Food on a Cocktail Stick – 5 Combinations Perfect For Kids Parties

Cocktail sticks are the perfect way to serve food when aiming for a successful kids birthday party, (as long as they are not so young that they poke themselves in the eye of course). Naturally to appreciate the flavors they are best eaten in one mouthful, but kids are less adventurous, particularly when young, so it is important that the individual ingredients, which I think you will find all of these will, appeal to the palettes of our little picky eaters.

Below are my favorite cocktail stick combinations which are always a hit at my own parties.

The ingredients listed are in order of spiking.

#1 Hawaiian Pizza

o Cube of ham or concertinaed strip

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Strange Korean Foods: Pig Guts Soup

Having spent the better part of five years in Korea you can believe I’ve eaten plenty of strange Korean foods.

Live octopus? Sure. Tube worm? You bet. Pickled jellyfish? Delicious.

These are all fine examples of curious Korean cuisine and worth a try if you find yourself in the Land of Morning Calm. Granted, they may not be as accessible as, say, a hamburger or fried chicken, but they’re lots more interesting!

If you’re looking for a more adventurous meal let me recommend one of my favorite strange Korean foods.

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Fried Rice Chinese Recipe – How to Cook Egg Fried Rice Chinese Style?

Successful rice cooking is essential for Chinese meals. Fried rice is very popular in the west, but it is not served in restaurants in China, and rarely in the home.

There are many different methods for cooking rice, but one of the most important things to remember is to wash the rice thoroughly before cooking, this helps to prevent the grains of rice from sticking together during cooking.

In this fried rice Chinese recipe, you need 2 cups (350g) of long grain rice, 4 eggs (beaten), 2 minced garlic cloves (optional), 2 spring onions, sliced (optional), 2-3 tablespoons dark soy sauce, 3 tablespoons oil, 4 cups of water, and pepper. Continue reading “Fried Rice Chinese Recipe – How to Cook Egg Fried Rice Chinese Style?”

Find Wholesale Cake Boxes at Wholesale Cake Box Suppliers

Baking a cake is always fun and even more if the experience is shared with friends and family. But moving a cake is something else. Particularly if you need to place it into a car in order to take it to the event. For these circumstances, having sturdy attractive boxes on hand can make things much easier and you can save a lot of money if you buy wholesale cake boxes.

There are many different kinds of wholesale cake boxes in the market, but some of the most popular ones have a cellophane window to showcase your edible creations. These are usually supplied flat to reduce the need for storage until they are actually needed, this way they do not take much space. Whenever you need to use the boxes, all you need to do is unfold them and insert the cardboard flaps as needed. These boxes will prevent any unfortunate accidents while transporting a cake inside a car.

If you like baking cakes often for family occasions or to satisfy your entrepreneurial flare, having the right kind of boxes available at home any time you need them can make things mush simpler. There are some things to keep in mind before buying wholesale cake boxes. The first thing to define should be the size of the boxes you will need. Continue reading “Find Wholesale Cake Boxes at Wholesale Cake Box Suppliers”

Cake Decorating Tools – Must Have Tools For Cake Decorating

Having the right cake decorating tools can make all the difference in the world. Cake decorating is a lot of fun and great way to express your creative side. But just like any other hobby or trade, having the right tools separates the novice from the professional. Here is just a short list of tools you’ll need to get started in the exciting world of cake decorating.

Off-Set Spatula

By having an off-set spatula handy you will be able to spread that butter cream frosting with ease and leave a nice even layer of frosting to continue with your decorating plans. An of-set spatula is a must have tool for decorating your cakes.

12 Inch Serrated Knife

You are going to need this knife for leveling your cakes. When your cake has cooled simply cut off the dome of the cake with your knife and your cake will be nice and level and easy to stack. This will ensure your layers are nice and even. Continue reading “Cake Decorating Tools – Must Have Tools For Cake Decorating”

How to Preserve the Nutritional Value of Your Food With Healthy Cookware

Eating nutritionally lacking food is as good as eating no food at all. Even if you’re making sure your food is rich in proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and other nutrients, there is a great chance it loses nutritional value before eating it.

Few people are aware that most of the nutrients in food are lost while cooking if the cookware is not made of the right material. It happens in the following three ways:

Conventional cookware (metals or ceramic) leach toxins into food while cooking. At cooking temperature, metals like Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Titanium, Cast Iron etc., leach ions and react with food — a biochemical entity, with heat acting as a catalyst. As a result, food gets contaminated and becomes unhealthy. These toxins cause serious health issues in the long run ranging from short-term illnesses to chronic diseases.
Also, heat from these pots is destructive to the delicate nutritional cells in food. Touch a metal pan five minutes into heating, it burns your skin and leaves a scar, food is made of the same tissue and is subject to damage while cooking.
The steam has to be released through a vent before you open the lid. So, the water-soluble nutrients evaporate. This is another way nutrients are lost.

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How to Make Caramel Cake

Caramel cake is definitely an simple to create fantastic tasting dessert that’s certain to please everybody in the table. Even if you might have little to no baking experience, this recipe must be fairly quick for you to pull off. And yes this doesn’t need you to be a master baker or pastry chef to pull it off. The rest of this article will step you via this procedure.

Cake

To produce the cake itself you might have to melt two sticks of butter and place them in a very bowl. Soon after that, you must include 4 eggs at the same time as 2 cups of sugar and 3 cups of flour. Immediately after you’ve got added a cup of milk and a teaspoon of vanilla, you might have all of the elements for the cake. Merely mix the elements till you will find no visible lumps after which place the batter into 3 separate cake pans and cook for 25 to 35 minutes in a very 350 degree oven.

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How We Came to Know The Cadbury Flake

Cadbury Fake is one of the all time best British candy bars and this classic British chocolate bar has been a favourite in Britain for almost a century. From the first moment it was produced, Cadbury knew it would be a hit, and so much so they knew that they would have to keep its formulation a closely guarded secret, and so it remains to this day.

This delicious chocolate bar was first developed in 1920 and was founded by accident by an employee of Cadbury. This clever employee noticed that when excess from the moulds drained off, they fell off in a stream and created a folded flaking chocolate.

In 1930, every childs dream was realized, Cadbury began to produce boxes of loose half-length Flakes that were distributed to ice cream vendors across the UK. The premise was that the Flake could be placed at a 45-degree angle at the top of an ice-cream cone, and this would become known as the ’99 ice cream’. Although there have been many different claims as to where the name ’99’ originated, its origin is unknown, and some vendors now often refer to it incorrectly as the ’99 with Flake’.

“Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate, tastes like chocolate never tasted before.” Continue reading “How We Came to Know The Cadbury Flake”

Cheesecake Wedding Cakes

Cheesecake may automatically make us think about the Golden Girls or The Cheesecake Factory, but soon it may bring weddings to mind instead. Cheesecake wedding cakes have taken receptions by storm for a few reasons: allergies, fun and originality. Let’s look at each of these.

Food Allergies and Sensitivities

The first and maybe most important reason that many bridal couples are choosing cheesecakes is that food allergies and sensitivities are on the rise. Many people are now realizing that they are sensitive to gluten and sugar. Offering cheesecake at the wedding may help guests enjoy have their desert and eat it, too.

Gluten allergies and sensitivities are being diagnosed a lot more often than in the past. What does this mean to those wedding attendees who cannot eat gluten? Simply, those sensitive to or allergic to gluten should not or cannot eat wheat. Which means they cannot eat flour or cakes made with flour. Thankfully, cheesecakes can often be made without flour, and they can become the perfect solution to the cake conundrum at the wedding reception. Continue reading “Cheesecake Wedding Cakes”

Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies – A Little History

There’s nothing that makes a person feel more at home than homemade chocolate chip cookies (CCC). It’s the kind of treat most kids grew up loving and it’s the kind of treat that most people consider as their comfort food.

The thought of homemade chocolate chip cookies almost always bring a smile to most people not only because of how good they taste but because of how it became a part of their growing up.

Most people look back at their childhood with fond memories whenever they get to take a bite out of homemade (CCC). They’re easy to make and for some reason mothers (and fathers) love baking them for their little kids, hence, people’s fondness for this delightful treat.

What many people don’t know about this delightful treat is that they were accidentally created by Ruth Graves Wakefield back in 1933. Ruth was the owner of the Toll House Inn, which was located in Whitman, Massachusetts. Continue reading “Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies – A Little History”