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Strawberry Cream Pie {Easy & No-Bake} Recipe

  This Strawberry Cream Pie. Full of fresh strawberries and cream cheese, it gets an additional boost of flavor from instant pudding mix! Serve this at your next get-together, and watch it disappear! Strawberry Cream Pie 1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie crust (pre made is okay) 1 container (16 oz.) fresh (or frozen) strawberries, washed and hulled 4 tbsp. sugar 4 oz. (half of an 8 oz. pkg.) cream cheese, softened 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla flavor instant pudding mix 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) strawberry creme instant pudding mix 2 cups whipped cream or whipped topping, divided Additional sliced strawberries for garnish Place the 16 oz. of fresh strawberries in a food processor with the sugar. Cover and pulse a few times until the berries are finely chopped. Add the cream cheese and pulse until blended. You may need to scrape down the sides. Place the mixture in a large bowl. Add both of the dry instant pudding mixes to the bowl and stir until thoroughly combined. Gently fold in 1½ cups of the Co

The History of Aluminum Foil: Just Don't Call it Tin Foil

Gerard Paul  September 11th, 2020  Cookware ,   Grilling & Outdoors   Aluminum foil – sometimes incorrectly called  tin foil  – is a thin, prepared sheet metal made of aluminum, often used in cooking (and food storage!). Although it may seem a little  dull  at first glance (especially on its dull side), aluminum foil has quite a fascinating story behind it. Many incredible things occurred before it became a staple in the modern kitchen. In this post, I'll discuss the various events that led to the aluminum foil revolution, and highlight the continued importance of this seemingly mundane material in our lives.  Aluminum Foil What Is Aluminum Foil? Aluminum foil is a thin sheet of  metal foil  or  metal leaf  composed of an  aluminum alloy  containing roughly 92–99 percent aluminum. It usually has a thickness between 0.0002 to 0.006 inches, but its width and strength vary greatly based on the intended application.  Just some of those applications include: Manufacturing thermal in

This Beer Company Will Replant Your Trees If They’re Damaged by a Hurricane

  Cerveza Patagonia plants a tree for every case of beer they sell. By  Andrea Romano   September 24, 2020 Hurricane  season can wreak havoc on your home, your car, and even your trees. Many people along the east coast have trees in their yard, which can be vulnerable to the harsh winds, rain, and floods that hurricane season brings. And if they live in a particularly volatile area, they’re always at risk of those trees being uprooted and damaged. But Cerveza Patagonia, a company that brews premium  beer  from the  Patagonia  region of South America, wants to protect your trees from potentially harmful hurricanes this year. Between now and Oct. 30, anyone can sign up for the company’s Tree Protection Program to ensure that if they lose a tree due to the hurricane, they’ll get a replacement for free. This new program fits perfectly in line with Cerveza Patagonia’s mission, which is to plant a tree for every case of beer they sell. “Being from Florida, I understand the pain of hurricane

Chocolate Chunk & Raspberry Brownies Recipe

  Afternoon tea tasty bite recipe. Who doesn't love chocolate. Being the evil ones that we are, we are using celsius instead of fahrenheit. Ingredients 300g dark chocolate, chopped 150g butter, chopped 1 1/2 cups (315g) caster sugar 4 eggs, lightly whisked 1 1/4 cups (190g) plain flour 1/2 cup (125g) sour cream 180g white chocolate, chopped 100g milk chocolate, chopped 150g frozen raspberries Cocoa powder, to dust Method Step 1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease a square 23cm cake pan. Line the base and 2 sides of the pan with baking paper, allowing the paper to hang over the sides of the pan. Step 2 Place the chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until chocolate and butter melt and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Step 3 Add the sugar to the chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Add the eggs and stir to combine. Add the flour and sour cream and stir until just combined. Add the white

5 Benefits of Having a Turkey Air Fryer

Description: A turkey air fryer is a lifesaver for a party or a dinner. It prepares a lip-smacking dish in about less than three hours. Turkey is not just food but symbolic of thanksgiving, there is no point in ditching it if you can get a healthier version of the same. Often carrying kilos of oil into the backyard for a turkey to be fried is not at all convenient and thus an alternative that will require no or little oil is more than welcome. Contrary to popular opinion, a turkey air fryer will not make any difference in taste or appearance. It will be equally juicy and tender along with the honey golden glaze that we get to see in a traditionally cooked turkey. Let us look at all the air fryer benefits that can change your total cooking and hosting game.  1. Turkey Air Fryers are Energy Efficient Energy-efficient cooking appliances are winning the market and for justifiable reasons. Any traditional full-sized oven will consume energy like a monster but in case of your air fryer, you

Guinness Is Using Excess Beer to Feed Christmas Trees

Apparently the stout beer makes a hearty fertilizer. By  Mike Pomranz   June 29, 2020 When bars began to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the big questions became what is going to happen to all that extra draft beer? Unfortunately, yes, some of it would simply get dumped. But other options are available as well: Finding last-ditch way to repackage it for retail sale. Or distilling it into hand sanitizer. Or, in the case of Guinness, using it to grow Christmas trees. In a recent discussion with the Press Association, Aidan Crowe—director of operations at Guinness’s St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin, Ireland—said that, among multiple outlets for excess kegs of its famed stout, a good chunk of the beer should still make someone’s holiday happy—even if they aren’t able to actually drink it. When bars shut, Guinness offered to recollect unused kegs from pub owners. From there, Crowe explained, “Basically, what we do is we take all the keg beer back, and we decant it, and we disper

The Rudest Thing You Can Do at a Restaurant Right Now

Amanda McDonald Restaurant owners, employees, and other customers all have to abide by  safety precautions  to limit the spread of the coronavirus as the number of  cases increases . But the rudest thing you can do at a restaurant doesn't have to do with  wearing a mask  or  washing your hands , even though skipping out on those is incredibly dangerous. TV shows that are canceled or ending in 2020 Benny Mardones, 'Into the Night' singer-songwriter, dead at 73 The Rudest Thing You Can Do at a Restaurant Right Now The rudest thing you could do is making a reservation and then not showing up.  Some restaurants require them in order to have an idea of how many people will be in the space. Knowing who is dining and when can also help with cleaning in between guests. The problem is a big one for some restaurants in Australia. "The no-shows are a killer," Chris Handel, the general manager at one restaurant in Melbourne, told Good Food. "If a party can't make the