If you’ve been following my Cooking Matters series where we introduced the program, explored the problem of child hunger in America and the exciting donation of $1,000 in our names at our local Food Banks from the ConAgra Foods Foundation, then you pretty much rock and thank you for joining me the entire way. It’s been an incredibly humbling and eye-opening experience all around.
After the Cooking Matters bootcamp ended, the bloggers were asked to participate ...
17 days in Europe. 45 miles hiked with 60 lb backpacks. 1 (bad bad) case of food poisoning. 7 pounds lost, each. Endless laughter with friends on first week. Beautiful sunsets and snuggles with my love for the rest. Exploring small towns, big cities, and eating all the pasta and pizza to our hearts’ desire — may we always take these wonderful adventures together.
It’s good to be home. We came back to our sweet ...
Our European honeymoon has been a great success — Wells and I have bounced around Europe: Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Munich, Basel, Gimmelwald, Milan and Florence. We’re finally winding down towards the end of our trip and finishing it off with the Amalfi Coast and Rome. Just because I’m half-way around the world, you didn’t think I’d be able to stay away too long did you? Good thing I have beautifully talented friends to cover for ...
April 26th – Chef David Temple’s private Slow Food Dinner Chef David Temple will be preparing a 5-course tasting menu! He will be focusing on Fresh, Seasonal, Local Vegetables and pairing with Fish for a light and elegant food experience. Chef Temple started his career in Louisiana and traveled the world before settling in Dallas where he hooked up with Tom Spicer. Chef Temple is committed to using the best local and regional ingredients and ...
Alas the moment I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived — can I have a drum roll please??
A few months ago, editor assistant Lindsay Hunt of Marcus Samuelsson asked me if I’d be interested in contributing a post for Marcus Samuelsson. I thought I was dreaming, I kind of hyperventilated for a little bit and then jumped up and down (threw in a cartwheel here and there) and tried to act as cool and calm ...
With the warm weather right around the corner, our bodies are ready to feel the sun upon our faces again. The flowers blossoming, gardens blooming, the time is right for light, fresh and healthy food. What better way to welcome Spring than with this wonderful Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Roll recipe?
Made from rice paper and rice noodles, this recipe is gluten-free and serves as a perfect appetizer or snack for any occasion. Pair it with a ...
We finished the day by having dinner at Stephan Pyles Restaurant and what a delight that was. Stephan Pyles is a life board member at North Texas Food Bank and received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from Share Our Strength and was also a founding board member. In 1988 he founded Taste of the Nation and has raised over $2 million for hunger relief with an emphasis on childhood initiatives.7 But the most incredible ...
My alarm blares the latest hit from Justin Bieber as I clumsily (desperately) search for the snooze button. Just five more minutes, I tell myself, I hate waking up to bad adolescent music. I zombie my way to the bathroom, brush my teeth, pull my hair back in a ponytail and continue to zombie my way to the kitchen. My stomach is growling – oatmeal with bananas and honey or grapefruit with buttered toast? I ...
Cooking Matters Bootcamp sponsored by Share Our Strength and ConAgra Foods
Texas has the second highest rate of child hunger in the entire United States with a child poverty rate of almost 25%, that’s 1 out of 4 children. For many of us hunger is never an issue: we feel hungry, we simply grab a bite to eat from our kitchen or from a restaurant. (Extreme) Hunger is a foreign feeling for many of us, but ...
So remember last week when I went over the tutorial on how to properly cook an egg? Now I’m introducing a recipe that will incoporate what you’ve learned. The best part about this recipe is that it’s simple (15 minutes to be exact), hearty, delicious and healthy — packed with whole wheat pasta, nuts, olive oil, crushed red pepper and of course the perfect soft-cooked egg.
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Another year has come and gone and what an eventful year 2010 turned out to be. If life continues to climb this uphill trek of love success and happiness I may consider myself to be the luckiest person in the world, but let’s not jinx it quite yet. Though the year seemed to have flown by in a blink of an eye, I am thankful for the memorable events that have occurred along with the many life lessons learned ...
The older we become the busier we get — busy building our careers, busy taking care of children, busy trying to make every thing work. Time for yourself slowly becomes a distant memory and all you ever hope and wish for is “more time in the day”. All you want is to come home to a nice dinner and the only option of a restaurant around the corner has become bland. Yet lack of time always seems ...
