It has been a very long time since I have been to this blog of mine.  I wasn't even sure how to find it.  I got interestedin writing a blog after seeing Julie and Julia!  Mainly because I love to cook.  Well, mostly I like to bake, but like to cook cute little Hors'dourve type things.

I am a food network junky.  I love to watch and learn new techniques, but don't look at my recipe books much any more.  Put a lot of them in my yard sale.  I did get one great tip from my tea party book that I got at the dollar store.

 If you are an ice tea lover, you have to make you tea this way:
First always use purified water, it just tastes better and does not leave a scum on your tea. It also is a more clear color. Heat the water until is it just ready to boil, but do not let it boil.  Turn it off and add the sugar to your taste.  I use only 2 1/2 tablespoons of sugar for a 2 quart pitcher of tea.  Put in your tea bags, I use three decaffeineted family size tea bags.  Do not let the tea steep any more than 15 minutes.  Do not squeeze the tea bags, take them out without squeezing and throw them away.  IF you squeeze, that is where you get a bitter taste.  Let the tea cool completely before you refrigerate.  IF this is not the best tasting ice tea you have ever drank, I don't know why!  Enjoy!

I get a lot of my recipes from the internet and from TV food shows.  Some of them often have ingredients that we do not have available in our area, but Wal-mart will have most anything you see on TV, except Mascarpone Cheese and they now carry it at Reisbecks, and Kroger if you live near one of those.  The one things I have not been able to find at all is Kreme Fresh and

Wow, sorry, I thought I had lost this page, so you will see some duplication.  Sorry, but I told you I was new at this.

BJ


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