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Garlic the ins and outs of Buying, Slicing and Dicing Buying Garlic * Buy firm, dry bulbs with papery skin. * Avoid wet, soft bulbs. * Avoid bulbs with green shoots coming out. Storing Garlic * Store in a cool dry location. * Store in a paper bag. * Keep away from foods that may pick up... He Bao Eggs (Small Bag Eggs) He Bao egg - or small bag egg, must look like a small bag or wallet just as its name implies. Of course, it is not like the wallet we have today. It is referred as the kind of bag sewed with fabric and embroidered outside in the old days. ... I'm a Work at Home Mom, but I Still Use My Crock Pot Most of my friends work outside of their homes. That's not unusual. There are a few of us, however, who have chosen to stay at home with our young children. We're the minority, but still not unusual. What should be considered unusual is the... Pho - Viet Nam's National Soup If you can imagine beef noodle soup for breakfast, then you decidedly want to try Pho, a Vietnamese dish that has been around for nearly 100 years. I find my site is more and more leaning towards ethnic dishes that are loaded with big,... Regional Cuisine - New England Clam Chowder Sea air, crisp apples, the brisk, spice of fallen leaves - there are few things that say autumn in New England like the scents that seem to buffet the senses from everywhere. Among those marvelous treats for the senses are popular dishes from...         Chips & Dip, Dessert Style Applebees and Chilis have been my two favorite restaurants ever since I was a kid. I can't remember if it was Applebees or Chili's that had the vanilla ice cream scroop with nuts, fudge and a cherry on top sitting in the middle of cinnamon chips in the shape of tortilla wedges. That was one of my favorite desserts. No matter how full I was, I always ordered that dessert. Thinking about this made me get a bit nostalgic and I wondered if there was a way I could re-create that recipe. I searched on the Internet, and sure enough I found what I was looking for. So here's what I call Dessert Style Chips & Dip. :-) Cinnamon Chips w/Ice Cream 2 cups sugar/cinnamon mix butter flavored cooking spray 10 (10 inch) tortillas (flour or corn) Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Coat each side of each tortilla with cooking spray. Cut into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle wedges with desired amount of sugar/cinnamon and spray again with cooking spray. Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes (ovens may vary). Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges, and allow to cool for approxiamately 15 minutes. Serve with any flavor ice cream you want. Or alternatively, you can serve it with fruit and spice mixture called Fruit Salsa/Dip. In a large bowl, mix: 2 kiwis (peeled and dried), 2 apples (peeled, cored, and dried), 1 (8 ounce) package of raspberries, 1 pound of strawberries, 2 tablespoons of white sugar, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of fruit preserves (any flavor) and cover and chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Here's a great tip I got from one of my YJD subscribers: if you don't want to use sugar, or you want to cut down on the calories, you can substitute Splenda (or your other favorite sugar substitute) instead. This can work for can apply to other dessert recipes containing sugar as well. About the Author This article provided by Kori Puckett, publisher of 300+ delicious, old fashioned, homemade dessert recipes at http://www.VintageSweetTreats.com.