Food Around the World – Popular Foods from the South
Southern food preparation is present in addition to the chicken fried cheeseburger and ointment sauce. The southern part of food preparation is part work of art, part technology, part philosophy, and part convention of components. Although the rest of this great country makes do with whole fiber foods and glucose alternatives, Southeastern home cooks still stock their particular kitchens with light flour, real glucose, real butter and eggs that won't… Continue Reading
Tips for Family Recipe Scrapbooks
It's reunion time again here in the United States and Canada. I can already taste my mother's peach pie. I can't tell you how many times I called my mom and said, "Mom, I just need your recipe for homemade pie and ice cream." It's been a slow build up of recipes over the years, but she gives in every time I ask her for yet another recipe. Many of… Continue Reading
New book reveals the effects of an entrepreneur’s family member on successive generations
Brenda Cook's new book, The Entrepreneur's Family: Seeking Balance, Recovery, and Growth, is a groundbreaking look at how an entrepreneur's passion and drive can have both positive and negative effects on a family. Cook reveals that while the media praises entrepreneurship and the belief that the entrepreneur can have it all, both wealth and free time, thereby benefiting their family, this belief is often a myth or dub. less distorted.… Continue Reading
Honey – A Connoisseur’s Guide with Recipes – A Book Review
As a honey lover, you might be looking for more instructions and tips on how best to use the different varieties of floral honey in the kitchen. Here is a book in which I personally learned a lot about the versatility of honey in cooking - Honey a Connoisseur's Guide with Recipes. With 130 pages in all, it contains over 80 delicious ways to use over 50 different flower varieties… Continue Reading
Taekwondo a Path to Excellence by Doug Cook
"Taekwondo A Path to Excellence" by Doug Cook is an exceptional book for martial artists, not just those who practice taekwondo. The subtitle of this book is "Achieving Physical and Spiritual Enrichment Through Disciplined Practice", and although Cook's specific practice is the art of Korean taekwondo, I believe that much of what he writes is applicable to any martial art, regardless of style or country of origin. origin. It is… Continue Reading
Traditional Taekwondo – Basic Techniques, History and Philosophy by Doug Cook
"Traditional Taekwondo: Core Techniques, History, and Philosophy" by Doug Cook is a book every taekwondo practitioner will want on their bookshelf. It is also a book that will appeal to other Korean martial artists and even those who do not practice Korean arts but would like to learn more about the "foot, hand, way" of the land of the morning calm. The book is divided into three parts, the first… Continue Reading
The secret ingredient
Typically, celebrity chefs and anyone with the necessary cooking skills will not part with an accurate full list of ingredients and/or method to replicate a recipe for a popular dish. The reasons are many. The acclaimed dish can be a centerpiece of the restaurant menu. The preparer believes that he or she can write a cookbook, and that this particular dish might warrant a value in the book. Perhaps the… Continue Reading
Critical review of the book titled “Zaika-Kashmiri Pandit Cuisine”
I was looking for good books on Kashmiri cuisine. At that time, I came across the Hindu Kashmiri cuisine book titled "Zaika-Kashmiri Pandit Cuisine". I wanted to buy the book online. However, it was a futile attempt for me. The name of the author of this book is Sonya Atal Sapru. Somehow I got her contact info and called her. I told him about my interests in Kashmiri cuisine and… Continue Reading
Legend of the Hummingbird cake
A truly exceptional Victorian cake recipe. The perfect cake to take to gatherings...it's easy, freezes well, serves a lot. "Impress your friends with this Hummingbird Cake - a recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation. If desired, crush additional walnuts and press them into the sides of the frosting, and place slices of maraschino cherries on top. cake for "guild the lis." There are many versions of… Continue Reading