Dinner Planner: Week of March 21

This week is the last week of the Cuban-inspired classes I am teaching this month.  I hope to get some good photos so I can post the recipes for you soon.  Everything has been getting rave reviews!  I am finishing up the final touches on my Mexican menu for April classes.  This is one of […]

Mini Risotto Cakes Recipe

One of my resolutions for 2016 is to entertain more at home than I did in 2015.  I used to invite friends over 2-3 times/month before I started teaching cooking classes full-time.  By the time Friday rolls around, I’m kind of over major food prep.  So cooking for friends fell by the wayside.  But I […]

Five Friday Favorites 10.09.15

You know what my husband did this week?  He broke down and called an air conditioning company to install air in our house.  I know!  It’s October and it’s supposed to be 90 something at the beach this weekend.   He just couldn’t take it anymore.  Crazy times, people.  Let’s hope it’s up and running […]

How to perfectly cook gluten-free pasta

I was chatting with a few ladies in my class the other day about cooking for their gluten-free children.  Whereas it is certainly easier to find gluten-free alternatives today than it was 10 years ago, apparently cooking gluten-free pasta is still tricky for many people.  So I promised them that I would write a post […]

five friday favorites 08.28.15

I think there are three “new years.”  The first is obviously January 1, the beginning of the calendar year.  The second is the first day of spring, nature’s new year when nature has a rebirth of sorts and we ourselves may find ourselves making a clean, fresh start.  And then there’s my third new year, BACK […]