When I tell you that Salvador is not to be missed, I genuinely mean it! If you love food then I can promise you that you’ll fit right into the Bahia culinary scene. Criss crossing the city from top to bottom, we stopped at local restaurants and sampled everything Bahia had to offer. From 5 […]
Rio is a city bursting with color, art, beaches and beautiful people and vibrant sunsets, especially when viewed off the Windsor Atlantica, the tallest building in Rio where we stayed! We spent our time in Rio de Janeiro making our way around the entire town from Copacabana Beach to Ipanema, to Sugarloaf Mountain and the Cristo Redentor. […]
Make a double batch of these sweet potato fries! They’ll go fast! Happy Monday people!! We’re having a party today! Ya, you might think weekends are the time for parties, but Monday is the new Friday and we’re going to fiesta! Why you ask?! Cause one of my food blogging friends, Liz from The Lemon […]
Wanting to throw together an easy and delicious weeknight meal is something that just about everyone under the sun has in common. We all want something mouth watering at the end of the day, especially with kids going back to school and summer coming to an end! While I might not be a mom, I’m […]
Imagine Thelma and Louise but with food. Lots and lots of food. And wine. That’s basically the story of my life the last few days. Remember a few years ago when Aida, Lillian and I hit the road to drive from LA to Austin on a 5 day road trip that took up all across […]
Last week I, along with some fabulous other food bloggers, ventured out to New Orleans and the surrounding areas to learn, eat and experience everything that Louisiana had to offer. It was sure to be an excellent trip and I knew it the second I walked through security at LAX. The security woman took one […]
For those of you who don’t know who the Pioneer Woman is… you need to climb out from under that rock and get with it! I can’t remember when exactly I first heard about the Pioneer Woman, aka Ree Drummond, but when I eventually made my way over to her blog it was pretty much […]
Ta-Da!!! I finally have all the photos from my Culinary School Graduation! These were taken by Andy, a gracious photographer who volunteered his time at our graduation! After an intensive 24 week course covering everything from basic knife skills to advanced preparation of meat and lobster, my fellow classmates and I finally made it to […]
I have definitely been exposed to some interesting things during culinary school… but I must say… nothing compares to this. Be warned that some images are kinda graphic… and this post is not for those with a weak stomach… but its so cool that you just have to read it! Let’s start with the finished […]
Read More… from Culinary School – Week Twenty Two – Advanced Meat Preparation
I love focusing on specific types of cuisine at Culinary School. It is so fun to dive into a culture and play around with different flavors… especially when they involve hot and spicy chilies! Did you know that the HOTTEST Chile in the world is called the Ghost Chile… its from India and has over […]
Read More… from Culinary School – Week Twenty One – Asian and Latin American Cuisine
Culinary School is winding down and we are starting to focus on specific cuisines. This week we dabbled in Asian Cuisine and explored some of the flavors from Korea, Japan, Thailand, and China. Everything was really delicious and one of the best parts about the night is that we used absolutely NO butter! (my waist […]
Read More… from Culinary School – Week Twenty – Asian Cuisine
Wine tasting is always fun… I have been a few times in Napa with my girl friends from college and then we did it again this past weekend at Culinary School. Not only did we try 10 different wines ranging from Prosecco to a full bodied Shiraz that is said to “Body Slam Your Toungue” […]
I love bite sized snacks so this week at Culinary School I was in heaven! We explored all different kinds of appetizers and then I proceeded to eat everything! Everything was so delicious 🙂 These mini Mexican Quiches were stuffed with cheeses, chorizo and topped with a sliver of a Jalapeno. This smoked salmon pate […]
oh my goodness. This has been a big big week for me. Not only was it my birthday on Monday (I am still celebrating) but I tried so many different kinds of shellfish that I never even thought I would ever try! And so many fabulous people at culinary school made me cakes, cupcakes and […]
This week at Culinary School is all about pasta, pasta, and more pasta. Did I mention pasta? The amount of carbs I consumed cannot even be described and it will take at least 72 million hours of spin class to burn them all off! Pasta is and has always been one of my favorite foods. […]
Who here watches Iron Chef America? I know that I do… and I am constantly amazed at how creative these chefs are. They are also fairly calm throughout the show and handle the pressure with such grace. Well… let’s just say that I an not quite ready to be on Iron Chef… nope… not even […]
Read More… from Culinary School – Week Eight – Vegetables, Herbs and Exotic Fruits
My latest Cookbook is now available for pre-sale
