Favorite Cooking and Kitchen Tips From Our Blog Readers

Earlier this week I posted a Chef’s Call, asking our blog readers for their favorite cooking and kitchen tips. My thanks to the following ladies for their helpful tips. If you each email your address to eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com I’ll send you a little gift of appreciation from Watkins. Tip from Shirley Hi, my tip is to [...]

Sneaker Stamps

I just stumbled across a really fun project that I thought you might enjoy doing and that I know my kids would love. Sneaker stamps! The concept is so simple. Sneakers often have unique and fun treads that can translate into unusual, one of a kind textures. By using the bottom of a sneaker as [...]

Free Resources for Women in Business

I came across this website while searching for a business netoworking group in my city. The website, buzgate.com “provides an easy-to-use comprehensive online network of public and private resource providers offering information, goods and services tailored to the interests and needs of small and medium-sized businesses.” Ok, so what does that mean? Go to the [...]

Slow Cooking Thursday

For more slow cooker recipes visit Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. If you are looking for some delicious slow cooker recipes visit the other cooks in this group. You won’t be disappointed! This Slow Cooking recipe is prepared for you by Eleisia. Slow-Cooked Praline Apple Crisp 6 medium-size crisp tart apples, [...]

Caramel Apple Cake and Apple Cinnamon Cake

As I mentioned in a previous post about Banana Sour Cream Cake and Pumpkin Spice Frosted Snack Cake I love the convenience of using a cake mix to make a dessert. The Caramel Apple Cake uses a yellow cake mix while the Apple-Cinnamon Cake uses a spice cake mix. Caramel Apple Cake Serve this yummy [...]

Apples – Cholesterol and Sodium Free!

Apples are one of the most popular fruits in the world. At present there are at least 7,500 different varieties that vary in shape, color, texture, firmness, crispness, acidity, juiciness, sweetness, nutritional value, and harvesting period. Some of the most common types are Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Rome Beauty, Cripps Pink, [...]

Give Me Your Favorite Cooking or Kitchen Tips

I want to hear from all of you creative cooks out there! Please share your favorite cooking or kitchen tips. You might have an unusual or unique way of using a particluar ingredient in a recipe or around the kitchen, an ingredient or ingredients that no cook should be without, a time saving technique, a [...]

How do I Get Traffic to My Blog?

I particpate in many networking, business, and social groups on the internet. I keep seeing this question pop up as new bloggers, and established bloggers, want to generate traffic to their blogs. I read a great book about establishing an internet presence, “From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur“ by Stephanie Chandler. She explains that you must diligently [...]

Friday Feast #19

Today’s feast is prepared for you by Eleisia. Appetizer What is your favorite type of art? I don’t have a favorite. I like all kinds – paintings, portraits, sculpture, mosaics, pottery, woodworking. Of course, I have my favorites in each of these types. Soup When was the last time you got a free lunch (or [...]

Choosing the Right Vanilla

Did you know that choosing the right Vanilla can make a difference in the flavor of your favorite recipes? Different types of Vanilla have variations of ingredients and different formulas to provide the best flavor for their use. Let’s look at the different types of Vanilla to give you the best results and flavor for [...]

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