Dessert Party Accents

The mood of your party is 88% of it's popularity!

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    Consider a dessert sampler as a center piece. A few different kinds of pastries laid neatly side by side on an attractive dessert platter will make your party an instant success. It creates the impression of luxury and it i

The Purpose of Plate

We tend to sit down for a meal when we are hungry, or at least that is what we say. There are several reasons people eat besides the growling of our stomachs. We may be hungry because there was no nutritional value in our previous meal. Or, we fill a plate to fill an emotional void, or we are just plain bored.

There is a purpose for food beyond the fact that it tastes good and provides a sensual pleasure for the palate.

Fruits - Savior Of Health

There are certain healthy foods that prevent mental, physical and sexual senility and prolong youthful vitality and appearance. The usefulness of some of the more important foods noted for such properties rendering good health are discussed here.

Almond as a health food
Known as the king of nuts, almond is a highly nutritious food. It is rich in all essential elements needed by the

Recipe Organization

Do you have recipe book after recipe book lined up on your kitchen counter taking up valuable counter space? Do you have a recipe drawer you throw your recipes in, and never able to locate the recipe when you need it? What are you plans for your recipes from My Country Kitchen?

The staff of My Country Kitchen love organized recipes that make your life easier. Computerized recipes

Slow Cooker Meals - Convenient and Delicious

In today's fast-paced world, it's ironic that a device called a slow cooker (also known as a crockpot) can actually help you save time! The slow cooker allows you to prepare the components of a meal before work or at some convenient time during the day. The cooking meal can then be left unattended while you get on with other things. The meal is planned so that it is ready at your regular dinner time.

Fun Facts about Ice Cream

To this day, the history of ice cream remains a mystery. However, many say that the first ice cream is credited to Emperor Nero of Rome. It was a mixture of snow, nectar, fruit pulp, and honey. Others proclaim that Marco Polo, a 13th century adventurer, brought ice cream to Europe from the Far East. However, regardless of where it came from, today's average American consumes 23.2 quarts of ice cream per year,

The Dangers of Pesticides

DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) is one pesticide that has been unquestionably labeled hazardous to our health. It has been linked to cancer and is actually banned from all use in America now.

DDT was widely used in the 1960's. It's all-time peak came in 1963 when 61 million pounds of DDT were sprayed across the U.S. The first major opposition to the spraying of DDT came with Rachel Carson's

Commodities and Our Food

Many times people who trade commodities will overdo media hype about negative weather that may destroy crops or cause a low yield that year. Meaning there will be fewer crops available for sale and therefore supply and demand dictates prices to be higher. Therefore people buying these commodities that have an important need are willing to pay more so they are not caught short without. Lots of people get in the way and speculate, believing that there might be a shortage in therefore next week the price will be more, or it