Having your own vegetable patch or fruit garden was once commonplace, but fell out of favour as the food industry become more commercial and supermarkets began to take over. In recent years however, more and more people have started explore growing their own produce again. Here we give 5 reasons why you might consider starting your own kitchen garden. - Freshness Fruit and vegetables taste better and are healthier if eaten as soon as possible after picking. Most fruit you buy from supermarkets and the like is picked well before it is properly ripe, to extend shelf life, and this usually has an...

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 large garlic clove, minced 1/2 cup of tomato sauce 3 quarts of chicken stock or beef stock OR water OR a mixture of both (we usually use half stock half water as the meatballs will create their own stock) 2 large carrots, sliced 1/2 lb of string beans, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 pound ground beef 1/3 cup of raw white rice 1 raw egg 1/2 cup of chopped fresh mint leaves and/or parsley 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 1/2 cup of frozen or fresh peas Dried oregano, crumbled Salt and pepper 1/2 cup chopped fresh cila...

McDonald’s® McRibâ„¢ Sandwich Ingredients: 1 JTM® Brand “Grillin’ Ribs” pork patty 1 6 inch long sandwich bun 2 Tablespoons McDonald’s® Barbecue sauce (see recipe under McNuggets®) 1 Tablespoon chopped white onion 3 sour dill pickle slices Note** J-T-Mâ„¢ is the only brand of these pressed and formed pork patties that I’ve seen. They are shaped like a rack of ribs, just like at McDonald’s®. I get them at Wal-Mart®. Look for them in the frozen meat section, near the pre-formed hamburger patties. Cooking Your McRib® 1. Preheat your griddle to 400Â...

McDonald’s® ORIGINAL Milkshakes! The milkshakes were changed in the early 80’s to reduce the fat content and calories. These McDonald’s shakes are how they tasted from the 50’s through the 70’s. Back then the straw would sometimes collapse because the shakes were so thick. ENJOY! McDonald’s Milkshakes SPECIAL TOOLS: I suggest getting an Hamilton Beach DRINK-MASTER. It is a consumer version of the multi-mixer’s Ray Kroc used to sell to the McDonald brothers. (or… a blender works O.K.) Vanilla Shake 2 cups vanilla ice cream 1 cup whole milk 1/4 cu...