Where To Find A Replacement Bread Machine Recipe Book by Robin OBrien

If you've lost the recipe book that came with your bread machine or if you bought - or were given - an old model you may want to find its replacement. But, it may not be as easy as you think. Here are some ideas on where to start looking.

It's always a good idea to have the recipe book that came with the bread machine. Many come with great recipes that have been designed for that particular model. Also, if you decide to sell your bread maker later on, having the original recipe book will make it more salable to potential buyers. If you don't know where to look, or if you're having trouble finding its replacement, try out these search ideas.

First thing to do is to contact the manufacturer; don't bother with the seller, at worst they won't help you at all and at best they'll just refer you to the manufacturer. Most can be found on the internet quite easily; just get on Google and search for the manufacturer's name followed by 'bread machine'. You'll find that a lot have printable versions of the user guides - Cuisinart and Zojirushi being two. If they don't they'll provide a phone number or an email address.

This is fine but, if your bread machine is an older model that is no longer in production, chances are, the company won't be able to send you a replacement recipe book - some manufacturers won't even be able to provide you with a replacement even if the model is still in production. So, what next?
The next step is to try and locate a bread machine book online: type in the name of your model followed by 'recipe book' on your favorite search engine. Follow the links and see if there are any sites that can offer advice and locating one. Beware of sites that offer to sell you one; they usually charge extortionate prices and it may not be the genuine article - if you look hard enough you can find someone who'll help you out for free.
If that doesn't help, go back online and search for bread machine or baking forums. These are great places to get information and advice. Don't be shy, join up and post a message on the message board. The members of these forums are just regular folks just like you, all with an interest or passion for baking home made bread.

Tell them your problem, chances are someone there will have a model like yours and will reply to your question. They'll probably help you out by offering to photocopy the manual; if they don't then ask them - most are good folks who want to help out a fellow home baker.

The internet isn't all good, but getting information is its biggest strength. If you search long enough you'll find that bread machine recipe book for your particular model; and, even if you don't you'll get to correspond with like minded individuals - people who appreciate delicious and healthy home baked bread.

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Follow the links for bread machine reviews on leading makes like the Zojirushi bread machine and the Cuisinart bread machine.

Cabbage Soup Recipes For Fine Eating by Al Bullington

Cabbage soup recipes are just what you need for quick and inexpensive fall and winter meals. Cabbage is a staple in the diet of many people around the world. Just because it's common doesn't mean it isn't good. And it doesn't have to be bland and smelly either. It is a great dish when properly prepared.

One great way to use cabbage is in soup. Soup of any kind is filling and can be a low calorie part of a meal too. Cabbage soup is even the main part of a diet plan called the cabbage soup diet. With this diet you eat all the cabbage soup you want and then you have just certain foods to eat during each of seven days. The claim is that you should lose ten pounds in seven days. I've done the diet and it does work. But cabbage soup isn't just for diets.

It's cold where I live now and a pot of good soup is hard to beat. Here's the recipe my favorite cook just put together last week. I tested the product and it was mouth watering good.
Kathy's Fast Cabbage Soup
In a stock pot add:
2 quarts chicken broth
1 minced onion
2 minced garlic cloves
2 diced sweet potatoes (peeled)
1 grated small head cabbage
2 chopped celery stalks
Bring to a boil and then simmer 15 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste. Have Tabasco sauce at the table.
Top with sour cream if that's on your diet.
Make chicken broth when you have chicken the next time. Cover leftover chicken bones with water. Bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer for four hours. Remove bones. Then refrigerate broth.
This is thrifty peasant eating at it's best. Make up your own cabbage soup recipe using these general proportions. Of course you could substitute carrots for sweet potatoes. Make substitutions like that and make your own recipe.

About the Author
Visit our site to get more cabbage soup recipes and the detailed free 7 day cabbage soup recipe diet plan. Go to http://www.cabbagesouprecipediet.com and get the free plan and you could drop ten pounds next week. Al Bullington enjoys eating too much of his wife's great cooking.

With Coffee Pods, You Have Lots Of Flavors To Choose From by Muna wa Wanjiru

In a world where speed and efficiency are everything, even coffee making is considered time consuming under certain circumstances. For those coffee drinkers who are too in a hurry to spare some time to make a regular coffee, manufacturers in the business found a viable solution: coffee pods. Coffee pre-packaged in a filter is introduced in the coffee machine and while you take the morning shower, you'll get a steaming mug of coffee waiting for you. All sorts of coffee brands are available under the form of coffee pods; they are usually sold in twenty-piece packages and they are pretty easy to use at home or at the office as well.

Most coffee pods are designed according to standard sizes, so there is no problem about them not fitting your machine. For anyone interested in gardening, it is good to mention that the left overs in the coffee pods can be used as an excellent fertilizer for your plants; not to mention that there is hardly any mess whatsoever. Coffee pods are considered one of the best ways of preparing good espressos since the same quantity of ingredients are used every time; this was actually a great solution that made working in a café a lot easier than ever before.

Espresso is considered by many people the most difficult type of coffee to make right: lots of elements contribute to its incredible taste, water pressure, temperature, roast level and freshness. With coffee pods, one doesn't have to be experienced in making espressos since the system works every time; whether guests or clients require cream, exquisite flavor or strength, the coffee will have them all. Presently, there are dozens of coffee pods producers, among which the most famous are Philips Senseo, Mellita One, Black & Decker Home Cafe and so on.

There are not only coffee pods that can be purchased from super-markets, as the system applies very well to tea manufacturing as well. Lots of flavors to choose from and great prices are offered by almost all producers as this type of coffee packing is gaining preeminence; after all, our society tends to evolve towards the oversimplification of many processes required by normal households. Consequently, there comes a moment when using coffee pods is a lot more easier than traditional coffee making, particularly since there doesn't seem to be any difference in taste and quality.

Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Chess for Years. For More Information on Coffee Pods, Visit His Site at COFFEE PODS
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Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Chess for Years. For More Information on Coffee Pods, Visit His Site at COFFEE PODS

A Few Suggestions About How To Make Some Excellent Coffee Drinks To Spoil Yourself With by Muna wa Wanjiru

With coffee being one of the most popular drinks all over the world, there's no wonder that there are a great deal of combinations that use it together with other flavors for some of the most delicious of results. Just as coffee has become an important ingredient in many types of dessert, the same observation can be made about the large number of coffee drinks that are served in bars, restaurants or in the coziness of your home. Here are a few suggestions about how to make some excellent coffee drinks to spoil yourself with or to impress family and friends at parties.

One of the most frequent coffee drinks relies on the combined effect of caffeine and alcohol, with the impact of the latter drastically reduced. Some great beverages are based on coffee and rum or cream liqueur varieties; chocolate also works great in the combination, particularly the dark kind, with at least 55% cocoa content. All you need to do is prepare some fresh coffee and add the rum or liqueur as well as the hot chocolate and mix them. The best way to serve it is warm, and you may also feel like adding a little cream for both the aesthetic effect and the taste it gives to such coffee drinks.

Among the large number of coffee drinks that are served in pubs and restaurants, we also need to mention a the sugar-caramel latte that also works great for home making. The best type of sugar to be used for the matter is cane brown sugar; add it in some milk while stirring with a whisk, then pour coffee and caramel sauce continuing to mix the combination. From the coffee drinks you may have tried, this one really works great either served cold or warm, not to mention that it is both tasty and easy to prepare.

Amaretto is one more of the many coffee drinks worth mentioning here; it mainly relies on the flavor and properties of very strong coffee, served hot in combination with whipped cream, or milk froth. You may add sugar depending on the taste, but the sweeter you make it, the more likely it is that the coffee flavor should fade. The latest trend in bars is to serve this kind of coffee drinks in wine glasses, preferably with a straw, otherwise you may enjoy drinking it with a mustache and have fun with your friends.
Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Chess for Years. For More Information on Coffee Drinks, Visit His Site at COFFEE DRINKS

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Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Chess for Years. For More Information on Coffee Drinks, Visit His Site at COFFEE DRINKS

What You Need To Make Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans At Home by Muna wa Wanjiru

Given the great taste match between coffee and chocolate, no wonder there is a whole variety of sweets combining the two: chocolate candies with coffee filling, chocolate covered coffee beans, chocolate and coffee cakes and so on. You really don't have to be a chef to prepare some of the most delicious of desserts: for instance chocolate covered coffee beans are easy to make at home.

All you need is quality coffee beans and some chocolate chips to melt. What you have to do is drop the coffee beans in liquid chocolate, take them out and let the hot chocolate cool on a waxed surface. It is usually advisable to let them harden for at least six or eight hours before serving them or even more simply than that: use the freezer!

For even more delicious flavors you may add vanilla or hazelnut powder to the liquid chocolate or you may roll the chocolate covered coffee beans through such a mix while the composition is still hot. This kind of dessert makes an excellent choice for a party treat, and you can be 100% sure the guests will appreciate it.
Chocolate covered coffee beans that you make at home could be even more special if white chocolate is used for the dripping. Chips usually come in a variety of flavors: there is dark or semi-sweet chocolate that preserves the taste of roasted coffee beans unchanged. One thing you should be careful about is that the coffee beans be high quality; buy something you are familiar with or go for the grocer's recommendation.
Several highly effective tricks can be made when preparing chocolate covered coffee beans: first of all, there is no restriction about using two different types of chocolate for the coating. However, make sure there are no contrasting flavors used; for instance, white milk chocolate and hazelnut dark chocolate could be the perfect combination.

If you want to give the chocolate covered coffee beans a more intense cocoa flavor, you can use some extra cocoa powder to pass the candies through when they are not cool yet. Or another trick here relies on the use of mint candy powder to make the chocolate covered coffee beans a bit spicy.
Regardless of the choice of ingredients, the home making of this dessert requires a lot of care concerning the temperature of the melting chocolate in which you drip the coffee beans; sometimes a steam bath is more adequate to use once the chocolate has reached the boiling point.
Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Chess for Years. For More Information on Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans, Visit His Site at CHOCOLATE COVERED COFFEE BEANS

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Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Chess for Years. For More Information on Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans, Visit His Site at CHOCOLATE COVERED COFFEE BEANS