Sicilian Glazed Carrots by Dr. Brent of Beekman Farms (Serves 4-6) Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced 3/4-inch on the diagonal 1 cup water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons julienne lemon zest 1/3 cup golden raisins 1/4…
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
I hope my readers will forgive another non-Dream Dinners post, but times are tough and I can’t resist a chance to win a $50 gift card (which would by me 3 3-serving Dream Dinners…if they accepted Discover.) How am I trying to win a $50 gift card? Through Discover’s ShopDiscover blog promotion, which is offering…
Read more...8 Ways Dream Dinners Can Help Your Family
Friday, July 24th, 2009
The latest post on cheftouchedtips.com discusses the top 8 ways that Dream Dinners can help your family, which includes links to stories that help explain why it’s helpful. They’re summarized here, with *my own comments* added: 8. Eating Healthy, we all know it is important, it is just hard to all eat the same healthy…
Read more...Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
I just invented my own version of strawberry lemonade. Strawberry Lemonade (Serves 1) Ingredients: ~10oz cold water Handful of ice cubes 1 rounded Tbsp. Country Time Powdered Lemonade Mix 1/2 Tbsp. granulated sugar 3 ripe strawberries, sliced 1 Tbsp. Strawberry Daiquiri Mix Directions: 1. Mix all ingredients together in a large glass. Make sure the…
Read more...Vanilla Chai: Starbucks vs. Dunkin Donuts
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Time for another post that isn’t related to Dream Dinners. If Dream Dinners sold vanilla chai then I would include them. But since they’re just yummy dinners and not morning drinks, they are excluded from this comparison. I was first introduced to the Dunkin Donuts Vanilla Chai in the cold, cold Massachusetts winter of 2006…or…
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