The Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet

What is it? A lifestyle approach to healthy eating that includes a balanced variety of foods and daily exercise.What it’s not? A fad diet, magic bullet, or quick fix. While most people associate the word diet with bland food and strict rules, the word diet actually refers to the...

Mexican Fiesta

Mexican Fiesta

Had a fun class Friday evening for a young lady that was turning 12 and her girlfriends. The girls did a great job creating a huge Mexican Fiesta. They were so into it and couldn’t believe how delicious their meal turned out. The parents that joined the dinner party...

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Support At Home with Vicki Bensinger, In-Home Culinary Classes in the 2009 StartupNation Leading Moms in Business Competition

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Candied Pecans

Next Sunday is SuperBowl Sunday and I know many of you will be having lots of friends over to watch the game or going to a friends house. Whether you’re cooking for a crowd or bringing a dish to your friends here’s a great snack that everyone’s sure to...

"In The News"

One of my favorite emails that comes to me Monday – Friday morning is The Daily Sauce. It’s all about food, wine and entertainment going on in St Louis. Well the other day I happen to open my email from them and much to my surprise was a blurb...

Inauguration Day – Change Has Come to America

Inauguration Day – Change Has Come to America

Taking a quick break from my usual blogs about food, cooking and culinary classes I wanted to mention what an exciting day this was in history as I watched the first African American – Barack Obama, to be sworn in as President of the United States of America. No...

Culinary Class Menus and Themes

Culinary Class Menus and Themes

This is just a sampling of some of the classes that I offer in my “At Home with Vicki Bensinger”, In-Home Culinary Classes: Knife Skills (2 hours) Feel confident using knives once you’ve honed your skill. Learn proper knife techniques for slicing, dicing, chopping, mincing, julienning and chiffonade. In...

Quick and Savory Chili

SuperBowl is just 15 days away. If your family is like mine, they will tell you the day of the game that they are having friends over and ask you to make something. Then we’re scurring around trying to drum up something to serve everyone. Well fear no more...