Suggestions and resources for hosting an inaugural ball at your home, including cocktail and hors dourves recipes, and ideas for an invitation, favor and decorations. The site links users to tried and true party planning resources.

If you work in a kitchen professionally, especially in a city like Melbourne where food is taken very seriously, you know like no one else does that this is a very high-pressure situation with a lot at stake. Of course you need to make sure that your customers get the best food, but you also need to make sure that food safety and hygiene are a first priority.

Have you ever seen the pictures of those perfect chocolate chip cookies in your favorite recipe book?

What better way to rouse the spirits of someone than a cup of coffee or tea? Step inside and learn how you can raise the voltage of enthusiasm in anyones life at gift-giving time.

Ever wondered what is a shallot and how you might use it in your cooking? In France, shallots are used often in recipes, where their mild onion taste subtly flavors sauces and other dishes. Learn how to select, store and prepare shallots, adding a flavorful ingredient to your kitchen repertoire.

Knowing how to care for your flower garden can make a big difference in the look and over-all health of your plants. Here are some simple hints to make your garden bloom with health

Apparently, we can see how nature is treated these days. It is a sad thing to know that people do not pay attention so much anymore to the environmental problems. What can we do about this? It's as simple as starting with the children. It is good to see the children's involvement with environment-friendly

Though the task of planning out a diabetic vegetarian menu might seem a bit daunting, with a little creativity forethought, it can actually be very simple. Consider the following two-day menu for some ideas and inspiration:

Snacking is now widely regarded as a positive process that helps to curb cravings.

The consumption of turkeys in the U.S. has escalated through the years. It's no longer eaten primarily at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but throughout the year. The process of mass-producing turkeys for human consumption is as barbaric, if not more so, than the process of mass-producing chickens.

How did our family traditions become centered around eating meat? Think about it. When we think of Thanksgiving, we think of turkey. If we eat pork, then New Year's celebrations often revolve around pork and sauerkraut. At Christian Easter, the traditional meal is ham. And in the summer, we wait for that first hamburger or steak on the grill.

Going on a ¨tapas trot¨ in Malaga was my first true introduction to tapas, and what an introduction it was! That was nearly 13 years ago and I have been addicted to tapas ever since. Over the years, I have accumulated many traditional tapas recipes because not only are they truly enjoyable but they are extremely easy to make and very, very popular.

Many people reject eating pork and other meats derived from pigs for religious reasons or health reasons. When people start eating a more vegetarian diet, red meat is usually the first thing they eliminate from their diets. When they do, various health indicators generally start to improve, such as their cholesterol levels and blood pressure readings. Health is one of the most compelling reasons to eat

Many people think of vegetarians as one homogeneous group that just doesn't eat meat. But nothing could be further from the truth. There are different categories of vegetarians as diverse as the reasons for going vegetarian in the first place.

Potatoes are a Portuguese discovery and much like the Portuguese villas and Portuguese soccer, it is doing the world proud. This high-carb food is a source of delight to all and has spawned the junk food craze in the world. No burger is good without it, we mean the ...