Category Archives: Food

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  New Year’s Eve – 14 Great Tips for Entertaining

  Posted on December 26, 2011 by 2sisters in Cooking, Entertaining, Food, Holidays

  What are you doing this New Year’s Eve?  Are you planning a dinner party?  Going to a party?  Or, just staying close to home?  Any way you slice it, you’ll probably be celebrating New Year’s Eve in your own way. We’ve put together 14 great tips for making entertaining easy. 1.    When making a meal [...]

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  Mexican by Marriage Pumpkin Emanadas

  Posted on December 21, 2011 by 2sisters in Cooking, Dessert Recipes, Food, Holidays, Mexican Food, Recipes, Uncategorized

  We have a tradition at our house.  Every year I make my husband his favorite Christmas treat – Pumpkin Empanadas.  Since I grew up with tacos whose filling resembled Sloppy Joes and thinking that Taco Bell was good Mexican food, you know I had a lot to learn about Mexican cuisine.  So, I am Mexican [...]

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  Christmas Morning Frittata

  Posted on December 19, 2011 by 2sisters in Cooking, Entertaining, Food, Holidays, Make Ahead Meals, Recipes

  Are you expecting guests on Christmas morning?  Don’t get stuck in the kitchen cooking breakfast for your guests.  Create a great Christmas Morning Frittata. Ingredients 1 C. Half & Half (can substitute for milk) 7 Eggs 2 T. Butter, melted 2 Green Onions, chopped 1/4 t. Black Pepper 1 t. Lawry Salt 1 1/2 C. [...]

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  There’s an App for That!

  Posted on December 12, 2011 by 2sisters in Entertaining, Food, Techology, Uncategorized

  You’re running around 90 miles an hour with your hair on fire trying to get everything done during this busy holiday season.  You’re hungry and way too tired to cook. Don’t know where to go to eat?  Just turn to your iPhone.  Yep, there’s an app for that.  It’s called Urban Spoon.  Not only is [...]

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  14 Great Holiday Entertaining Ideas

  Posted on December 5, 2011 by 2sisters in Cooking, Entertaining, Food, Holidays, Opinions, Uncategorized

  ‘Tis the season; parties, gifts, cooking for groups.   I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for ideas that make the holiday season easy while not skimping on the fun and entertainment. I have a few ideas of my own but went online to see how others cope with holiday entertaining.  Here’s 14 great [...]

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  31 Things You Need to Know About Baking

  Posted on November 28, 2011 by 2sisters in Baking Tips, Cooking, Food, Holidays, Opinions

    With the Christmas season quickly approaching, I wanted to give you 31 Things You Need to Know About Baking. Following these tips and you’ll soon be receiving rave reviews.     You can tell if a cake or loaf is done if you stick a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean. [...]

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  6 Great Cooking Tips for Poultry

  Posted on November 21, 2011 by 2sisters in Baking Tips, Cooking, Food, Holidays

  With Thanksgiving showing up bright and early on Thursday morning, here’s six great cooking tips for treating that bird right.  And, for getting rave reviews.       Looking for the moistest roast poultry possible? Try brining whole chicken, turkey and other poultry in a salt and water mixture for several hours.   The tastiest [...]

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  Thanksgiving & TurkeyTrivia to Gobble Up!

  Posted on November 14, 2011 by 2sisters in Baking Tips, Cooking, Entertaining, Food, Food Trivia, Holidays

  I was thinking about Thanksgiving and how much I enjoy cooking a huge meal along with the appetizers and desserts.  Then my mind went to the reason why we celebrate this national holiday.  Of course, it’s about more than over eating and dozing off while watching football.  It’s about giving thanks.  But it bothered me that I couldn’t remember [...]

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  11-11-11 Veterans Day – Significant Coincidence?

  Posted on November 7, 2011 by 2sisters in Cooking, Food, Food Trivia, Holidays, Recipes

  11-11-11 – Quite a significant coincidence in numbers, right?? But before you run off to Vegas to bet on 11, or confide in your local numerologist, let’s remember the true importance of this day… November 11, 1918, during the 11th hour marks the day and time the Armistice was signed and major hostilities ended with [...]

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  November 6 – Time to Change Those Clocks!

  Posted on October 31, 2011 by 2sisters in Cooking, Dessert Recipes, Food, Uncategorized

  Ever notice that when you put a pot of flowers in the window, the next time you look, there’s a blank hole starring back? The flowers have all decided to move towards the window, to soak up all the sunlight. Well, this is kinda the premise for Daylight Savings Time. Benjamin Franklin thought of this [...]

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