Category: La Belle Vie

Taste Before You Buy Expensive Olive Oil

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Sometimes after making a good Italian soup, you might want to drizzle a little olive oil over the top of the soup before serving it. Olive oil is the Italian substitute for butter. Seasoned right before serving will make the delicate taste of the oil pop. So it was disturbing to listen on the radio … Read more…

Making Your Own Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Barbecue isn’t just a simple cooking process where you heat food on top of the grill. When done properly, it’s a way of expressing yourself and showing how much you love your family, and at the heart of it, it’s based on grand traditions that have been passed down from each generation. And that’s why … Read more…

Vietnamese Iced Coffee – A Rare But Special Treat

Vietnamese Iced Coffee

Why is that no one has heard of Vietnamese iced coffee? Have you? It’s a delicious concoction that has been around for hundreds of years, is made from Robusto coffee beans using a very rudimentary pour over apparatus, and when combined with sweetened condensed milk makes one of the most delicious beverages I have ever … Read more…

Keeping Toasty Warm Through Cold Weather

Winter Clothing

As winter rolls around there are a lot of people that believe there will be an inevitable increase in their heating bills. There are also a lot of people that have a hard time understanding how they can be smart about decreasing the heating bill during the winter season. First, you should make sure that … Read more…