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Most of these rules are food safety basics, designed to educate. Everyone should know how to avoid contaminated food, spot opportunities to cross contaminate, allow foods to develop harmful bacteria and understand safely cooked foods. As you would assume, there are guidelines for fruit and …

Pineapple Mango Rum Punch Do you love absolutely love tropical vacations? The sunny beaches of the Southern Carribean? Well, with this in your “favorite recipes”, there is no need to head to the Caribbean for an exotic tropical cruise. You can make this Pineapple Mango …

Best Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shot Recipe – with Fireball! A blast from the past, the Cinnamon Toast Crunch shot tastes just like a bowl of our childhood favorite cereal. This tasty treat can be enjoyed as a shot, or over ice as a delicious dessert …

Easy Recipe for Jalapeño Popper Twice Baked Potatoes – Comfort Food on Crack! Jalapeno Popper Twice-baked Potatoes are the Ultimate Comfort Food – And This Recipe is Kicked-Up a Notch! I’ve jokingly referred to loaded twice-baked potatoes as “comfort food on crack” before, and this …

Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos Here on National Nachos Day, I have to tell my favorite nacho joke. “You want some of my nachos? Well you can’t have them ’cause they NOT CHOSE (… yours…)” Maybe it’s not the best joke – but that doesn’t take …

MONGOLIAN BBQ – Guest Post from Shobee Dayrit @ The Skinny Pot I am so excited to bring a Guest Post to Whimsy and Wow today! This cook AND this recipe have lots of Whimsy … I asked her if this was Asian or Filipino, …

CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP This Cream of Mushroom Soup is so easy and flavorful, I doubt you will ever turn to that red and white can again. Actually, this recipe can be adapted to ANY canned, condensed vegetable-based soup – you just might want to …

SMOKED SALMON BREAKFAST WRAP Traditional Smoked Salmon Breakfast Sandwich   Smoked Salmon used to be somewhat of a delicacy and a little bit of a mystery.  Although smoked salmon originally comes from the Nordic countries, lox and bagels were not well known outside of the …

5 Ultimate Summer Salads Every summer has the potential to be a magical and memorable time. With longer days and more evening activities, no one wants to heat up the kitchen – lets make something good and take it outside! Also, summertime is for baseball, …

GARDENING WITH KIDS Getting children involved with gardening at an early age is a satisfying activity for everyone involved. It is so fun to watch their enthusiasm when their gardening efforts yielded good results. Although there are many crops suitable for the young gardener, here …