10 Reasons Why You Should Absolutely Learn Candle Making at Home

You know you have always wanted to learn how to do candle making from home but for one reason or another you have put it off. Maybe you think it will be too expensive or that its too complicated, you could never learn. Possibly you think you will have to buy a whole bunch of specialized equipment. Then I have great news for you! Read my list of reasons you absolutely should try candle making at home.

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Microwave Cooking Egg Omelet Easy, Tasty, and Fast

Cook an omelet in a microwave in just a couple of minutes for a complete meal. Each family member can have just the right omelet ingredients they want and when they want, not everyone has to eat at the same time to have a quick fresh omelet. Tater Quick' can cook all fabulous foods, fresh vegetables, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, canned foods, and eggs anywhere, home, college dorm, office, big truck, camper, and apartment. Great gift for everyone.

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Kamado Cooking For Chicken

If you're not familiar with a kamado it's a derivation of an ancient Chinese clay cooking pot that was later adapted by the Japanese (who named it Mushikamado) and it finally made it to the western world in the middle of the last century. Nowadays the clay has been replaced by high performance ceramic, it still typically is fuelled by charcoal but the versatility of the ceramic barbecue grill is pretty amazing. There's a variety of brands on the market such as the Primo kamado and the Big Green Egg but it has to be said that trying to find a kamado ceramic barbecue in Europe is still a thankless task.

The kamado is so versatile in that you can use it as a grill, smoker or even as an oven. The temperatures you can reach make it possible to cook pizza and I also like to use mine to mimic the tandoor and it's great for chicken tikka and naan bread. For today however I'm going to concentrate on the whole chicken and use my kamado as a smoker and a traditional oven.

Roast Chicken

A roast chicken dinner has to be one of my favorites and cooking the chicken in the kamado makes for a fantastically moist bird and what's more it couldn't be more simple. It's just a matter of heating the kamado up to the normal roasting temperature of 180°C and applying the rule of 20 minutes per pound plus 20 minutes and you'll get it right first time and every time. Put a drip tray under the bird with about an inch of water in it for added moisture and really tasty gravy.

Because you're cooking at a normal roasting temperature you can also do your roast potatoes at the same time and just one final tip for the chicken:-

Sprinkle the bird with salt and pepper before cooking to give a simple flavor and the salt with crisp up the skin. Stuff the cavity with 10 cloves of garlic.

Smoked Chicken

The kamado barbecue is the most economical smoker that I've ever used. Thinking back to the days of an offset bbq smoker and tending the coals every hour really doesn't excite me and thankfully since I bought my Big Green Egg it's now become a thing of the past. The kamado has to be the most economical outdoor cooker that I've ever used, load it up with charcoal and it will happily run at a "normal" smoking temperature for five or six hours without the need to tend it. Just keep your eye on the thermometer every hour or so and adjust the vents if appropriate.

All the flavor for smoked chicken has to come from the smoke because if you salt the bird then this will make it dry out. Feel free to season with a little pepper and as an option you can inject the bird with some olive oil and this will keep it super moist and add a little flavor. For smoke, try bbq wood chips from a citrus fruit such as lemon, a subtle flavour for a subtle meat.

The cooking process for smoked chicken is pretty simple, just work on 60 minutes per pound of meat at 120°C and you'll be about right. To test whether it's done you can ether use a barbecue thermometer or simply skewer the chicken in the thigh and check that the juices run clear. Once cooked, put the bird aside to rest for 30 minutes, it will still cook and as the chicken cools, the juices will be sealed into the meat and this means that any leftovers will be great cold. Leftover chicken breast can be dry but not if you follow this smoked chicken recipe.

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Easy Crock Pot Meals

One of the best ways to warm up winter is to load the crock pot with goodies in the morning and let it cook all day. The crock pot is an awesome way to have a delicious home cooked meal after working or playing all day long.

Beef Fajitas Crock Pot Recipe

1-1/2 lbs boneless sirloin, cut into thin strips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
6-8 flour tortillas
shredded cheddar cheese
salsa
sour cream
lettuce
tomato

Brown the steak in oil. Place the steak and drippings into the crockpot. Add lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt and chili powder; mix well. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is tender. Add green pepper and onion; cover and cook for 1 hour more. Warm the tortillas. Spoon beef and veggies down the center of the tortillas. Top each with cheese, salsa, sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes if desired.

Crock Pot Pizza Casserole

1 1/2 lb Ground beef
1 can (14 oz) pizza sauce
1 pkg (12 oz) noodles
4 oz Cheese, mozzarella
1 small can Mushrooms
1 Onion, diced
1 can (14 oz) Spaghetti sauce
4 oz Cheese, cheddar
1 pkg Pepperoni
1 green pepper, diced

Brown meat & onion. Drain grease & add sauces. Cook noodles.
Put layer of noodles, meat mixture, cheeses & pepperoni In Crock Pot. Repeat layer. Cook on High for 30 minutes. Reduce heat & cook for 1 hour until cheese melts. Serves 6

Crock Pot Meat Loaf Recipe

2 1/4 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup breadcrumbs or crushed crackers
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 large onion (diced)
1/4 cup water

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Form into a meatloaf shape that will fit into your crock pot. Cut a strip of foil and place under the meatloaf in crock pot. Cut it long enough to cover the bottom and sides of meatloaf. Place meat loaf in crock pot and top with additional 2 tablespoons ketchup. Cover and cook on low for approximately 8 hours. Serve with fresh, hot rolls.

All Day Slow Cooker Delight Recipe

2-3 lb Boneless chuck; cut in 1"cubes
1/2 c Flour
1/4 c Butter
1 Onion; sliced
1 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper
1 Clove garlic; minced
2 c Beer (I usually use Guinness Stout)
1/4 c Flour

Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour. Brown in melted butter. Drain off excess fat.
In slow cooker, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer. Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours (all day) until meat is tender. Turn control to high. Dissolve remaining 1/4 cup flour in small amount of water. Stir into meat mixture, cook on high 30-40 minutes. Serve with rice and salad.

Chicken and Dumplings

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in small chunks
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup onion, finely diced
2 cups water
2 10 oz packages refrigerated biscuits
1 chicken bouillon cube

Combine all ingredients, except biscuits, in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours. 30 minutes before serving, tear biscuit dough into 1-inch pieces. Add to your slow cooker; stirring gently. Cover and cook on HIGH for an additional 30 minutes or until biscuits are fluffed up and cooked through.

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"I love Paris in June, what about you...?" Hsb's photos around Paris, France

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Paris, France by TravelPod blogger Hsb titled ""I love Paris in June, what about you...?"". TravelPod is a company of TripAdvisor™. Hsb's travel blog entry: "OK - so it was May, not June, but all the same, what a city...! Our day started with a very minor event that had Dad and me (and eventually Mom too) stuck with a major case of silly giggles. Breakfast at the hotel was a small buffet with cereal, french bread and croissants, and an egg-cooker. What am I calling an egg-cooker, you ask? If I knew the proper name, I would use it, but in lieu of that, let me describe my egg-cooker. It was metal appliance the approximate size of a four-slice toaster. It was hollow, and its center was filled with hot (not quite boiling) water. Metal "dippers" shaped to hold an egg each were hanging off the sides. Quite simply, you put an egg in a dipper, hang the dipper off the side, thereby plunging the egg in the hot water. Three - or five, or ten minutes later - you take the egg out of the water, and voila! Oeuf a la coque, comme disent les Français! Or, if you prefer, a soft-boiled, or hard-boiled egg. The successful cooking of such an egg is based on the premise that the egg has to remain plunged in the hot water. As I'm filling a bowl with yogurt, I catch my Dad fumbling around with one of the dippers, giggling surreptiously, trying not to attract attention. I lean over, and ask, "What's going on? I can see your shoulders shaking ...

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