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It is very common among people that whenever they would like to appreciate others, they present them with gifts and reciprocate their affection. This is what followed throughout the entire world. If you too would like to show someone your love or affection then go and get the gourmet cookie gifts from the best store on net and present it to your loved ones. Gourmet cookies gifts are available in wide range on the net, so people need to browse through the site offering gourmet cookie gifts to find the one that they would like to offer their loved ones. Shopping on the net is very simple because people can browse through the gifts with their price, category and etc.

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Without cutting knives people won’t be able to do any of their work. Starting from the vegetables to chicken everything should be cut into slices and should be used for preparation of dinner. There are varieties of knives available in the market, which help people in activities like cooking and hunting. Buck Knives are one of the famous brands of knives available in the market. These knives are mainly used by hunters, fishermen, campers, military and law enforcement agencies. They come with a lifetime guarantee. Most of us have an idea of using a pocket knife for daily needs like cutting fruits, vegetables etc.

Bench made Knives are used for daily needs, they can be closed and fit inside small pockets. Most of the people take these knives in their pockets. Bench made knives are also used for hunting purposes. Most of these sharp knives are usually preferred by fishermen. People who are looking for fine, sturdy, and rugged quality knives can prefer Gerber knives. These knives possess stainless steel blades which do not get rusted easily and work for long duration. Some of the blades used for these knives are coated with titanium to protect them from getting blunt.

We’re making chicken tonight,and how we do it is:beat an egg with hot sauce&a little water or milk.dip the chicken in the egg mixture then roll in a flour mixture(flour,salt,pepper,paprika,a bit of cornmeal)then fry it.how do you fix yours?I may want to try something new.

take boneless skinless chicken breasts and slice into strips (long and narrow work best for me)

soak in a combination of eggs, milk, and hot sauce for at least 2 hours

mix flour, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and your favorite seasonings in a big bowl

dredge chicken in flour mixture and refrigerate at least 1 hour

deep fry chicken, in batches, until tenders float to the top and are golden brown….drain on paper towels and add a little salt while still hot

in the meantime…..heat two medium sized pots over medium-low heat

in one pot….melt 1/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup of franks hot wing sauce…keep warm

in the other pot…melt 1/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup bulls eye BBQ sauce…keep warm

when chicken is done frying…toss in either wing sauce or BBQ sauce

yummmy boneless buffalo wings and boneless BBQ wings

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I like to soak the chicken in buttermilk over night yummy. I use a standard dry wet dry pattern. I dip the chicken in a dry flour mix, then into the egg mix and then back into the flour mixture and then fry away. I use all kinds of seasoning in my flour mixture it just depends on how I feel that day!

well i have come up with the best smoothie add

cool whip
blue berrys (heated)
green grapes
splenda sugar
milk

Mine is basically a banana strawberry smoothie made with a peeled, frozen banana, three of four frozen strawberries, two teaspoons of powdered sugar, four ice cubes and 5 ounces of water, blended until it’s a smoothie.

Do you have any suggestions or websites? We are trying to keep the menu simple with finger foods. This is the menu he came up with, but I dont know about it.

finger sandwhiches
Teryaki and sweet and sour meatballs
fried and baked wings
ham
turkey
vegetable and fruit tray
potato salad
watermelon
cantaloupe
honey dew melon

Oh yeah the party is going to be indoors.

That sounds like plenty of food! But, if you’re going to have platters of ham & turkey, you might also want some cheese; and don’t forget rolls & condiments (mustard, mayo) …..and, a cookie platter and a cake:) ….Just a suggestion for the fruit: Hollow out 1/2 watermelon and refill it with cubed melons, berries & pineapple……

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I don’t like to see more than one “tray” at a party myself….it is very informal, which is great at graduation parties…light eating-type affairs. I would do a nice fruit tray, but maybe dress it up with some chocolate fondue served alongside and some skewers for people to make their own desert? Serve bowls of coconut, crushed nuts, etc. to dip the chocolate fruit in? Sandwiches are great, but most of the items are cold….so maybe consider a hot sandwich? If it is outdoors, never mind then because you will want cooler foods, but my family likes things like pulled pork in the crockpot or bbq pork in the crockpot for a small hot sammie. Veggie trays are a great option instead of salads and potato salad is great. Will there be a cake? I suggest something a little nicer like lemon bars or something light. I am making this recipe for this Saturday night….we are having a party with about 15-20 people (husband’s work) and I thought they looked good. Have fun!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/…

Hey there, so I have a recipe that was my dad’s chicken noodle soup recipe, and i’m going to make it tonight, now I have 3 cans of pre-made broth, I’m assuming each has two cups in it, since the recipe calls for 6 cups, will this be enough broth for it?

Can I use baby carrots insteads of big carrots?

As far as the chicken goes, I’ve never cooked meat before, I have some ‘ready to cook’ chicken breast, do I cook the meat before hand or cook it in the broth?

Depending on can size each can may not be two cups, a 16 oz can is equal to two cups. If you have less than this figure out the differance and add that much in water, the fact that you are going to be cooking the chicken with the soup will make it pretty much the same.

You can use baby carrots, I assume you’re cutting them up anyway and all baby carrots are is pre peeled and sized regular carrots.

For the chicken peices you have two options, you can cut them up and brown them in a skillet on the stovetop with a little cooking spray or oil on medium to high heat, and then put them in the soup or just cut them up and put them in the soup. The browning will add a nice flavour, don’t be afraid to under cook the chicken peices if you decide to brown them, they will finish cooking the rest of the way through in the soup pot.

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Six cups of broth sounds perfect. Yes, you can use baby carrots, but you might want to slice them up a bit - small enough so that you can spoon them up with the soup. Cook the chicken breast in a a small amount of broth, (or water) let it cool and cut it into bite-sized pieces before adding it to the soup. If you decide to use that chicken-cooking liquid in the soup, strain out the cloudy bits first.

Chocolate Gold Coins are a great way to make a ’sweet’ impression at your next event. There are many wonderful shops online that offer chocolate treats for a wide variety of events such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and sweet 16 parties. The 70 piece chocolate coin drum is a popular option for weddings and acts as a beautiful table centerpiece. You can choose to put the bride and groom names on your custom chocolate coins along with your wedding date in one of many elegant design styles.

If you are looking for gourmet chocolate coins that look like real money, there are some great options there as well. You can have chocolate coins produced that look like actual money with popular denominations printed on them. Many places use the finest 100% Belgian milk chocolate for their chocolate coins, creating a taste difference you’re sure to appreciate. You can place your order at any time, and during summer months the chocolate coins are packed in fully insulated shipping containers with frozen ice packs to keep your chocolate candy coins cool during shipping. For the best way to tastefully express any message or sentiment to your guest and clients, consider chocolate lollipops and other treats for your next event.

When you go shopping for automatic coffee machines you will find out that there are many different varieties. In fact, there are usually so many options that you need to do some research before you decide to make a purchase.

First of all, you will want to decide between machines and automatic coffee centers. The difference isn’t large but it certainly is worth checking out to have an idea of what each system offers and what you need. All people are different and this goes along with their coffee drinking knees. You will find some who prefer the top of the line Jura Capreso espresso machines while there are others who simply don’t care much for coffee who are happy with the base model at the local store. It is quite shocking but coffee machines run in price from $10 to the thousands. This is a big difference and it is worth keeping around..

1. corona?..its a girl beer
2. Straight up Whiskey.
3. Well let me tell you, you don’t have to get drunk to have fun on New Year’s. Anyway, a good drink that is kind of girly is a cosmopolitan.
4. Passoa or Bailey’s
5. Tequila Rose
6. you can always get midori melon and mix it with sprite… its bomb too!
7. Rum runners
8. Sloe Gin Fizz.
9. Just drink Cabo Wabo.
10. Apple martini

    or

    Hpnotiq

    or

    bay breeze

    or

    Rasberry Mojitos

11. make some crown bombs.. they are great
12. bacardi n coke, my drink of choice is jack n coke
13. peppermint or peach schnapps
14. Jose Cuervo
15. ALIZE DUH!!
16. wine cooler, raspberry Smirnoff
17. wine coolers, schnapps—peppermint is good, but schnapps come in DOZENS of flavors even root beer! mai tais–they are AWESOME…fuzzy navels, daquirris, margaritas, etc…

    have fun and don’t drink and drive!!

18. sloe gin , mix with club soda and you have a sloe gin fizz
    i think…………….it’s been many years
19. Margaritas… Daiquirí.. Whiskey Sour
20. md 20/20
    Zima, Smirnoff Ice, etc…
21. Bacardi Lim`on mixed with sprite
22. There is vodka called X rated.. it comes in different flavors.. the rasperry one i think it is, is the best, It is hot pink and gets you fuuuuucked up!
23.  anything mixed with vodka. orange juice, cranberry juice.
    Or champagne.
24. bailey irish creme, you can also make white russians…jello shots are a quick way to get drunk, just add a bit more liquor and viola, you got a good drink!
25. Margarita, Sex on the rocks, Appletini, there are allot depending on your definition of girly.
26. Parrots Bay mixed with Coke or Dr Pepper
27. Try a Greek liquor called Ouzo, straight on the rocks. . Tastes like licorice and has a kick. Try Galiano as well
28. I hear people like Hipnotiq.

    Otherwise, Amaretto and Bailey’s are very sweet liqueurs.

    Malibu (Coconut Rum) mixed with anything is very good too.

29. Apple Tini is my favorite!
30. Hipnoqit

1. If you bring one to me…dont worry about smooshing it… I’m sure I’ll love it. (actually put them in or on a plastic cake lid then put the bottom part on top.)
2. I like to get the plastic containers made by Glad or Ziplock that are about 9 x 13 and 2 inches deep. One of those will hold 15 or more cupcakes and is fairly rigid-sided. And cheap enough that you can give it away as part of the gift. Just make sure that the coconut is fairly thick so that the icing does not stick to the top of container.
3. extra wide, but short drinking glass with a lid.
   stick toothpicks into the cupcake, bracing it so the toothpicks prevent the cupcake from touching the sides of the glass from any angle.
   icing and shredded coconut will help hide the tiny toothpick holes in the cupcake.
   good luck.
4. They have conatainers at Micaels/AC Moore that are made to hold cupcakes. You can also switch out the inside for it to hold a sheet cake. It comes with a secured top and handles. If that’s not possible, put them in a large tupperware bin so they’re tightly packed and can’t move. Good Luck!
5. Well I have these special containers called cup-a-cake! I got them from gooseberry patch and I just love them! They are designed for lunchboxes, but I’m sure you can use them for this. You can buy them on they catalog’s website.
6. How are you planning on traveling? By car or aircraft?

   There are several ways I could see doing this and having a ok outcome.

   Buy or reuse a chunk of styrofoam about 1 inch in thickness. Cut it to fit inside a tupperwear container use a cupcake liner and trace around it several times on the foam spaced apart well. Cut with a knife or exacto and place each cupcake in the newly created cupcake insert. Another option is to do this same thing only with cardboard instead. (like the drying rack you make out of the easter egg dye box)

   The nice thing about this is that you can wrap your cupcake holder in pretty wrapping paper so it looks festive, or paint it with water based paint for a little extra wow. Think chocolate cupcakes, with white coconut set on red paper for contrast.

   You can also make a origami box to put them in with thick paper http://www.wackykids.org/origami_box.htm or little origami boxes for each cup cake and but that in a large box.

   And the final option is something like they use for comercial cupcakes, just a simple plastic container. (Buy some cookies that are marked down to get one, scrub the lable off of it or make your own lable to cover it, but if you go this route, put some red or gold doilies on the bottom of it to make it look pretty and extra special! A sprig of plasic holly leaf under a bright bow on top makes it a pretty holiday gift.

   Finally you might think about putting the coconut on after you get where you are going in order to keep it on the cupcake and not all over the container, and if you are traveling by air check with the TSA website to make sure that frosting can be carried on board. If not you will have to check the frosting and coconut and frost them at your destination.
   http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/p…
   It shoudn’t be a problem, but I would hate to see them tossed because of frosting.

7. You can go to Michale’s craft supply , they have boxes that you can pack the cupcakes in really does the job..
   If not you can get a deep tray line the cup cakes in and make a foil dome cover…
   Also your nearest supermarket may have a convenient cup cake rubber maid carrier…
   I love cup cakes they are so much fun …and easy to prepare ho[e this helps~~
8. put them back in the muffin tin you cooked them in and turn another tin over on top. wait... open that back up, pipe the frosting on them, and sprinkle with coconut. now cover with the other tin. use bulldog clips (those black metal things with the silver "handles" on them) to hold everything tight. make sure you have a knife (plastic is good) to help take them out.
9. Several stores sell carrying cases for cupcakes. I've seen them in Bed, Bath & Beyond, Walmart, A.C. Moore, Michael's Crafts, Kohls, everywhere! I think it's one of the greatest inventions ever - I use mine ALL the time! The one I have comes with a cupcake tin to bake them in. Then you can add another tier to it with a plastic carrier and then snap the lid on over the two tiers to secure them. It's wonderful! Good luck!

   Here's a link to the one I have - http://www.lnt.com/sm-onieda-24-cupcake-...

10. For traveling put them back into cupcake pans and over-wrap lightly with foil so frosting doesn't stick too bad. A gift box of cupcakes, separated by tissue paper, would be attractive and adequately separated.. I'll await your call with time and place. OOPS! Wife says no! Merry Christmas!
11. I recently saw this contraption while browsing Crate & Barrel....

    http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.asp...

12. My godmom is actually a baker (whiskiebits.com. She has some really exotic and yummy flavors =]). However, her cupcakes are relatively small in size so she can fit them into empty egg cartons. Depending on how big your cupcakes are, empty egg cartons are a REALLY good idea. =] My godmom has her own Whiskie Bits boxes and she lines them with egg cartons that she’s cut up (about 6 holes each) and this is how she packs them to go at a bake sale.
    If your cupcakes are kind of big, get a large container that’s relatively deep and just pack them in sort of close to each other to prevent much too much movement. Usually, if my godmom’s doing weddings, she’ll line these large containers with egg cartons too.
13. At Bed Bath and Beyond they have these single cupcake containers. They were less than $2.00They are shaped like a cupcake. Or for large amounts of cupcakes they make cake carriers with cupcake inserts.
14. They sell tin cake pans with lids in all sizes perfect for traveling or gift giving at food stores. They are inexpensive and some are decorated for holidays.
15. You should be able to find small plastic containers made to house cupcakes safely, and the plastic will be secure enough so they dont smash and the cupcakes will still be pretty and yummy (dont forget to send one this way)
16. I pack four lunches a day and my kids love cupcakes so I have come up with some interesting ways to pack them for lunches that may help with your “travel” needs.

    First, do not put the icing on the top. Instead slice the cupcake’s muffin top off and put a layer of frosting just under it. Replace the top and put it in a Ziploc baggie. The icing does not get all over and tastes just as good. Not as pretty however.

    Second, and this is the little ones favorite. Instead of frosting it yourself just pop the cupcake into a Ziploc baggie. Use another baggie - snack size if you have it - to put the icing in. Kids can rip off a tiny corner of the icing baggie and use it as a decorating/piping bag and ice their own. (you might want to let them try this at home once dirst so that they are not clueless the first time at school.) You can put the coconut or for an extra special treat add a few sprinkles to the baggie with the cupcake in it (the sprinkles will not stick to the cupcake without the icing.). After the cupcake is iced, the kiddo will add the sprinkles.

17. Tupperware makes a Rectangular Cake Taker that safely transports any single/double layer cake 9″ x 13″ or, if you flip over the bottom there are recessed holders for up to 18 cupcakes. Has sealer top also. A little pricey but worth it if you bake a lot and considering Tupperware is practically indestructible — $44.00. Call :
18. I recently had to transport cupcakes and didn’t want to go out and buy one of the plastic containers. I also knew that leaving them in the original tin which I baked them in would ruin the frosting so I ended up using a 9″ x 12″ baking pan and just covered the top with foil. The 15 cupcakes got there undamaged.
19. My local cupcake store has different size boxes (like donut boxes) that hold from 2 up to 12. They put a dollop of frosting on the bottom of the box and put the cupcake directly on the dollop. This keeps it from sliding. Then they take parchment paper and fold it and use these as protectors between each cupcake (mainly to keep different types from touching each other). I have traveled up to 3 hours with a box of cupcakes in the car and they were perfect when I arrived.
20. This is going to sound a little odd,
    but, if you make smaller cupcakes,
    then you can put them in egg crates
    (cardboard works better than foam)!
    You don’t even have to cover the cupcakes,
    but, naturally, don’t re-use any egg carton in which
    an egg has been broken,
    due to the possibility of salmonella contamination
    (don’t wash it, either!).

    Not only will the cupcakes be well-protected,
    but you’ll help to recycle the egg crate,
    and the smaller pastries will go much further
    (some people go by quantity, not overall size;
    i.e., to some, one little cupcake is the same as a big one!),
    and even help reduce overall sugar intake
    (unless, of course, some wise guy realizes that,
    and eats two or more of the little ones
    to make up for the one big one he/she is used to having!).

    Don’t gift wrap the crates, because people won’t realize how fragile the contents are, until it’s too late! Of course, the egg crate, alone, is a bit of a curiosity and people will take extra care with it!

    I’ve done it (I always save good egg cartons for such), and always get kudos on the novel idea! Needless to say, the cupcakes don’t last long! People can’t resist a gimmick!