I have been working with Traina Foods on a series of recipes featuring their Sun Dried tomato ketchup. Yep, you’ve seen this stuff before in prior posts and will see a few more before the year is out. It has been a wonderful experience working with them, for one, because the product is amazing. However, […]
I made this Hawaiian Pineapple Pizza Dip for my friend Susie, lover of all things Hawaii. She loves to tag me in things on social media and say, “please make this for me.” Being a fan of a challenge, I usually oblige. Her most recent request was found on a website, devoted to over-the-top, borderline […]
This easy pho recipe requires a gigantic disclaimer. I’m calling it “Faux” Pho for a reason. I’m not Vietnamese, I didn’t grow up with Vietnamese food, and my experience in proper Vietnamese cuisine is limited. Pho (pronounced “fuh”) has seen a rise in general popularity. Though the best of the best places to get real […]
***A variation of this recipe was shared on AZTV7 on 8/29/16. Specific instructions for that recipe are at the bottom of this post. Lots of firsts going on around here. First cooking classes, first TV segments, now a first live cooking demo. I was honored to be invited to cook in the demo kitchen at Williams-Sonoma […]
“TAH-BOO-LEE” I tell my 3-year-old. That’s how you say it. It’s what we’re using today in our stuffed mushrooms. As for how to spell it? Tabbouleh, Tabouleh, Tabouli, a google search yields a wide variety of options. But, it’s generally agreed that tabbouleh involves either bulgur or couscous. This recipe has neither, so really, it’s […]
This recipe for Soba Noodles with an Almond Sauce reminds me of when Ryan and I lived in NYC. Two weeks after we got married, Ryan and I relocated to New York City. Specifically, Jamaica, Queens. Not quite the Sex-and-the-City, boho chic corner of the Big Apple that I had imagined, but it was one […]
Salmon will forever make me think of my Nana. Who is my Nana? My maternal grandmother. The most outrageously classy lady I know who is mostly to blame for my taste for the finer things in life. She was the first to introduce me to the theater, art museums, Lawrence of Arabia, white table cloths, Paul […]
Another recipe from my first ever cooking class was chocolate malt shakes. I decided to go with strawberry for the class, but originally devised the recipe with chocolate. The night of the class, come to find out one of the attendees was allergic to strawberries, so we went vanilla for him at the last minute. It […]
This past Sunday I survived teaching my first cooking class and the patty melt was a hit! Fifteen people in attendance, seated around the demo kitchen counter at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace. I was nervous and wound tighter than a tick from fear of the unknown, but I’ve grown accustomed to the discomfort of growth recently. […]
I think of parfait, I think of Eddie Murphy as Donkey in Shrek. You know what ELSE everybody likes? Parfaits! Have you ever met a person, you say, “Let’s get some parfait,” they say, “Hell no, I don’t like no parfait.”? Parfaits are delicious! So, being that everyone likes parfaits, I figured I’d make one […]
There were three dishes my Mom made when I was a kid that I loved. Sherry Beef (Beef in a sherry cream sauce over egg noodles), Spinach Fandango (A rice, beef, spinach, cheese casserole monstrosity) and Meat Crust Pie. Thus, today’s inspiration for Mini Meat Crust Pies. “Hey, the 1960s called. They want their recipes […]
