How to Make Fresh Whipped Cream

How to Make Fresh Whipped Cream

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

True story: My mom and aunt are members of the local Red Hat Society chapter (now you know that’s gotta be a fun bunch!), and they recently attended a dinner at a popular Amish restaurant.

At the end of their meal, they […]

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Banana Blueberry Bliss

Banana Blueberry Bliss

Have you ever had one of those days when you just wanted to come home to a little bliss?

Perhaps a hot luxurious bubble bath?

Maybe a glass of wine on the back deck?

Possibly a little indulgent dessert?

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Adjustable Measuring Spoons

Adjustable Measuring Spoons

How many times do you fumble through your kitchen drawer, searching for all the measuring spoons you need for a recipe?

If your drawer is as messy as mine is (oh we’re not even going to go there!), then it is quite the monumental task. And […]

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Roasted Peppers

Roasted Peppers

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

If you’ve ever seen any tutorials on roasting bell peppers, 99.9% of them say to roast the the pepper whole, remove the blistered skin and take it from there.

Well, never being one to take the conventional route, I choose to cut them […]

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“Melon Man” Cocktail

Melon Man Cocktail

When I was growing up, my grandpa was known as the “Melon Man”. Every year, around August and September, he loaded his pickup truck with watermelon and cantaloupe (known only as “musk melon” to us) and headed for the nearest highway to sell them.

I guess […]

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Freezing Blueberries

Freezing Blueberries

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Without a doubt, my favorite way to consume blueberries is straight off the blueberry bush. Not only are they tasty, but they are so darned good for us too. So rather than depriving myself of these precious little blue gems the rest of […]

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Brown Butter Banana Pudding with Blueberries

Brown Butter Banana Pudding with Blueberries

When I was growing up, my grandma made the best banana pudding ever. For every summertime occasion, be it 4th of July or someone’s birthday, we could count on her to stir us up a bowlful. As I grew older, I was so surprised that the pudding itself didn’t even contain bananas! She […]

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How to Peel a Peach

How to Peel a Peach

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

There are few things more utterly aromatic than peaches.

The smell of a beautifully glowing, golden reddish blush-colored, perfectly ripe peach is enough to raise many a serotonin level.

They need to invent scratch ‘n sniff computers, so that we can all […]

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Sweet ‘N Chunky Peach Pecan BBQ Sauce

Peach Pecan BBQ Sauce

I love me some Q.

I’ll admit it.

From Texas to Memphis to KC, I could just Q myself across the country.

And I don’t limit my BBQ infatuation to big slabs of ribs, brisket and shoulder either.

Slather up some […]

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Julienne a Carrot

Julienne a Carrot

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

She slices, she dices, she even juliennes!

And now for the low low price of zero, zilch, nada, you can watch this video of The Jazzy Gourmet showing how to julienne a carrot.

But wait!

If you act […]

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