Preparing for a Party

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Season’s greetings, readers!! I know everyone is probably stressing as we count down to the final week before Christmas. I’m sure many of you will be whooping it up over the next two weeks, and if you’re hosting a party, then you are probably feeling double the stress. This week I thought I would offer… Read more »

Cooking with Kids

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Seeing these pics of my friend Kelly’s adorbs family making the recipe from last week’s blog got me thinking about cooking with kids. My earliest and fondest memories are when my MiMi would baby-sit me and I would make cookies with her – I had to be no more than three years old! I LOVED… Read more »

Debunking Meat Myths

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As a personal chef, I take a lot of pride in making sure I am cooking with the freshest, good quality ingredients. On the flipside, I don’t want to waste ingredients that are fresh, but that I mistakenly assume are not. Over the years, I have done a lot of research to allow me to… Read more »