When you’re in a hurry to grab a bite to eat or get dinner on the table, convenience food probably comes to mind. But if you’re trying to limit the amount of sodium you consume, you already know that fast food, French fries, and processed meals made with loads of preservatives don’t make the cut…
Step up to the buffet line at a holiday party, look over the food selection on the menu, survey the spread of food options at the family gathering, or decide what to serve your guests for dinner. If you’re like most people, you’ll be doing this a lot between now and New Year’s. And if…
When you have diabetes, managing the disease means you need to be mindful of what you’re eating. Stick to eating healthy meals at regular intervals and it’s doable. But how do you handle eating when it comes to the big Thanksgiving Day meal? And if you’re cooking for guests who have diabetes, what do you…
(Note: This Contest is no longer active) Since November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and since diabetics can control their disease by eating the proper diet, and since MagicKitchen.com is sympathetic to their needs and already produces delicious diabetic-friendly meals, it’s only logical that we sponsor a contest and award the winner with 30 of…
It’s the morning of Sunday, November 1st and as you walk out onto your front porch you are confronted with the remnants of your Halloween revelry…pumpkins (or jack-o’-lanterns, which is what a pumpkin becomes once it has been carved). You then regret the fact that the local hooligans didn’t perform a mob hit on your…
Of course, your best source for Thanksgiving Centerpiece Ideas would be Pinterest. But you’ve seen the epic pinterest fails, right? Where it looks soooo easy to do, and ends up looking terrifying? https://www.pinterest.com/mathomson/nailed-it/ These are a few of those. So we’ll go for some easy, classic ideas that almost anyone should be able to pull off….
Yes, we here at MagicKitchen.com are fully aware that the holidays are still a few months away. However, as my mother always said, “Planning is next to Godliness,” or was that cleanliness? Whatever, the point is that gifts your friends and family members can consume are an often overlooked gift idea, especially if it feeds…
In case you haven’t looked at the calendar or noticed that your neighbors have had tombstones, cobwebs, and skeletons scattered around their homes, it’s October, and you know what that means…it’s time to start decorating for Christmas and Halloween is right around the corner. And, as discussed in our last blog, the best food gift…
Many times, comfort, practicality, and improvement in quality of life may outweigh novelty when picking a gift for an elderly person. Getting seniors a gift can be very challenging. This is because they might have downsized their living spaces or may live in group home with little to no personal space. Thus, house gifts may…
Go ahead and take a bite of a crisp, ready-to-eat apple. It’s the most common way people eat apples. Canned, baked, and purred into applesauce are popular ways to enjoy apples, too. In the United States, people eat a lot of apples. In fact, the average adult eats 46 pounds of apples a year. And…