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lucky foods

Mr. F.C. — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:33:24 +0000

With the New Year approaching all of us want to start it out right. One of the best ways to start out your new year is by eating a lucky food on New Year’s Day. Most lucky foods are traditions passed down from generation to generation, some dating back thousands of years.

What are these lucky foods for the New Year’s Day?

Black eyed peas and cabbage/or cornbread:

The most well know to southerners this tradition in America dates back to at least the Civil War era.

Grapes: some have thought that eating a specific amount of grapes on the new year could bring luck.

Pork: In some European countries pork is served on New Year’s Day.

Most meals are prepared and served on the first day of the year, but some people think that New Year’s eve is also an important time.

extracts

Mr. F.C. — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:36:44 +0000

Extracts are used commonly for baking, puddings, custards, ice creams, among many other desserts…

The most commonly known extract is the Vanilla extract. But extracts are not limited to just vanilla, they come in many flavors that can suite any occasion. Among the flavors other than these are some of the extracts available to you!

Vanilla extract, pineapple, rum, anise, banana.

Lemon extract, butter, coconut, peppermint.

Orange extract, chocolate, maple.

(reference: Adam’s- Adam’s Extract website)

christmas cookies

Mr. F.C. — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:18:22 +0000

Christmas time is the time of year that almost any sweet dessert will hit the spot. Probably the most popular dessert for the Holiday’s are Christmas cookies, especially if they are homemade. Homemade Christmas cookies and a nice big glass of cold milk!

So if you are not going to buy your cookies and you want to make them from a recipe what are the most popular or traditional Christmas cookies?

#1: Probably the most beloved, most popular, most eaten, quickest to be gone… the Gingerbread cookie.

#2: Of course, the all around favorite cookie, the one that is so versatile that most people can eat it. The cookie that is soo simple with basic ingredients that if someone turns one away you know they are not allergic but they just don’t like your cookies… The Sugar Cookie!

#3: The third place most popular or most traditional cookie to bake is hard to name. After the first two choices are made third place commonly differs from person to person. Some people love making the cookie bars, cookie balls, shortbread cookies, butter cookies, peanut butter cookies, the list goes on and on…

No matter which cookie you choose to make during the Holiday’s and Christmas they will be eaten… no matter what.

popcorn

Mr. F.C. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:30:37 +0000

A great snack to buy during Christmas is popcorn!

Popcorn comes in many flavors and can be very holiday-ish. Your best best is choosing a large tin that has several popcorn flavors in it. The flavors range from caramel popcorn to cheese popcorn. Of course you can find more flavored popcorn such as: “White Chocolate Raspberry, decadently rich Peanut Butter Chocolate, Banana Cream Pie with coconut and yogurt pretzels, savory Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza, sweet and spicy Thai Peanut with cranberries, and mouth-watering Butter Toffee Popcorn Mix with chocolate-drizzled pretzels and almonds” -The Popcorn Factory.

Flavored popcorn is the ultimate treat for kids, adults, and for Christmas parties. Buy a tin, set it out, and enjoy the popcorn flavors.

apple cider

Mr. F.C. — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:50:11 +0000

This is the next best Holiday drink after eggnog. Christmas time is the time for nice hot drinks to warm the body. Hot apple cider does the trick!

Most recipes call for cider combined with some spices and sometimes sugar, heating it on the stove and serving hot.

You can buy the store brand and check on the back label, sometimes on the Apple Cider bottle you will find directions for the HOT cider recipe. You can also purchase individual cider packets that come prepackaged on a per cup serving similar to how hot chocolate does it. These are very handy but can also be very sweet. I would recommend the bottle route.

Some cider’s you can drink cold, but if you want to warm up drink the hot apple cider!

Candy canes

Mr. F.C. — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:23:26 +0000

Candy canes are probably the most beloved candy of Christmas. You can do anything with them! Pass them around to co-workers or friends and family, or even hang them on the tree and pick them off one by one during the Holiday’s.

Have you ever noticed that candy canes come in different colors? It’s not coloring just for the eyes but for flavor too, lets go through some of the candy cane flavors you might find in stores during the holiday’s… Christmas!

Peppermint

Cranberry

Mint

Clove candy

Strawberry

WIntergreen

Sugar Plum

Bubble Gum

Apple Pie

Cinnamon

Chocolate

Buy some American handmade Candy Canes for the holiday’s at Hammond’s.

I have seen a candy cane without stripes… it kinda freaks me out…

recipes

Mr. F.C. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:53 +0000

Looking for the best recipes for every day cooking? By far the best place to find recipes for any meal is at the foodnetwork. The network has all the information you need all in one simple website. Whether you are looking for something healthy to cook for the heart, heart healthy recipes! Or if you love to grill and are looking for the best grilling recipe, the food network website if your free recipe haven. If you haven’t already been to the mother of all food sites I suggest you check it out the foodnetwork and find you favorite recipe.

coffee flavor

Mr. F.C. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:23:50 +0000

There is nothing like a nice cup of hot coffee in the morning to wake you up. Add some cream or sugar, or just drink your coffee black! But why do that when there is such a wide variety of coffee flavoring to choose from. Some coffee flavorings come as syrups, dairy products, and even tablets to drop in your coffee to add a little bit of flavor.

Nestle Coffee-mate liquid coffee flavoring is a popular flavor product to add to your cup of coffee. Here are some of the flavors they offer in a liquid form:

Amaretto
Belgian Chocolate Toffee
Chocolate Raspberry
Cinnamon Bun
Cinnamon Vanilla Crème
Coconut Crème
Crème Brulée
Fat Free Cinnamon Vanilla Crème
Fat Free French Vanilla
Fat Free Hazelnut
Fat Free Vanilla Caramel
French Vanilla
Hazelnut Biscotti
Hazelnut
Irish Crème
Italian Sweet Crème
Parisian Almond Crème
Sugar Free French Vanilla
Sugar Free Hazelnut
Sugar Free Vanilla Caramel
Tiramisu
Toffee Nut
Vanilla Caramel
Vanilla Chai Spice
Vanilla Nut

Another popular coffee flavoring is the liquid syrup flavors. Probably the most popular of the brands is the DaVinci Gourmet flavored syrups. DaVinci offers a huge variety of coffee flavoring that have a slight advantage over the dairy flavoring products. One of the advantages of the liquid syrup coffee flavoring is that it does not contain dairy and so will keep longer since it does not have to be stored in the refrigerator.
Here is a list of the DaVinci coffee flavoring from their website:

Syrup Pump
Almond Classic Syrup
Almond Mocha Classic Syrup
Amaretto Classic Syrup
Apple Classic Syrup
B-52 Classic Syrup
Banana Classic Syrup
Black Cherry Classic Syrup
Blackberry Classic Syrup
Blue Curacao Classic Syrup
Blueberry Classic Syrup
Butter Pecan Classic Syrup
Butter Rum Classic Syrup
Butterscotch Classic Syrup
Cane Sugar Syrup
Caramel Classic Syrup
Caramel Pecan Classic Syrup
Carrot Cake Classic Syrup
Cherry Classic Syrup
Chocolate Classic Syrup
Chocolate Mint Classic Syrup
Chocolate Peanut Butter Classic Syrup
Cinnamon Classic Syrup
Coconut Classic Syrup
Coffee Classic Syrup
Cookie Dough Classic Syrup
Creme de Cacao Classic Syrup
Creme de Menthe Classic Syrup
Egg Nog Classic Syrup
English Toffee Classic Syrup
French Vanilla Classic Syrup
German Chocolate Cake Classic Syrup
Gingerbread Classic Syrup
Grape Classic Syrup
Guava Classic Syrup
Hazelnut (Original) Classic Syrup (Untoasted)
Hazelnut Classic Syrup (Toasted)
Huckleberry Classic Syrup
Irish Cream Classic Syrup
KAHLUA® Flavored Classic Syrup
Kiwi Classic Syrup
Lemon Classic Syrup
Lime Classic Syrup
Macadamia Nut Classic Syrup
Mango Classic Syrup
Orange Classic Syrup
Passion Fruit Classic Syrup
Peach Classic Syrup
Peanut Butter Classic Syrup
Peppermint Classic Syrup
Peppermint Paddy Classic Syrup
Piña Colada Classic Syrup
Pineapple Classic Syrup
Pistachio Classic Syrup
Praline Classic Syrup
Pumpkin Pie Classic Syrup
Raspberry Classic Syrup
Root Beer Classic Syrup
Strawberry Classic Syrup
Tiramisu Classic Syrup
Toasted Marshmallow Classic Syrup
Vanilla Classic Syrup
Watermelon Classic Syrup
White Chocolate Classic Syrup

Enjoy flavored coffee!

msg

Mr. F.C. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:53:48 +0000

Msg is a flavor enhancer, but msg might be bad for you. The problem is that msg is found in many foods.
What is msg? msg is monosodium glutamate.
What are the dangers of msg?
msg side effects?
Watch the video and you be the judge. How can we avoid msg if it is found in so many foods?

I love chips, especially frito lay’s chips. The frito lay website has a list of products that have no msg.

new guava flavor

Mr. F.C. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:13:18 +0000

What is guava? Well, it’s not a new fruit. Guava in fact, has been tracked back to be around at the least a few hundred years old. Guava is grown in mostly tropical climates. The shape of the guava is usually round or oval and most of the time not more than 6 inches large. Guava fruit is commonly known to be full of vitamins, including vitamin C and A. Guava has also been know to be full of antioxidants. Guava is often used as a desert, and found is many jams and jelly’s. How do you eat a guava? Well, many people eat the guava fruit like an apple but if you do the flavor will be more bitter than usual. The benefit of eating it this way is to gain all of the vitamins the guava has to offer. You can also try cutting the guava in half and eating it from the inside out, avoiding the rind. Whichever way you do eat the guava, I’m sure you will love the flavor of this rich fruit.