La Cucina Italiana Cooking Class – September 11, 2014
Factory Kitchen's Handkerchief Pasta. Photo L.A. Times The Italian kitchen is where everyone dreams of being. That's why the La Cucina Italiana cooking class scheduled ... Read More
5 minutes to Fresh Salad Dressing – a Vinaigrette Lesson
Prep 5 mins Eat 5 mins Never buy another bottle of salad dressing! Learn tro make your own fresh Vinaigrette. Farmers markets are brimming full of the ... Read More
A fresh new “Fresh Food in a Flash”
I've been on hiatus for a couple weeks while I refreshed and redesigned my website and blog, Fresh Food in a Flash. I hope ... Read More
Queso Fundido = Fun Party Dip
Prep 5 min Cook 15 min Eat 20 min Queso Fundido with Mushrooms and Olives Queso Fundido is a Mexican appetizer, translated to "melted cheese". What is a ... Read More
Bread Pudding with Pineapple and Raisins smothered in Tequila Sauce
Prep 15 min Bake 35 min Eat 50 min Bread Pudding with Pineapple, Raisins, Pine Nuts and Tequila Sauce This bread pudding is addictively good. I've served it three times now ... Read More
Summer Barbecue Cooking Class – July 24, 2014
Nothing says summer like a burger off the barbecue. Let’s have a summer garden party. Doesn’t that sound great? Our cooking class will be held as always in the ... Read More
16-Spice Chicken from Mesa Grill
Prep 10 min Cook 12 min Eat 22 min 16-Spice Chicken This 16-Spice Chicken from Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook is unbelievably good. You'll want to ... Read More
Rancho La Puerta’s “La Cocina Que Canta” Cooking School
Rancho La Puerta Cookbook I was thrilled to get the word that I had been selected by Rancho La Puerta's executives to be one ... Read More
Main Dish Salads Cooking Class – June 12, 2014
Making fresh vinaigrette is super simple. Never buy another bottle of salad dressing! Once you learn how easy it is to make a fresh vinaigrette ... Read More
Kamut – an ancient grain for modern times
raw kamut berries Prep 15 mins Cook 1 hour Eat 1:15 With all the focus on gluten free, why not switch up the grains ... Read More

















