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I recently joined TalkToChef, which is a website designed for chefs and foodies to share their expertise with others. Whether your questions concern a recipe, techniques, tips, meal planning, food budgeting, food health issues or any other culinary question that you might have. I am very excited about this amazing opportunity to share my passion for teaching and […]
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The Orange Grove Cocktail
To see my home in Pasadena; Home where grass is greener Where honeybees Hum melodies And orange trees scent the breeze. –Al Jolson Pasadena, California, is home to the Rose Parade, the California Institute of Technology, Julia Child (yes, really) and—at one time—groves of orange trees. The groves are long gone, but they gave […]
Continue ReadingHoliday Ice Candle
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_images_carousel images=”17146,17147,17148,17149,17150,17151″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self” mode=”horizontal” speed=”3000″ slides_per_view=”1″ img_size=”thumbnail” autoplay=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] Here is an easy, inexpensive decorative candle holder for your Holiday table. (I can’t use the word tablescape!) I’ve also done this other times of the year using rosemary and kumquats or sliced lemons, etc. The photos are not actually step by step, but […]
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Stuffing in a Crock Pot
Happy Thanksgiving! Here is my tip for today – Put your stuffing in a crock pot and add 1/2 cup broth to keep it moist. This frees up your stovetop and/or oven.
Continue ReadingHomemade Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup
Thanksgiving is upon us and those green bean casseroles will appear on the tables across America. If you would like to make it from scratch, without opening a can of soup, here’s a recipe for cream of chicken soup, one of the most used condensed soup varieties. To make cream of anything else, substitute the […]
Continue ReadingSlow Cooker Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
I served a taco bar at a party I catered last weekend. Pork was one of the options. I also made chicken and a vegetarian option. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:334]
Continue ReadingGrand Central Market – a Field Trip
Recently, I went down to the Grand Central Market with some friends to check out all the new vendors. It’s in the Homer Laughlin Building, at 317 South Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, which is the city’s largest and oldest public market. It opened in 1917 and has been in continuous operation since. Grand Central Market definitely […]
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Grand Central Market – a Field Trip
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Continue ReadingBacon 101
Here is an easy way to cook bacon with less splatter. Place the bacon (in strips or cut into pieces) and just enough water to cover it in a skillet over high heat. When the water reaches a boil, lower the heat to medium. Once all of the water has simmered away, turn down the […]
Continue ReadingBenihana’s Fried Rice
If you can’t stand the heat, then step away from this 500-degree griddle! My friend Dave received a Be the Chef program gift certificate at Benihana’s from his family. It always looks so easy to be a teppanyaki chef. Trust me, it’s very difficult and VERY hot! Dave did an amazing job at keeping everything […]
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