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It never occurred to me to make tart crust out of cookie dough, but here it is. Just shape cookie dough around the outside of your muffin tin and bake with the tin upside down. Then use your imagination for what you can put in the bowls: fruit, yogurt, pudding, ice cream, whipped cream, or nothing at all! Link

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Pig out on popcorn while doing something good for the nature, in case you have a solar plant.

Micro corn popper is a reusable alternative to popcorn bags. The removable lid/strainer melts butter into the 2.5-quart container while corn pops for all to see. In minutes, a perfect batch of everyone’s favorite snack for movie time, or anytime, is ready. Cuts down on the uncooked kernels or burnt disasters of microwave bags.

More info: Microwave Popcorn Popper

“I’m Not A Papercup” doesn’t really need any explanation now, does it? It’s the ubiquitous coffee mug that we have most likely all had in our hands, but this time it is made of double walled porcelain and the plastic lid is replaced by reusable silicone. So much fun! If you are interested in these, check out the website at charlesandmarie.com

Who Likes Asparagus? Men More Than Women

ATLANTA (AP) — If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Mars is a land where the refrigerators are stocked with meat and frozen pizza and Venus has a bounty of yogurt, fruits and vegetables, a new study suggests.

The study of eating habits of adults — called the most extensive of its kind — was a telephone survey of 14,000 Americans. It confirmed conventional wisdom that most men eat more meat than women, and women eat more fruits and vegetables.

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For those cheesecake lovers out there, here is a recipe that I found to be exceptionally good.

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Years ago, I was introduced to a unique jelly that has intrigued me since. I have explored the wilds of Florida searching for the fruit of this cactus and would like to share my thoughts with you.

The Prickly Pear Cactus protects itself with little hair-like thorns that are quite difficult to remove, once you have them inbedded in your flesh. The best thing is to avoid getting them in your skin at all. When I go to harvest the fruit, I wear gloves but harvest the fruit utilizing tongs and a sharp knife.

When you get the fruit home, place it in a brown paper bag and then in your freezer. After a couple of days, remove the fruit and wash it in deep, running water, using rubber gloves to move the fruit around. You will need to do this several times in order to remove all the hair-like thorns. Once this has been accomplished, simply following these directions:

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Exotic spices and herbs info and recipes for cooking with herbs and spices.
Link: Encyclopedia Of Spices