Chopped grilled vegetable salad recipe

Sometimes, a little freshening up is in order.  I put this chopped grilled vegetable salad on my weekly dinner planner and when I pulled the image for it, I cringed a little.  The photo did not do it justice at all.  This salad is one of my absolute favorites and one that I posted almost […]

Zesty Potato Skewers Recipe

I am obsessing over these zingy little skewers!  I have been teaching them all month in my classes and I always look forward to the end of every lesson when I can snag a stick of hot potatoes.  Someone asked me once, “what is it about food on a stick that people love?”  I think […]

Weekly Dinner Planner: Week of May 23rd

Do you think of Memorial Day Weekend as the unofficial start of summer?  If so, dust off the grill and get out those beach towels because summer is right in front of you!  In this week’s dinner planner, I’ve included some of my favorite early summer recipes.  I am also thinking about switching the Saturday […]

Quinoa with Toasted Coconut and Lime recipe

Where was quinoa 10 years ago?  Not on most people’s radar, that’s for sure.  I taught a recipe with quinoa in a cooking class 8 years ago and everyone was skeptical.  They were sold on it’s health benefits (high in protein, low in fat, full of antioxidants), but not the flavor.  Nutty?  Soapy?   “I […]

Dinner Planner: Week of May 16th

Holy moly, the end of the school year is upon us and doesn’t it feel like there are so many events being crammed in at the last minute?  It’s such a busy time of year and it’s flying by.  Speaking of flying by, my younger daughter had her prom this weekend and I. JUST. CAN’T. BELIEVE. […]