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What is a Truffle?

The term truffle has multi-uses, whilst generally used to refer to the edible gourmet truffle, the Tuber (genus) it can also be used to refer to a type of chocolate.  [...]

Health Benefits of Maple Syrup

When you have a sweet tooth yet are trying to look after your health, body, and mind remember to use maple syrup as an alternative sweetener.  It contains much fewer [...]

Easy Party Appetizers

What is an appetizer?  Traditionally appetizers are of great variety – almost anything which begins a meal is an appetizer; something which stimulates the appetite preparing it for the main [...]

Bratwurst Sausage Recipes

Bratwursts are a traditional German dish originating from the region of Thuringia where the oldest recipe is noted from 1432.  It is a sausage made of pork, beef and or [...]

Benefits of Honey

Honey is the beautifully, rich and natural golden liquid which occurs naturally as a product of honey bees – it acts as a delicious alternative to white sugar.  It is [...]

Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

The word vinegar stems from the old French phrase “vin aigre” which means sour wine – it is made from the fermentation of ethanol which produces the ingredient acetic acid; [...]

Amaretti Biscuits

Amaretti cookies or amaretti biscuits are a classic, traditional, strong yet delicate tasting Italian cookie or biscuit.  The name Amaretti in Italian means “little bitter things” so called for their [...]

Buying Gourmet Coffee

Buying gourmet coffee is harder than one may at first think – there are so many different varieties of coffee out there; they differ in origins, roasts and grinds.  Generally [...]

Gourmet Food Gift Baskets

If you’re having trouble trying to think up the perfect gift for someone maybe its time to consider a gourmet food gift basket!  With a huge amount of choice, the [...]