Yesterday fall was in the air. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, the sun was shining bright and there was a nice cool fall-like breeze. It was heavenly. It made me think about pumpkins and Halloween coming up and all the great fall foods, red and yellow colored...

Today I went down to The Hill as everyone calls it here in St Louis. It’s where all the best Italian Markets and Italian Restaurants are. I have a culinary class I’m teaching in a couple weeks called Mediterranean Feast and I needed a particular product that I knew...

As many of you know, I teach in-home culinary classes. Of all the recipes out there my most requested one from my students, friends and strangers is “how to make pesto”? So I decided I would show & share this simple recipe on my blog for everyone else out...

I bought a few mangos earlier in the week to make a salsa and never did get around to it. So when I was making some Sea Bass the other night I thought I’d make some but, got side tracked and made a sauce instead. I love mangoes so...

Yesterday I opened my refrigerator and saw the 4 packages of Driscoll Raspberries that I had purchased. They looked so incredibly delicious at the store that I couldn’t just purchase one pack. I knew I needed to use them up quickly otherwise they’d go bad. So I decided I’d...

Who would have ever thought Coffee Filters would have so many uses. They’re not just for coffee anymore. When I read this I just had to share it. It’s pretty incredible! Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive… COFFEE FILTERS Coffee filters …. Who knew! And you...

Labor Day is in just 5 days. If you’re like me you’ve already been thinking for weeks about what to serve, at what could possibly be the last big BBQ of the season. Of course you know the usual standard fare is hot dogs, hamburgers and grilled chicken. That’s...

Well my house is very quiet now. Both kids are gone and it’s just my husband and I left with the 2 dogs. I guess you’d call us empty nesters now! On the one hand it makes me feel sad that they’re all gone but on the other, it’s...