Cooking and Recipe Videos

Fresh Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
Fresh tomato sauce recipes are quick, easy and delicious. In this video, Rita Heikenfeld from AboutEating.com shows you how to use simple ingredients in this "no-cook" sauce. Tomatoes, basil, cheese and green onion give this sauce recipe is simple to make, but impressive to serve.

Drying Herbs Video
Drying herbs like sage is a great way to store the bounty of your garden. In this video, Rita shows you a simple way to dry and store your herbs straight from the garden.

Pesto Recipe Video
Don’t you just love Pesto? It can be made from any variety of basil plant and it’s a great way to keep summer going!

Pepper Seeds Video
In this video she shows you how to save pepper seeds from one of her favorites from her garden -- a jalapeño. Pepper seeds can easily be dried and stored over the winter to be grown in the spring. They let you save your heirloom seeds for next year.

Roasted Red Peppers Video
Roasted red peppers are easy to store with this recipe treat from Rita Heikenfeld Rita shows you how to prepare, roast and store red peppers for up to a year in your freezer.

Pickled Peppers Recipe Video
Rita's pickled peppers recipe is a great way to stretch your summer harvest throughout the year. This pepper recipe is easy and delicious.

Freezing Tomatoes
Freezing tomatoes in the summer and fall is an easy way to store tomatoes for winter. Roughly chop these perfect tomatoes for soups and stews all winter long.

Saving Tomato Seeds
Tomato seeds are easy to dry at the end of the season so that you can plant your favorite heirloom seeds in the garden next year. Saving seeds of heirloom tomato plants will let you control the plants you grow next year.

Tomato: All About Tomatoes and How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds

The perfect tomato is ripe and juicy. Along with Sweet Corn, tomatoes - full of flavor -are one of the greatest parts of summer.

In this video Rita talks about the health benefit of tomatoes, how to chop a tomato and how to save the seeds of heirloom tomatoes to plant in the garden next year.

Chocolate: Chocolate Sauce Recipe Video

Chocolate sauce could become your “signature” dessert with this easy and versatile sauce. You can pour this chocolate sauce over brownies for a decadent dessert, over angel food cake, or even dip in strawberries.

Container Gardening: Container Herb Garden

Container gardening is a great way to grow plants, vegetables and herbs without needing a lot of space. Herbs do especially well and can be grown right outside your kitchen door.

Pork: Pork Tenderloin Recipes

Pork Tenderloin is a delicious cut of meat. It’s incredibly lean, but takes on a great deal of flavor from proper seasoning.

This video features a southwestern pork rub that packs this tenderloin full of flavor. Pork tenderloins are most often sold in packs of two, so this recipe for my southwestern pork tenderloin prepares two tenderloins – enough for 6 people.

Dry Rub Recipe: Southwestern Rub Video

A dry rub adds color and flavor to all types of meat. From pork tenderloin to southern ribs, a dry rub draws out the flavor of meat and can give it a kick. There are plenty of dry rubs on the grocery store shelves, but there isn't one any better than this rub recipe.

Kitchen Knives

A chef’s knife is great for chopping and mincing. My knife is my favorite tool in the kitchen. When you buy a chef’s knife, make sure you hold the knife in your hand. There are many brands and one will feel better in your hand.
I’ll also show you how to sharpen your knives to keep them sharp. Honing the blade re-aligns the edge of your knife keeping it fresh in the kitchen.

Unique Gifts: Recipes that Make Great Gifts

Food gifts come from the heart and warm the soul. Making a special gift for a friend shows them how important they are to you.

In this cooking video, Rita shows you gift ideas like lentil soup, Smores in a jar and one of her favorites, Honey Coated Nuts.

These recipes will save you time and money and shows that “Love Starts in the Kitchen”.

Peppermint Bark Recipe: Easy Peppermint Bark

One of our favorite peppermint bark recipes. This peppermint bark recipe is incredibly versatile and the bark recipe is great year round. It doesn’t have to be peppermint! We even add a bit of chocolate chips to the top!

William Sonoma peppermint bark is delicious, but it’s so expensive. This recipe will save you tons of money.

Granola Recipe: Easy Maple Granola

A granola recipe can be one of your signature dishes. Rita heads in to the kitchen to show you how just a few ingredients – oats, nuts and dried fruit – make the perfect base for granola. This recipe is as healthy as it is delicious. The granola recipe calls for dried cranberries and blueberries – two healthy fruits full of antioxidants.

Olive Recipe: Marinated Olives

This simple olive recipe takes store bought olives, right from the deli, and adds a depth of flavor, beauty and pizzazz. Rita shows you how to take your favorite olive blend and add flavors and herbs to make an impressive marinated olive mix. Serve with cheese and crackers for an impressive appetizer.

The Ultimate Cheese Ball

This is the Ultimate Cheese Ball Recipe. It's as beautiful as it is delicious. This recipe uses a few different types of cheeses, but it's as simple as any recipe. Serve this cheese ball with crackers and it will be a big hit at your next party. Enjoy Rita's Ultimate Cheese Ball.

Pickle Recipe: Fire and Ice Pickles

One of my favorite recipes -- Fire and Ice Pickles. These pickles are a great side dish or snack with your favorite sandwich. Put them out for a tail gate party or with a turkey on rye!
This no cook recipe is easy and unforgettable.

Almond Recipe: Honey Roasted Almonds Recipe

Almonds are a super food. Healthy and full of flavor. This recipe for honey roasted almonds are a delicious treat, a great gift and the perfect snack.

Spinach with Garlic and Shallots

Spinach is a great side dish. It’s healthy, delicious and flavorful – especially cooked in garlic and shallots with a bit of olive oil.

Cooking spinach in a wok is a great way to multipurpose your pots and pans. A wok is large, holds its heat well and is easy to clean – the perfect pan for spinach.

Garlic Video

Garlic is one of the oldest herbs. At one time, garlic was used as a vegetable for all of its health properties. Mince garlic; add a bit of salt and you can ‘smash’ it in to a paste with your chef’s knife.

Shrimp Cocktail Video

Shrimp cocktail is a great treat and the shrimp looks beautiful. Syndicated columnist Rita Heikenfeld demonstrates how to make shrimp cocktail in this video.

Filet Mignon Video

Filet mignon is always a treat. This delicious cut of beef is so tender, you can often cut filet with a fork. Syndicated columnist Rita Heikenfeld shows you how to cook a pan roasted filet mignon with her filet recipe.

Fruit Video

Fruit is at the Core of Healthy Eating. Apples, Mangos and Pineapple are wonder foods of the fruit basket. This video shows you how working them in to your healthy diet for weight control and vitamin C – they can even relieve cold symptoms.

Healthy Drink Video

Spa water with herbs and lemons. A refreshing and healthy alternative to soda. This video shows you how to add a bit of flavor to pamper your self..

Flax Seed Video

Flax Seed is an easy way to add nutrition to your meals. Rita's video shows how Flax Seed is solid source of calcium, protein, iron and fiber. Its also high in Omega 3.

Bulgar Video

We all need more whole grains in our diets. Bulgur Wheat is a great way to bring grains in to your diet. This video talks about bulgur as a great source of B vitamins, fiber and helps lower cholesterol.

Parsley Video

Parsley has more Beta Carotene than a carrot, twice as much vitamin C as an orange and more calcium than milk. Rita's Parsley video tells about a great highlight to many foods and freshens your breath.

Vegetable Video

Any type of vegetable is going to give you healthy eating benefits. Sweet Potatoes are good for your memory, asparagus is full of important B Vitamins and Broccoli is good for your immune system.
This video tells how a broccoli salad or casserole are great ways to get any type of vegetable in to your diet.

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