Why buy from the store when you can make your own fresh muffins?
1 cup milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoon margarine 1 envelope active dry yeast 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 3 1/2 cups (about) all-purpose flour Cornmeal
Scald the milk and stir in the sugar, salt, and margarine. Cool to warm [...]

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This usually falls in the first half of June.
The festival honours Qu Yuan, who was a poet and high official in the state of Chu. There are several variations on the story but all end with Qu [...]

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were periods of major upheaval in British cookery and food which saw the demise of the excesses of Victorian dining (where even breakfast could consist of 10 or more dishes) as the frugality of the First World War bit home. Admittedly, many of the recipes we have come [...]

Eight-Treasures Rice (Babaofan) is traditionally served on the 7th day of the 1st month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This marks the end of the Spring Festival (or Chinese New Year).This pudding is made from sticky or glutinous rice flavoured with 8 luxurious fruits: red jujubes (Chinese dates); finely chopped red plums; finely chopped green [...]

To many individuals a good quality cake is seen almost as an exotic foods. In Jamaica the traditional rich old time Jamaican fruitcake is among the most popular. Unknown to many, this is a spin-off of the age old English plum puddingIt is the dream of every Jamaican woman to be able to make this [...]

Have you tried English cucumbers yet? They’re a little different from the regular garden cucumbers usually found in grocery stores and at farmer’s markets, although they look almost the same. The main difference is English cucumbers have a thinner skin (so they’re better for slicing and they don’t have to be peeled) and fewer seeds [...]

Food served in Mexico is probably quite different from the food offered by your favorite Mexican restaurant in the USA. Though some restaurants in the USA serve a few traditional dishes, most of the food consists of recipes that have been adapted to cater to American tastes.In our five-plus years of living in Mexico, we [...]

Firstly allow me to clear the misconception of Asian definition when it comes to food. If there is such a thing as American cheesecake or British bread pudding, or Australian Carrot Cake, there is indeed no such thing as Asian Dessert anything. There are however a multitude of desserts across different ethnic groups in Asia.So [...]

Coming to China and looking forward to some great traditional Chinese food? You should be – it ought to be one of the highlights of any trip.For a start, forget the dishes you know and trust at home. Although these go by the name of Chinese cooking they are often pale shadows of the original [...]

Usually reserved for the “upper crust” of society, the formal Afternoon Tea has served as great entertainment for kings and queens for nearly two centuries. Beginning with the proper environment, many people love the art of taking afternoon tea in a tea room, the formal lobby of an elegant, old hotel, or the formal gardens [...]