The Kitchen Sink

To Boil, Or Not To Boil, That Is The Egg I Ask Of Thee (How To Bake Hard Cooked Eggs)

Hard Cooked Egg

Wondering what I was going to have for lunch I realized that I had not had Egg Salad in quite some time. I remembered that Stuart had posted a short article to the website about Hard Cooked Eggs (Baking Versus Boiling). I figured it was time for me to try a recipe / technique contributed …

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You Say Tomatoe, I Say Tomato…Strained, Pureed, Paste, Crushed, Whole Peeled, Sauce

Tomato Products

So many options, so many uses and quite possibly the potential to use incorrectly. As much as I enjoy growing tomatoes in the garden, I come nowhere close to produce tomatoes enough to process and can for use throughout the entire year. Therefore, I must purchase canned, jarred and boxed tomatoes to get my fix …

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Curious sweetness

Cynarine

Have you noticed that after eating fresh artichokes, that everything you eat or drink afterwards tastes sweeter? The reason is due to a molecule called ‘Cynarin‘ which inhibits your bitter taste receptors.Hence the reason why it is best to pair artichokes with bland food such as pasta, or that you shouldn’t eat artichokes before tasting …

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HEB Does Not Have the Monopoly on the Tastykake Market in Katy, TX

Cocounut Juniors and Chocolate Juniors at HEB Fry Road

Tastykake Fruit Pies Are Now Available at the Randall’s on Mason Road Since it was first posted that Tastykakes were available in Katy, TX, the stores offering Tastykake Products has expanded. Of the four major grocery chains located in Katy, TX (HEB, Randalls, Krogers and Fiesta), only HEB and Fiesta has Tastykake Products available in …

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Free Tastykake Sampling In Select Grocery Stores (Houston, TX)

Tastykake Koffee Cupcakes and Butterscotch Krimpets at HEB Mason Road

Houston’s News Channel KHOU posted on their website locations where Tastykake samples will be available for the public to taste test. I wonder how many of the “taste testing public” will be transplants from the northeast who are just looking to score a fix for their Tastykake craving prior to actually making a purchase?