Week three is complete! I experienced the wine side of Taste and Savor, after helping with two wine events. I loved Taste Club! Not only is it wonderful to work with Nancy, Lea, and the Cook’s Warehouse Brookhaven staff but getting to participate at the same time....
Tapas parties are awesome. I love the little savory and sweet bites spread out on a table, set up on a bar or just passed around between friends. We hosted a Wine Tasting and Tapas party last night that was SO much fun. It was for the benefit of "Angels on Earth" a...
Those of you who personally know Chef Nancy would understand me when I say I am blessed to be her intern. Not only have I learned a great deal from her in just two weeks of work, but I haven’t felt like I have been working. People have told me numerous times that if...
It all started when I spied a container in the produce section at Whole Foods. Oh yeah...Roasted Hatch Green Chilies. One of my favorite bites in the world. Not too hot, not too sweet, just full of green chile flavor. Have you tried them? Its Hatch season right now -...
Nothing makes me happier than laughter in my in kitchen. I love, love, love to entertain. Dinner, drinks and nibbles, games, a new movie - it doesn't matter. If I could, I'd entertain every night. I'm incredibly spoiled in my professional life, most often with a...
Almond Honey Cake - packed full of fresh fresh summer fruit, juicy berries or sweet jam. What's not to like? This is a recipe that has been so often requested in the past few weeks, I promised to pass it on as quickly as possible. Thus, this week's Meatless Monday...
Wowza - we had a great time celebrating "couples and love" last Friday night - and its not even Valentines Day. Sparkling wine, fun appetizers awaited the couples as they arrived. Dennis and Cindy held a massage worship for the group and as we cooked away in the...
This time of year all I want is cool foods. And one of my favorite? Avocados. I think they are pretty perfect. What's not to like? Packed with good-for-you unsaturated fats, 35% more potassium than bananas, rich in folic acid and vitamin K and full of fiber! Not to...
Yummy and fast, this salad dressing lends a tasty Asian flair to a salad of fresh veggies. Toss it up with a salad-bowl-full of tomatoes, radishes, hearts of palm, carrots, onions, celery or broccoli. Any of crunchy choices will shine with this dressing! Thai Lime...
Last night Nancy and I spoke at Cooks Warehouse for a private event with the Pink Ribbon's Foundation. It was a great time by all! We were able to educate on breast cancer fighting foods, get into the kitchen and cook the foods, and then enjoy a lovely meal with lots...
What possessed me to make a tomato cupcake? A class about tomatoes. You may know that I approach creating a class curriculum a little differently than other culinary teachers. I not only want to teach people HOW to cook, but FEED them as well. I believe cooking is...
It’s been two weeks of fun and friends during the July 4th break. WooHoo – almost everyone seems to have taken some time off. I love parties when I get to take a dish – its my chance to show others how good food can taste, and surprise them with how good it is for...
I don't know about you, but once the excitement of the 4th is over - the summer begins in earnest. Here in Atlanta, we have muggy, hot and humid days relieved by muggy hot and humid showers. (This year has had way, way too many showers.) Don't get me wrong, the...
The big day is coming up - filled with fireworks, grills and food that reminds us of childhood and warm summer evenings. Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays, how bout you? No need to haul out the fine china, no last mad dashes to the store for gifts, just a...
Much fun, fun, fun on Saturday afternoon...we went BOLLYWOOD. Oh, yeah. Saris, ankle bells, jeweled bindis* and lots of hip thrusting led by our dancing guru, Angela. Of course it was followed by a yummy Indian lunch. I make a lot of Indian food at home - I love the...
