If you’ve ever baked then most likely you’ve used baking soda as one of the ingredients in your recipe.  However, this inexpensive box of salty powder is useful for so many things.  One of my favorites is to use it on scoured pans that I just can’t clean.  Simply...

Last night I had the pleasure of spending the evening with 11 lovely young ladies and their classroom teacher, for a Birthday Culinary Class.  They made their own homemade pizza sauce, made batches of dough that they watched rise, then rolled out to create their very own Calzone’s, along with...

You know I’m a gadget lover, so when I find something that I think is terrific I just have to share it with you.  I teach a lot of culinary classes and one of them is knife skills.  However, whether your knife skills are superb or not, sometimes it’s nice...

With the weather as hot as it’s been I only crave fruits, veggies/salads and fish.  It’s no wonder I feel 1000 times better when I eat just that.  My energy level is higher and I feel like I can go all day long.  So this morning for breakfast I...

Here’s a dish I whipped up in no time at all.  Grilled Halibut with Black Bean and Corn Salsa.  Rather than making up a batch of black beans and grilling the corn which would have of course been even better, I simply used canned black beans, and frozen corn. ...

Last night, although it was just my husband and I celebrating Memorial Day, I decided I’d make a fun meal.  So I made some incredibly delicious Asian BBQ Kobe Beef Ribs which I’ll be posting in my newsletter next week, Asian Rainbow Slaw, BBQ Baked Beans and Cheddar Scallion...

Memorial Day is just days away and traditionally starts off the grilling season.  With so much volatile weather I hope everyone gets the chance to celebrate it outdoors with family and friends. Many of us will be grilling hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken and although you’ve probably been grilling...

Yesterday was my 27 year anniversary to my husband, and although we could have gone to a million places for dinner I thought it would be nice to just stay home and have dinner.  My daughter was in town after finishing up her junior year of college and heading...