Easter Bunny Cupcakes

First of all Happy Passover to those of you celebrating the first night of Passover this evening and all week. I hope you have a wonderful Sedar filled with lots of love and great food. Last April 9th, 2009 I prepared some Easter Bunny Cupcakes on Great Day St....

Cucumbers

I love to eat cucumbers. So when a friend of mine sent me this article about them I was so shocked at their versatility that I thought I’d share it with you. Who said cucumbers were just for eating? The Amazing Cucumber This information was in The New York...

Passover & Easter Dish

Passover begins this coming Monday evening, March 29th. Many of you may remember that I appeared on Great Day St. Louis last year at this time. I demonstrated how to make both an Easter and Passover recipe. If you missed it I’ve attached the link to the video clip...

Southwest Chipotle Chicken and Rice Salad

Well the weather was perfect this afternoon so of course I had to BBQ. So I decided to make the Southwest Chipotle Chicken and Rice Salad. Everything goes on the pit except the rice. I love this dish in fact I just realized as I’m posting this that I...

Smoked Spanish Paprika & Sea Salt Popcorn

We love popcorn. So while sitting around after dinner tonight watching our favorite show, “Two and a Half Men,” my husband asked if I’d make some popcorn.  So I decided to make this popcorn I saw in Patrick Evans-Hylton’s book called “Popcorn”.  It sounds rather unusual but is surprisingly delicious.  It’s called:...

Bacon, Maple Syrup and Coffee

There’s nothing like some crispy bacon, pancakes with hot maple syrup and a piping hot cup of coffee for breakfast in the morning. Unfortunately I haven’t had that in years just because if I start I’ll never stop and the calories will just stick to my body. But what...

Cabbage and St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is this Wednesday and each year on this day millions of people buy cabbage and prepare it in a variety of ways. From plain simple cole slaw, to stuffed cabbage, corned beef and cabbage, in soups like cabbage borscht and even in those delicious Reuben Sandwiches....

Under the Tuscan Sun

This photo is from one of the many menus that I offer at my in-home culinary classes. However, I have to say that I need some photography classes so the dishes jump out at you. Even still this menu is fantastic and oozes so much flavor that I’ve always...