Best collection of Halloween Recipes at Moms Who Think ever! Go for the Jack O'Lantern Pizza. That way you can celebrate Halloween and National Pizza Month. Wash it down with some Monster Slime Punch. Grave cupcakes, optional. :)
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Moms Who Think - Halloween Recipes
Rummaging through foodie links gathered from here, there, and everywhere, and found a great blog which hadn't been visited in a while.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Food Blog Spotlight : A Fall Neapolitan Style Dinner | jovinacooksitalian (Reblog)
Have you ever found a food blogger or food blog that is undeniably magnificent? Several years back, I came across this woman's blog and am so happy to find that it is still being published. Her posts not only have great recipes but great food history, too! jovinacooksitalian
This one that is being shared as a reblog is perfect because it's for the fall season and it's about Italy, one of those places on my bucket list of "Places to Visit". Will likely never realize that dream, but dreaming about it is a wonderful thing.
The post begins by giving the reader a quick history of Neopolitan cuisine. Neopolitan is a cuisine? Only ever knew it to be a flavor for ice cream! In 3 short paragraphs, she took me from ancient Greece and Rome to modern-day Italy and the United States. Then she set forth an entire Neopolitan dinner, recipes and all, from the first course to the dessert. Of course, I skipped the courses and went straight to the dessert. But that's just me! :)
This blog post is dated 2013. Liked it then. Like it now! The image from her post is an Italian Apple cake. Isn't it gorgeous?!!
Italian Treasures - Moon Valley Sardinia
Mediterranean Recipes for Lunchtime
This one that is being shared as a reblog is perfect because it's for the fall season and it's about Italy, one of those places on my bucket list of "Places to Visit". Will likely never realize that dream, but dreaming about it is a wonderful thing.
Dream Italian? Think Italian. Be Italian!
The post begins by giving the reader a quick history of Neopolitan cuisine. Neopolitan is a cuisine? Only ever knew it to be a flavor for ice cream! In 3 short paragraphs, she took me from ancient Greece and Rome to modern-day Italy and the United States. Then she set forth an entire Neopolitan dinner, recipes and all, from the first course to the dessert. Of course, I skipped the courses and went straight to the dessert. But that's just me! :)
This blog post is dated 2013. Liked it then. Like it now! The image from her post is an Italian Apple cake. Isn't it gorgeous?!!
Celebrate National Apple Month in October (or any month! 🍏)
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
October is National Pizza Month ~ Let's Celebrate!
October is National Pizza Month. Let's start the celebration with these fun pizza facts.
- - "The longest pizza delivery was from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia."
- - "Scientists report that eating pizza once a week can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer. It's the tomatoes and olive oil in the pizza."
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- - "The longest pizza delivery was from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia."
- - "Scientists report that eating pizza once a week can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer. It's the tomatoes and olive oil in the pizza."
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Saturday, October 7, 2023
Everyday Exotic Spices: Zanzibar Spices & Heritage Centre: The Continuing Story
A few years back, stumbled across an article detailing a delightful business success story about the efforts of Mzee Foum Garu aka Foum Ali Garu, a spice farmer in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. Zanzibar and Pemba, its sister island, have a reputation for their spices. Spice farm tours are conducted for travelers to Tanzania. Tourists learn the origins and history of the spices produced in Zanzibar, their culinary and medicinal properties, and the traditional local uses. They also get to sample some delicious local dishes and a tasty “Tea Masala”. Natives and foreign students are invited to enroll at the Kizimbani Agricultural Training Institute of Zanzibar to learn even more via an internship or a volunteer project. Mr. Garu played an integral role in promoting and developing these tours and training courses.
The organization founded by Mr. Garu was mentioned in the 2013 write-up as “Zanzibar Organic Spice Products”. It is currently operating under the name “Zanzibar Organic Spice Growers (ZOSG)”, and also recognized by the name “Zanzibar Spices & Heritage Centre”. Mzee Foum Garu combined his experience, knowledge and skills for farming spices with several other small-scale farmers and they grow a wide range of cash crops. In addition to spices (cardamom, vanilla, betel nut, turmeric, cinnamon, curry leaves and nutmeg), they cultivate many tropical fruits and vegetables (such as hairy litchi, durian and jack fruit), and plants and trees (such as moringa, the henna plant, and the lipstick tree). There is a growing European market for these food products cultivated by the zanzibari farmers.
Image credit: Zanzibar Spices & Heritage Centre
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. Zanzibar and Pemba, its sister island, have a reputation for their spices. Spice farm tours are conducted for travelers to Tanzania. Tourists learn the origins and history of the spices produced in Zanzibar, their culinary and medicinal properties, and the traditional local uses. They also get to sample some delicious local dishes and a tasty “Tea Masala”. Natives and foreign students are invited to enroll at the Kizimbani Agricultural Training Institute of Zanzibar to learn even more via an internship or a volunteer project. Mr. Garu played an integral role in promoting and developing these tours and training courses.
Image credit: Spice farm, Zanzibar by Mark, on Flickr
The organization founded by Mr. Garu was mentioned in the 2013 write-up as “Zanzibar Organic Spice Products”. It is currently operating under the name “Zanzibar Organic Spice Growers (ZOSG)”, and also recognized by the name “Zanzibar Spices & Heritage Centre”. Mzee Foum Garu combined his experience, knowledge and skills for farming spices with several other small-scale farmers and they grow a wide range of cash crops. In addition to spices (cardamom, vanilla, betel nut, turmeric, cinnamon, curry leaves and nutmeg), they cultivate many tropical fruits and vegetables (such as hairy litchi, durian and jack fruit), and plants and trees (such as moringa, the henna plant, and the lipstick tree). There is a growing European market for these food products cultivated by the zanzibari farmers.
The article that inspired this post was dated 2013, however, Foum Ali Garu began his work in the 90s. It's great to read that Garu's success has continued and that other local farmers are also benefitting from the agricultural initiatives he started and the entire region is profiting.
Interesting Food History: The first spices plantations were established by the Oman Sultan Sayid Sa’id in the 19th century. ~ "Seyyid Said." Encyclopedia of World Biography. . Encyclopedia.com. 16 Oct. 2017 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
Ingredients in this spice mound:
Coriander, mustard, fennel, turmeric, cumin, sweet paprika, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cloves and white pepper.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Edible Fruit Bouquet Arrangements: Home Made or Ready Made?
Don't know about you but every year one of my Top 10 New Year's Resolutions is to eat more fruits (and veggies; especially the green leafy kind). But thinking about it. Not only is it a good idea to eat more fresh fruit, but since there are holidays, birthdays, and special occasions all throughout the year, giving fruit as a food gift is also a good thing.
Don't you love receiving fruit baskets and edible arrangements?
Do you prefer to make your own or purchase these gifts ready made?
Fabulous How to Video:
Make Edible Fruit Bouquet Arrangements!
But if you're still not into making these arrangements or you don't have the time, there is a convenient way to order online and have this lovely edible gift delivered.
Don't you love receiving fruit baskets and edible arrangements?
Do you prefer to make your own or purchase these gifts ready made?
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Fabulous How to Video:
Make Edible Fruit Bouquet Arrangements!
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But if you're still not into making these arrangements or you don't have the time, there is a convenient way to order online and have this lovely edible gift delivered.
Edible Arrangements Coupons
Fruit Bouquets: Deliver delicious fruit bouquets to share!
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