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Bakeware is a necessity in the modern kitchen, even if you don't fancy yourself a baker. Just because you might not be ready to make homemade loaves of bread each week, you'll need a good collection of baking utensils to be able to do most oven related cooking tasks. There are a variety of styles and finishes to choose from when selecting Bakeware.

Stoneware is a popular choice, known for even cooking. This heavy Bakeware goes from the oven to the table easily, and can be found in almost any color and style you can imagine. Stoneware is nonporous, so it's almost impossible to stain, and it won't absorb moisture that can damage the pieces and cause them to crack. The biggest disadvantage with stoneware is that it can chip and break.

Pyrex is the original glass Bakeware. You can see through the dishes to see what you're cooking. It's no longer just available in clear glass, though, you can purchase different shades of Pyrex to coordinate with your kitchen. That way you can take the dishes out of the oven and put them right on the table, giving it even more appeal. Unfortunately, glass can chip, crack and break, so if you drop Pyrex or other glass dish, it's probably a goner.

Teflon Bakeware is still a popular choice for its nonstick properties. The slick coating makes easy work of clean up, and leaves the food intact. Cookies and breads slide right off the coated surface making it ideal to use when a pretty presentation is essential. Extra care must be taken when using and cleaning Teflon so it doesn't become scratched, which will ruin the nonstick properties of the surface. Metal utensils should be avoided; instead plastic tools must be used to avoid scratching the nonstick coating.

Some people still swear by cast iron Bakeware and cookware. This heavy duty material is known for its ability to retain heat and handle extremely hot temperatures, which makes it ideal for frying pans and woks. Cast iron Dutch ovens are another popular choice. Cast iron does require special care before it's even used. It must be seasoned with a layer of grease, which cannot be later washed off with soap. Cast iron must be scrubbed with plain hot water, or hot water and corn starch or salt, to avoid removal of the seasoned nonstick surface.

And one of its chief advantages, how heavy duty and long lasting it is, is one of its biggest drawbacks. Cast iron cookware is extremely heavy, so pulling them in and out of the oven might be a challenge for some. And the typically large size of the pieces can make them a challenge to store when not in use.

Metal Bakeware is still available, but has lost much of its appeal in the age of the microwave. Though heavy duty metal pieces can still be found in most kitchens, their uses appear limited when compared to stoneware and Pyrex which look nice on a tabletop. Metal can also scratch and rust, unlike these other surfaces, limiting its usefulness.

A relatively new development in Bakeware is the use of silicone. It is extremely lightweight, unlike heavy stoneware and glass pieces. And you can bend silicone pieces, which makes storage extra easy. It can't chip or rust, and it won't break, which makes using this safer than stoneware or glass. These properties make silicone extremely long lasting, too.

Silicone is easily to clean with soap and water, and doesn't require special tools. It bakes evenly, and releases food well so there is no sticking. The biggest problem with silicone is that it's new, and many still look at it skeptically. It seems less substantial than a bulky stoneware dish, and that makes it seem less worth the price even though the investment will last for years.

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Excalibur 2900 9 Tray Dehydrator

Features of the Excalibur Model ED-2900 Dehydrator * Controlled environment for a wide variety of uses, i.e. making fruit roll-ups and trail mixes, drying flower arrangements and herbs, plus various uses for art and crafts, and photos * 9 Trays with 15 square feet of drying area * Includes 9 polyscreen tray liners * Includes 28-page dehydrating guide * 7" FAN/600 WATTS * 1-Year warranty

After you receive a flower delivery for Valentines Day, or any other occasion, for that matter, you may want to preserve the flower for posterity. One way to do this is to dry the flowers. This can be done in a number of different ways, with the easiest and most effective being a drying agent.

A drying agent can preserve your Valentines Day bouquet long after the actual date of your flower delivery. The dried flowers will not look like the original but can be used in dried flower arrangements. If you received a flower arrangement on Valentines Day, you may want to dry the entire arrangement to preserve it. You can find a drying agent, such as silica gel, in any craft or hobby store.

Once you get the drying agent, you can put it in a box and then lay your arrangement of flowers in the box on top of the silica gel. After this you need to cover the flowers with the drying agent and close the box. The box should be kept in a dark place for about a month, after which time you can then take the dried flowers out of the box and arrange them once again.

There are also electronic devices that can dry your flowers for you. Drying your Valentines Day flower delivery involves the process of removing moisture from the flowers so that they can be preserved. Electronic dryers work quickly and effectively, but this process is more expensive than using the drying agent. An electronic dryer does the work of a dehydrator and the same process that is used on flowers is also used on foods to remove the moisture and make them last longer.

You can also dry your flowers by hanging them upside down in bunches and waiting for them to dry. This also takes a period of time and the flowers will turn out to be much more brittle than the flowers dried in the drying agent. While dried flowers are naturally brittle, these will open all of the way, making you unable to dry buds, such as rose buds, that look so lovely in a dried flower arrangement.

After you receive your flower delivery for Valentines Day, you should consider what you want to do with the flowers after they have dried out. If you decide that you want to keep them, you can consider drying the flowers so that they can be preserved for a long period of time.

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After you receive a flower delivery for Valentines Day, or any other occasion, for that matter, you may want to preserve the flower for posterity. One way to do this is to dry the flowers. This can be done in a number of different ways, with the easiest and most effective being a drying agent.

A drying agent can preserve your Valentines Day bouquet long after the actual date of your flower delivery. The dried flowers will not look like the original but can be used in dried flower arrangements. If you received a flower arrangement on Valentines Day, you may want to dry the entire arrangement to preserve it. You can find a drying agent, such as silica gel, in any craft or hobby store.

Once you get the drying agent, you can put it in a box and then lay your arrangement of flowers in the box on top of the silica gel. After this you need to cover the flowers with the drying agent and close the box. The box should be kept in a dark place for about a month, after which time you can then take the dried flowers out of the box and arrange them once again.

There are also electronic devices that can dry your flowers for you. Drying your Valentines Day flower delivery involves the process of removing moisture from the flowers so that they can be preserved. Electronic dryers work quickly and effectively, but this process is more expensive than using the drying agent. An electronic dryer does the work of a dehydrator and the same process that is used on flowers is also used on foods to remove the moisture and make them last longer.

You can also dry your flowers by hanging them upside down in bunches and waiting for them to dry. This also takes a period of time and the flowers will turn out to be much more brittle than the flowers dried in the drying agent. While dried flowers are naturally brittle, these will open all of the way, making you unable to dry buds, such as rose buds, that look so lovely in a dried flower arrangement.

After you receive your flower delivery for Valentines Day, you should consider what you want to do with the flowers after they have dried out. If you decide that you want to keep them, you can consider drying the flowers so that they can be preserved for a long period of time.

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Nesco American Harvest FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator

The NESCO Professional Food & Jerky Dehydrator has more power than most dehydrators -- 700 watts -- which means faster drying time. You will have results in hours, not days. The top mounted fan with patented Converga-Flow action pressurizes air downward through the outer ring and horizontally across each individual tray, converging at the center, for fast, even drying. No need to rotate trays. The adjustable thermostat allows you to dry different foods at proper temperatures (95-155 F), providing the flexibility to produce the best drying results. As your needs grow, the Professional Food & Jerky Dehydrator can be expanded up to 12 trays.

Here are a few facts about Mushrooms, the magic ingredient:

- Mushrooms are often classified as a vegetable or a herb, but they are actually fungi.

- While there are over 14,000 mushrooms, only about 3,000 are edible, about 700 have known medicinal properties, and fewer than one percent are recognized as poisonous.

- People who collect mushrooms for consumption are known as mycophagists, and the act of collecting them for such is known as mushroom hunting or simply "mushrooming".

- Only specimens that are freshly picked or properly preserved should be consumed and not too old. Once an edible mushroom loses its freshness, bacterial colonies will form and stomach upsets or worse symptoms can be expected if such specimens are ingested.

- The most commonly consumed mushroom in the world is Agaricus bisporus or the white button mushroom. It has two other forms - Crimini or brown mushrooms with a more earthy flavor and firmer texture, and Portabella mushrooms with a large umbrella-shaped cap and meaty flavor.

- The Egyptians considered mushrooms as a delicacy, and the Greeks believed that mushrooms provided strength for warriors in battle. The Romans regarded mushrooms as a gift from God and served them only on festive occasions, while the Chinese treasured them as a health food.

- Mushrooms contain about 80 to 90 % water and are very low in calories (only 100 calories/oz). They have very little sodium and fat and 8 to 10 % of the dry weight is fiber.

- Only about 45% of mushrooms produced are consumed in the fresh form. The rest of the 55% is processed with 5% in the dehydrated form and 50% in the canned mushrooms form.

- This shelf life of mushrooms in the fresh form is very short. Hence mushrooms are traded in the world market mostly in the processed form.

- Some mushrooms produce compounds that fight cancer! This was discovered when scientists in Japan found that a community had unusually low cancer rates.

- Mushrooms can be used for dyeing wool and other natural fibers. The chromophores of mushrooms are organic compounds and produce strong and vivid colors, and all colors of the spectrum can be achieved with mushroom dyes.

- Netherlands is the largest exporter of canned button mushrooms with a market share of about 38.5%. China is second with almost 30% of world trade. France is close third with 13.5% of the world exports.

- As far as the import market goes, the most significant buyer of canned white button mushroom is Germany. It alone accounts for almost 40% of the world imports.

In addition to the above facts, mushrooms assists in immune function, they are high in vegetable proteins and also promotes good health and vitality.

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Just Jerky : The Complete Guide to Making It

Here's the do-it-yourself guide to making your own jerky in an oven, smoker, or food dehydrator with strips or ground beef, venison, poultry, fish and even soy protein.

Gators are a lot less scary when they come in the edible form of jerky! Exotic jerky, such as alligator jerky have become immensely popular among fans of dried and spiced meat. Alligator jerky is among other exotic choices such as emu, elk, ostrich and more. But you don't have to go to Mardi Gras or the Everglades to taste this treat ... you can make it yourself!

Making alligator jerky is really not much different than the usual beef jerky process. You just have to find somewhere that sells alligator meat. Most small town butchers will have this offering, and if they don't regularly stock it, they can get it. If you do not have a local specialty butcher, there are some online sites you can order it from, such as CajunGrocer.

Basic Alligator Jerky

Ingredients:

alligator tail

garlic salt

black pepper

Directions:

1. Cut alligator tail into long strips, one inch wide and one-quarter inch thick or less.

2. Prepare the jerky salt mix by combining the equal parts of garlic salt and black pepper.

3. Sprinkle a thin layer of the jerky salt mix on a cutting board.

4. Lay alligator strips on salt mix.

5. Sprinkle a layer of salt mix on top of alligator, so both sides are completely salted.

6. Stick a toothpick through one end of each meat strip and suspend strips from oven or smoker rack after shaking off excess salt.

7. Heat or smoke around 120 degrees until dry (about four hours).

8. Store jerky in airtight containers or eat right away!

Cajun Alligator Jerky

Since alligator meat is popular in New Orleans and Bayou-themed restaurants around the nation, Cajun flavoring seems like a natural choice for alligator jerky. This is a Cajun beef jerky recipe adapted to make alligator beef jerky.

Ingredients:

10 lb alligator meat

1/2 of a small bottle hot sauce

1/8 cup lemon juice

10 oz Worchestershire sauce

6 oz Soy sauce

1/8 cup Caynne pepper

1/2 small Bottle onion salt

1/2 small Bottle liquid smoke

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients.

2. Marinate 24-30 hrs.

3. Dehydrate in dehydrator or a 150-degree oven.

Buying Alligator Jerky

Many jerky makers pride themselves on their exotic selection. Dave P. from Wilkes-Barre, PA favors Alligator Bob's brand.

"I've always been a fan of beef and deer jerky, but I never got into the delicious recipes and information about beef jerky, please visit our site. But once I saw alligator jerky -- while in Florida of course -- and at first I thought, 'ew.' Then, I remember that I tried alligator sausage at a Cajun place in State College and liked it. I gave Alligator Bob's a try and man, was it tasty. I'd say that alligator meat sort of tastes like chicken and it is whiter meat as well. The Cajun seasoning was just right. I like spicy stuff and this was just fantastic. I am glad that I can order this stuff online!"

If you found this information on alligator beef jerky useful, you'll want to read this article about beef jerky risks.

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Nesco Clean-a-Screen for Dehydrator Item# 168605, Model# LM-2-6

Screen flexes to remove sticky fruits and jerky quickly and easily. Herbs and spices wont fall through tray spokes. Includes 2 screens. Dishwasher safe. U.S.A.

[smells] bear unfaltering, in the tiny and almost impalpable

drop of their essence, the vast structure of recollection.
Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past.

Olfactory-triggered nostalgia fills the air at Christmas time. In particular, the aroma of coriander, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and cinnamon open the floodgates to memories of Christmases past.

Decorations like pomanders add beauty to your home during the festive season. Making them is a fun project for the whole family. Children get enthusiastically involved in the hands-on creative activity.
Make a Holiday Pomander

To make a holiday pomander you will need the following:
4-6 firm, thin-skinned oranges (lemons and/or limes will also work)
cup (125ml) of ground cinnamon
cup (60ml) of ground cloves
Approximately 100 grams of whole cloves
1 Tbsp. (15ml) of ground allspice
1 Tbsp. (15ml) of ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. (15ml) of orrisroot.
The cloves should completely cover the oranges if youre planning to display the pomanders in a bowl. If you want to hang them from the Christmas tree or mantelpiece, leave a half-inch vertical groove around the fruit to accommodate the ribbon. The cloves can be directly inserted into the oranges, but to avoid bruising the
fruit, first piece the skin with a skewer.

The cloves should be close, but not crowded or touching. The fruit will shrink to about 75 per cent of its original size during the curing process. Also, the skin may split if the cloves are too close. Dont leave a half-studded orange to finish the next day as rot may start to set in.

Mix the curing spices, the cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and orrisroot in a small bowl. Orrisroot is the ground, dried root of the orris iris. Its commonly used to fix or set the fragrance of the other ingredients in pot-pourris and perfumery and has a barely perceptible fragrance of violets. Its readily available in any craft or floral supply store.

Place half the mixture in a large bowl and lay the studded pomanders on top. Pour the rest of the spice mix over the pomanders so that they are completely covered. Add more spice mixture if necessary. Place the pomanders in a dry, dark closet and turn them daily. Depending on the fruit and its size, the curing process will take three to four weeks. When the pomanders are firm, they are cured.

The pomanders are fragrant, spirit-lifting and beautiful, they will also repel moths when hung in your closet or placed in drawers. They will last forever. When their scent wanes, just add a little essential oil of your choice.
Fun and Fragrant Garlands

Garlands are another simple holiday decoration for fragrance and fun. Take pieces of kitchen twine and suspend bunches of fresh, dried herbs and slices of dried fruit such as apples, oranges and lemons. Dried fruit slices can be purchased from your local craft store, but if you prefer to do it yourself, use a dehydrator or slice the fruit thinly, then place them on a rack in a 95 degree C (200F) oven for about six hours.

For the first two or three hours its best to prop open the oven door just a crack with a wooden spoon to allow the moisture to escape. When drying apples, first dissolve one teaspoon of salt in a quarter cup of lemon juice. Dip the apple slices in this solution and they will retain their natural color after drying.

Suggested herbs for your garland or swag would be sage, thyme, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, bay leaves and cinnamon sticks, but you can use whatever is available. Add small bunches of holly and mistletoe for extra decoration.
Herbal Table Napkins

Herbal table napkin holders make a fragrant and appealing table decoration. Fasten a small herbal bouquet of parsley, rosemary, sage or thyme with an elastic band and tie the bouquet directly to the napkin ring with a ribbon in a bow. The choice of herbs will be determined by whats still thriving in your garden or whats available in the stores. The herbs must be fresh. Dried herbs will just make a mess on your table.

Make this Christmas especially festive and fragrant while involving your children or grandchildren in these creative projects.

Bruce Burnett is a chartered herbalist who has also won four Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards for travel journalism. Read more of Bruce Burnett's writing on his websites:
1. http://www.globalramble.com/
2. http://www.bruceburnett.ca/
3. http://www.herbalcuisine.com/

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Total Juicing Book - Elaine LaLanne, Richard Benyo and Jack LaLanne

Total Juicing: The Complete Guide to Healthy and Delicious Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices by Elaine La Lanne, Richard Benyo, and Jack Lalanne Features & SpecificationsJuicing For Life Book - a review of the health benefits of juicing fresh fruit and veggies Total Juicing: The Complete Guide to Healthy and Delicious Fresh Fruit and Vegetable JuicesBy: Elaine LaLanne, Richard Benyo, and Jack LaLanneJUICE YOUR WAY TO HEALTH...EVEN HELP PREVENT CANCERAcross America, millions of people are discovering juicing as an easy, inexpensive, and delicious way to enjoy tremendous health and nutritional benefits. Today's new juice extractors have opened up an exciting avenue to taking control over your own health and well-being. Elaine and Jack LaLanne, who have been juicing for thirty years, discovered that fresh fruit and vegetable juices, and the fiber-rich pulp that the juicer yields, have excellent benefits when used in combination with a healthful diet. Now you can learn how to control weight and lower blood pressure, address such conditions as psoriasis, stomach ulcers, arthritis, anemia, and gout, and even help prevent cancer- all in your own kitchen. Total Juicing provides up-to-date information and more than 125 recipes for great juice combinations and for fruit and vegetable pulp. You'll find:An A-to-Z guide to juicing directions, vitamin and mineral content of fruits and vegetables, and health benefits of specific foods A weight-loss program that works-with fresh juicesThe dos and don'ts of making and storing juice Baby-food recipes from the juicer Terrific original recipes for breakfast drinks, lunchtime refershers, dinner beverages, flavorful desserts and bartender's tips as well Great recipe ideas for fiber-rich pulp 240 Pages

A popular summer staple, the tomato is a fruit that is served as a vegetable. Few summer flavors can beat the taste of an excellent tomato on a salad or hamburger or in a sandwich. Tomatoes can come in red, yellow, green, purple, brown, and even striped verities.

The tomato plant is an herbaceous, sprawling plant that is part of the nightshade family. Close cousins of the plant include tobacco, chili peppers, potatoes, and eggplants. As the tomato is a part of the nightshade family, for many years people avoided eating the fruit. They avoided the fruit because a number of plants in the nightshade family are extremely poisonous. In the 20th century, this idea began to change in the United States.

The plant is native to Central America, southern North America, and South America. This gives the plant a native range spanning from Mexico to Argentina. To grow well, tomato plants require a minimum of 6 hours of sun a day.

The tomato was originally brought to Europe by Spanish explorers. The idea of eating the fruit did not take on quickly because of its association with nightshade. The tomato is a fruit in the botanical sense but lacks the dessert quality sweetness of other fruits. Because of this, it is more commonly prepared as a vegetable. The tomato is sweet but is accompanied by a bitter, acidic taste. When cooking the tomato, the heating process tempers the bitterness and allows the sweetness to come out in more flavor.

As the tomato tastes great on sandwiches, in salads, or sliced, it is a great summer food. The food is a good source vitamins A and C as well as a number of antioxidants. The lycopene found in the fruit is excellent for a person's heart making cooked tomatoes an excellent food if one is trying to be heart healthy.

When growing tomato plants, there are two broad categories, indeterminate and determinate. Determinate plants grow to a certain height and then stop. They then flower and produce all of their fruit within a relatively short time. This is a great type of plant to grow if trying to can tomatoes but isn't the best type if you want a summer of tomatoes to enjoy once a week, or so. Indeterminate plants grow, flower, and set their fruit over a longer period of time. They basically grow in stages. This is the best type of plant to get if the goal is to have a tomato a week.

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Joseph Devine

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