Lightly spray lavender body spray on your pillows at night and pour some Lavender Oil into your bath and relax.
Helpful for depression, amenorrhea, burns, acne, rashes, arthritis, athlete's foot, carpal tunnel syndrome, psoriasis, vaginitis, insomnia, pain, palpitations, anxiety and nervousness.
This is my favorite tea! I love to smell the fragrance of Bergamont rising with the steam as this tea steeps. This is a smooth and rich combination of classic Earl Grey black tea and Bergamont oil with a touch of vanilla and cream flavoring added from "Tevana".
Enjoy the lovely fragrance of Bergamot oil as it rises with the steam as this tea steeps.
Chamomile is a daisy. It is a wonderful remedy for sleep disorders such as insomnia. Simply make a cup of tea 30 to 45 minutes before going to bed to treat sleeplessness.
This is a classic tea with a very smooth and mellow flavor. It is also known as Indian Orange Pekoe.
Welcome the fall weather sitting in a rocking chair with a cup of Apple Tea on the porch at sunrise. Enjoy the sweetness of the tea and listen for the first birds to sing.
Research shows that oolong tea can actually tell your body to burn fat for energy! Caffeine combined with the tea's EGCGs work together to increase fat oxidation.
This is a popular drink called "Mugicha" in Japan. It is noted for cooling down the body in hot weather, for cleansing the system, treatment for hemorrhoids, inflammatory arthritis and breaks up congestion, phlegm and other symptoms of colds and flues.
It can be served hot or on ice.
Authentic taste of the "European Style Butter" Cucumber Tea Sandwich.
Dressed up to the nines in white and dark chocolate tuxedos!
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| This Is How I Roll!! Sushi! 70 Sushi, Sushi Bowls, Sushi Rice, Sushi Salads & Onigiri Recipes! Learn to roll your Sushi at home from a Mini Tutorial "This Is How I Roll"! Great recipes collected from our Spark Brothers and Sisters! Enjoy! Love, Vera |
| Take A Bite Off The Wild Side! Join me & my Black Lab Jackson as we try Alligator Ribs & Apple Pie Moonshine! 300 recipes listed A-Z, a Mini Tutorial for Cajun Fried Turkey, a Party Plan for a Seafood Boil Party & Jamaican Jerk & Meat Pies and Zebra Cake! Love, Vera |
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| Food Origin: Native American 60% of the world's food is of Native American origin. Learn "Pow Wow Etiquette"! Rejuvenate with Medicinal Teas! This Spark collection of recipes listed A-Z is given to you with love from my Native American heritage, my Father's tribe is Seminole, Mother is Creek. Love, Vera |
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| START Your Day Off Right~Breakfast! Exercise, Track your food every day and enjoy these Healthy Breakfast Recipes, Smoothies & Breakfast Drinks from our Spark Brothers & Sisters. Great ideas that will help you prepare healthier meals to start your day off right! Love, Vera |
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| Bento ~ Lunch Box Ideas! 68 Bento Recipes ~ Bento Boxes will help you see the proper amount of food that you should eat. Listed from A-Z. Enjoy this great collection of recipes that can be used for Bento Box & Kid's Lunches. Love, Vera |
| Southern Hospitality ~ A Taste of the South 190 Down Home, Country & Cajun recipes listed A-Z! Fun recipes, Historic Mini Tutorial, Pictures & Stories! Enjoy delicious New Orleans' sandwiches: Muffalettas, Po' Boys, Baguettes & Southern Fried Chicken and more! Enjoy!! Love, Vera |
| Appetizer and Desserts For Fun Dinner Parties! 300 great Appetizer, Dessert & Dinner Party ideas and a fun "Wine & Cheese Tasting Party Planner" Enjoy these great Appetizer & Dessert recipes from our Spark Brothers and Sisters! Love, Vera Good friends inspire fun get togethers! Enjoy this fun collection of recipes listed from A-Z! Love, |