Cooking & Baking

Vanilla sugar is just about the easiest recipe you can possible make. It can be used in anything from desserts to your morning cup of coffee. Hop it the shower and it becomes an all natural and...

Dried beans, whether purchased at the grocery or homegrown, will keep up to one year if stored properly. Simply tossing the bag of beans on the pantry shelf can often result in tough beans, even...

You will learn how to make your own Premium Vanilla Extract. Premium vanilla extract is an essential cooking ingredient, but can be one of the most expensive spices. By making your own vanilla...

This only takes up to 35 minute. It is recommended that you use an oven, but if you like you can warm the tortillas in a pan after extracting the bean mixture. This is something simple yet...

You will learn a tried and true way to freeze Green Beans from the garden or farmers market. the green beans will stay fresh (if you follow the instructions) for up to a year - with minimal effort.

How to make a delicious supper with 7 cans and a crock pot. This soup can be called a stimulus soup, it is easy to make, delicious, and inexpensive. I like to fix it for my family, it has a lot...

Baked beans are the dish that gave Boston the nickname "Beantown." This recipe can be prepared ahead of time and the beans refrigerated for a few days to be ready for a quick lunch or...

Kidney beans are named for their kidney shape, and are often used in soup and chili for their hearty, meaty texture. Freezing kidney beans is an easy way to preserve cooked beans for long periods...

The cocoa bean roasting process dries and roasts the beans. Cocoa beans roast anywhere from 250 to 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 to 35 minutes. After roasting, the shells must be removed...

We have a family of six and I have a hard time getting food to stretch all month. Whether you are on a fixed income or get food stamps....food is hard to come by sometimes. I want to give you some...

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world; however, it is much more than just a common beverage. The oil from coffee is used in skin care, to increase the skin's blood circulation;...

Make delicious organic refried beans from scratch in your own home with a few other simple organic ingredients. Refried beans are a tasty complement to any Mexican meal, or you can eat them by...

Salt pork is cut from the belly, fatback or pork side of the pig. It can be meaty or consist entirely of fat. Unlike bacon, salt pork is not smoked, but rather is cured by being packed with salt....

The dish of red beans, sausage, and rice is one of the signature staples of the New Orleans diet. This dish requires four or more hours of preparation but not a lot of the cook's attention....

Pole beans are a popular vegetable for the home garden, but the tough pods can be difficult to cook properly. Because the large, flat pole bean has such a tough exterior, it needs to be cooked...

A pot of beans and cornbread on a cold winter night is just the thing. Since many people today work and do not have time to cook beans the traditional way---all day---using a pressure cooker is a...

Canned legumes include chickpeas, black-eyed peas, lentils and many types of beans, such as pinto, kidney, black and fava. Foods such as these are low in cost and high in nutrition--legumes tend...

A quick and easy family dish! If you are looking for something fast and inexpensive, then this reipe is for you. Enjoy

It doesn't take very many pole bean plants to produce more beans than your family can eat fresh. There are three ways to preserve excess pole beans; freezing, canning and drying. All three...

Dehydrating food is a great way to preserve it or make it more packable. You can take dehydrated food on long travels, while backpacking or on camping trips. Homemade dehydrated food is better...

This is a very hardy and yet very easy dish to make. It is great for those cold nights when you really need a good hot home cooked meal. There isn't any actual chili in this recipe so it isn't...

Vanilla beans are gathered from the vanilla orchid. Vanilla orchids only produce beans when blooms are produced. This process does not occur until the orchid reaches maturity at three to five...

This recipe if very good and unbelievably tasty. It is low fat and healthy.

Fava beans, also known as broad beans, are vividly green legumes with a nutty flavor and smooth, buttery texture. Although they gained notoriety in the 1991 hit "The Silence of the Lambs" as one...

Canned navy beans save time since they have already been fully cooked. With a can opener and ingredients for your favorite bean recipe, you can use canned navy beans instead taking the time to...

There are thousands of chili recipes, and there's a reason for that; There's no wrong way to make a chili. Yes, there are ways of making bad chili, but you really have to be trying hard to ruin...

Chili is one of those foods that can be made a thousand different ways and still be called chili. There is just your common chili, there's green chili, there sweet chili, there's chili with corn,...

Soy Milk is fairly easy to make especially with a soymilk maker at home. If you want to reduce costs of buying it at the store this is a great alternative.

Green snap beans are one of many bean varieties that are often frozen for use long after the gardening season has ended. Preparing green snap beans for the freezer takes a bit of time, but the end...

I used this recipe for tater tot casserole often when I was single and wanted to have a down-home meal. It does take an hour to bake, but putting it together is simple and fast. Enjoy!

These potato packs are cooked on the grill and are so good it will be difficult to eat only one pack. The best way to explain them are tasty saucy pinto beans that are placed on top of the...

Navy beans are easy to prepare and provide an incredible source of both protein and fiber. A perfect food for helping to prevent high blood pressure, they contain nutrients such as folate, copper,...

Fresh green beans are the absolute best with home preserved green beans coming second. However, some times you need to use what's available or economical and canned green beans may be just what...

Pole beans grow on vines that need to climb either on trellises or poles. Since they grow up, instead of low to the ground like the bush variety of bean, harvesting pole beans is quite simple and...

In the cast iron pot (silver in color a.k.a. caldero) add in 1.)oil and bring the flame to a low medium. 2.)Separate the beans from its water contents that is in the can (you will need the bean...

Eating healthy can be a chore especially if you have a busy schedule. In addition it seems that eating healthy will cost much more money and with things tighter and the economy down, how can you...

Mung beans are small cylindrical beans with a green skin and yellow interior that are popular in both Chinese and Indian cuisine. They are easily digested, and just 1 cup of cooked beans has 14 g...

Pole beans grow on a vine and are placed around a pole by the gardener. They can be grown either inside or out (though growing the beans outside is more common). There are several variations of...

Do you have kids that won't eat ANY of the veggies their bodies require? Or maybe a spouse that says they don't like soup because it isn't filling? Well, I have for you a great recipe that will...

Butter beans is the southern name for lima beans. They thrive best in full sun; they can survive in the shade but will not be as productive. They usually take 60 to 80 days to reach the point of...

If you like black beans or if you'd like to try it, here's a good information on how o have it cooked faster, so you can enjoy a simple but delicious dish with it, rice and eggs.

Kidney beans are a nutritious member of the meat and beans group on the USDA Food Pyramid. The beans are inexpensive, low in calories and contain no fat. Red kidney beans are often found in chili;...

Flourless bread, also known as sprouted grain bread, is a style of bread that uses a combination of grains, seeds, and beans rather than enriched wheat flour as the base of its recipe. Bread made...

This article will tell you how to make easy and delicious baked beans. These are great served hot or cold for picnics, holidays, or most any meal. Enjoy!

Grocery shopping is one of the large expenses in the American home, and it seems to be getting larger. Most of us try to control the expense of groceries, but not everyone has the skills for...

Also known as green beans or string beans, snap beans are grown in gardens across the world. Their name derives from the sound they make when broken or snapped. Fresh snap beans are cooked in a...

Cooking for just two people can actually be harder than preparing a meal for a crowd. You either end up with too much food or spend too much buying smaller portions of meats or expensive takeout....

Times are a bit difficult right now and if your looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive pasta dish, I will show you how.

These directions are for hot packing fresh green beans from your garden. You will be using a pressure cooker. Be sure to read the manufacturer's directions provided with your pressure cooker...

College is often the first cooking experience in a young adult's life. There are many easy meals one can create with little knowledge of cooking or experience in the kitchen. Creating a well...