Video - 5 Tasty Quick Breads To Try

If you like the idea of hot, tasty bread without all the work and waiting, give quick breads a try. We posted a recipe on Wednesday for a really yummy one, and this video offers 5 other delicious ideas. For more quick bread recipes see below for some resources that can spark your creativity with lots more tasty ideas!

5 Quickbread Recipes to Try
From banana to pumpkin, quick breads are the ultimate cool-weather comfort food. Find these recipes and more on myrecipes.com.


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Video - Ancho Chile Cornbread Stuffing

Here is a good one to bookmark and save for Thanksgiving. As someone who's really not a big stuffing fan overall, this stuffing looks amazing! Of course, I would recommend making the cornbread from scratch - that way you can control the sugar and salt content, and despite what she says, it's really not much more difficult to make from scratch - all you need is about 2 minutes to measure out the ingredients, and then mix in the liquid (which you would have to do with a mix anyway). Cornbread uses baking powder and/or soda - not yeast - so you won't need to wait for anything to rise or do any kneading - etc. Just mix and pop in the oven - it's very easy. (See below for some helpful resources for making great cornbread.)

Then check out this video to see what an amazing dish you can make with it:

SG Cooking With Pleasure
Ancho Chili Sausage Cornbread Stuffing


Resources for Making Awesome Homemade Cornbread:
   

Video - How to Make Jams & Preserves

Here is a short but very comprehensive video that shows step-by-step how to make berry jams and preserves. It includes ingredients and equipment needed, and step-by-step instructions for each part of the process - all in less than 4 minutes!  This one is definitely worth checking out, whether you've never made jam before, or just need a refresher.

Preserve some of those delicious summer berries for later!

How To Make Jams and Preserves
Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from goluxx and more videos in the Sauces, Dressings & Condiments category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY gui...


Helpful Canning Equipment:
    

Video - Raw Cereal Recipe

Here is an amazing breakfast "cereal" recipe using all raw foods, which will take you less than 5 minutes to throw together. Packed with antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, Omega 3 fatty-acids, and more awesome stuff, it also tastes amazing, and will give you great energy that lasts for hours.  (Quick note: The guy in the video coincidentally also offers a great set of ab workout videos, which we sometimes feature on our fun ways to exercise blog - I didn't even realize this until halfway through the video!)

A link to the cookbook he mentions can be found below the video.

Raw Food Recipes: Delicious Breakfast Cereal
Raw food recipes to die for! Try this "raw" cereal instead of the garbage cereals that come in boxes. For more great raw food recipes get your copy of Eating for Energy today. Visit www.EatingforEnergy.ca


Other Good Raw Food Recipes:
    

Video - Farmer's Market Recipe: Radish Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

'Tis the season for radishes, and whether you've hit up the local farmer's market, or you got them through your CSA, here is an amazingly fresh and tasty recipe that will get you in the mood for all those summer salads!

If you think you don't like radishes (or have never tried them), this one may make you a fan! Check it out, and of course let us know how you like it - and feel free to share your own variations as well.

Radish Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette | Farmers Market Cooking Show | Episode 3 of 7
Easy radish salad recipe. Today Jen gets inspired by some gorgeous English breakfast radishes that she spots at the market. Once you see how easy her scrumptious radish salad with mustard vinaigrette is to prepare, you will never pass up radishes at ...



Other Fun Spring Salad Recipes:

• Asian Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Radishes and Edamame (kalynskitchen.com)
• Baby gem, pea and radish salad recipe (telegraph.co.uk)
• Recipe for Barely-Cooked Asparagus with Lemon-Mustard Vinaigrette (kalynskitchen.com)
• A delicious radish salad (letastingroom.blogspot.com)
• Recipe for Barely-Cooked Asparagus with Lemon-Mustard Vinaigrette (kalynskitchen.com)
• A delicious radish salad (letastingroom.blogspot.com) 

 Making Great Salads:

     

Video - Healthy Lunch Salad Wrap

Here is a video demonstrating a quick and healthy wrap that is great to take to the office for a tasty and healthy lunch. This is basically a vegetarian salad wrap. You could of course add some shredded grilled chicken or other meat, or, to keep it veggie, throw in some beans. Canned beans are very convenient for this sort of thing, or you can also cook some from scratch ahead of time, and keep in a jar in the fridge - they make a great and filling addition to just about any lunch. (Black beans would go great with the Southwest theme in the video.)

And check back to our salad dressings week on this blog for some great dressing ideas to go in your wrap!

A Healthy Office Lunch Wrap
This badly lit video will show you in a few minutes just how many raw veggies you can cram into a delicious, simple and healthy lunch wrap. If you brown bag your office or school lunch, this is a great way to get your salad!



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Video - Romantic Dinner for Two (Men, Watch This!)

Here's a little something for the guys!  This may be about a month early, but since we're doing a series on cooking for two this week, I figured we'd throw this in a little early, and you can start your planning!

This one is really for the guys - if you're a woman, you can still watch it, but it is really oriented towards men making a nice romantic dinner for their special lady. Get some great tips here in this 15-minute video, and some good meal ideas for Valentine's day or another special meal for the two of you (although sadly, it's not all from scratch.....).

Romantic Dinner For Two
Jack Scalfani teaches guys how to make a nice romantic dinner for the ladies. Be sure to subscribe to this channel and check out the "Jack on the Go" channel at youtube.com

 

Related articles on Romantic Dinner for Two:

• Romantic dinner for two [Yuda Galis] (ecademy.com)
• Get Tasty This Valentine's Day (prweb.com)

Video - Chicken Lo Mein Recipe

Here is a great, quick and yummy meal idea for an easy weeknight dinner. This short video shows how to create a delicious meal in only a few minutes. Please note that the instructions/ingredients are shown on the video screen itself, so be careful not to miss them, and you will probably want to jot them down - you may want to watch it a couple of times - it's less than 2 minutes long, and it goes pretty fast.

Enjoy!

Chicken Lo Mein Recipe - Chinese Food
Chicken Lo Mein Recipe - Chinese Food Marinate: 1 small chicken breast chopped 1 - 1/2 in. pieces 1 teaspoon corn starch 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon cooking wine 1 teaspoon fish sauce Boil 6 oz. rice noodles for 12 minutes - strain rinse Sauce: 2...

Other Chinese Recipes:

• Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe (notecook.com)
• Chow Mein Dish (notecook.com)
• Crockpot Chinese Chicken Recipe (notecook.com)
• Chinese Chicken Fried Rice Recipe (notecook.com)

Video - Creamy Potato Soup

Here's one to impress the guests!  Easy and delicious, it's also very rich, so is best saved for special occasions.  (And please disregard the tip about the Velveeta. That is not real cheese, and really not even fit for human consumption in my opinion! Smoked gouda should be relatively easy to find, and if not, regular gouda would be fine - just with a different flavor.)

Yum!  Try this one next time you have a special dinner, and you won't be disappointed!

Creamy Potato Soup Recipe
One of America's favorite comfort foods, potato soup is served everywhere from steakhouses to country diners. Hi, I'm chef Jason Hill of Chef Tips and today we're making a creamy potato soup recipe that's dressed up with smoked gouda cheese. If you c...

Related Potato Soup Recipes:

• 5 Winter Soups Recipes (mademan.com)
• Potato, Spinach and Sausage Soup (comfycook.wordpress.com)
• Potluck: Potato Soup (notecook.com)

 

Video-Slicing Like a Pro!

This short video gives a great demonstration on how to slice vegetables like a pro - that is, evenly, quickly, and efficiently, making the most of your time in the kitchen. He explains some tips, as well as demonstrating a couple of different techniques with several different vegetables.

Looks so fun, now I want to go slice something!

Thrifty Cooking: How to Slice like a Pro and Free up Time
www.thriftculturenow.com Learning proper knife skills is the best way to speed-up food preparation. It's thrifty to save time; the more time you save preparing meals, the more time you have to be productive somewhere else.



For more cooking from scratch tips and resources, visit http://www.newholisticliving.com/cookingfromscratch.html.  (Below are some of the knives he recommends in the video.)



 














(You can also find more MAC knives on Amazon.com.)