I love mangoes and this time of year it seems I can’t get enough of them even though they are available year round. There are tons of great recipes out there to use with mangoes and two that come to mind are a mango salsa and mango slaw. The...

Until just recently salt was considered a basic commodity – salt was just salt! Now however, gourmet chefs in homes and in restaurants, have learned to appreciate and distinguish between the distinctive qualities of the many varieties of sea salts and how these salts enhance the flavors and finish...

This morning on Great Day St Louis my Cake Balls were featured for a Mother’s Day treat. Here’s a clip of the segment and my Red Velvet Cake Balls. The segment starts 2:00 minutes into this feature. To make these yourself see an earlier post on Cake Balls for...

This morning I decided to attempt to make cake balls. It’s cake that you then add some mixin’s and then dip in hard chocolate. Use your favorite recipe or box mix After baking let cake cool Crumble cake into a large bowl Add your favorite icing and mix Using...

This past week I had the pleasure of teaching a Sushi Class at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and also for a private event at someones home in Farmington, Mo. Both classes were lots of fun. The event that I taught in Farmington was a larger private group than what...

This past Friday Nicole G. gave her good friend Maggie an In-Home Culinary Birthday Class and invited Maggie’s sister Ann as well. The three ladies had a great time creating the Spring Fling feast that Maggie had selected which consisted of: Beggars Purses with goat cheese filling Mixed Green...

I love POM pomegranate juice. This morning as I was online I saw a blurb about it and decided to open it. In addition to the health benefits that I already knew it had there were some other facts that I didn’t know about it. If you like pomegranate...

Now that Easter has come and gone I’m sure many of you have lots of leftover ham from dinner. Here’s a fabulous sandwich that I know you will love. You can serve this on mini party rye bread or have yourself a nice big sandwich. French-Toasted Ham and Cheese...