When I was a child, I keenly remember selecting the recipes from Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls that I wanted to make for my friends and family. Often times, it was Linda Barton, a neighborhood buddy and I concocting in the kitchen--especially...
To look at her, you'd never know. My friend Karla Coe-Specker, champion body builder, builds gingerbread houses.She spends hundreds of hours and goes through layers of skin on her hands and fingers as she painstakingly adorns each chimney with chocolate covered almonds and sweet cashews....
Writer Brie Cadman crafted this great list--and I found it on the mycaroline.com website. I've added my own fodder to make...
It's in the 20's here in Dallas tonight and that means one thing: SOUP!I took stock of my pantry and found a few varieties of beans, tomato puree, diced tomatoes and some low sodium chicken broth. Add an onion, garlic and cumin and pepper...
When it comes to a Shabbat dinner, anything goes. Exhibit A: Easy Chicken Fajitas were last nights sabbath meal. Delicious and simple to prepare ahead of time...
My brother in law came across this book recently. If you know anything about Ruth Wakefield, you know that she is the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie. She was also a dietitian. She and her husband owned and operated a tourist lodge called...
Food styling and food photography are truly an art in themselves. On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of spending the morning with freelance food stylist Jane Jarrell and food photog Evans Caglage of the Dallas Morning News.I'd been asked to consult with Chef Jennifer Hood,...
In years past, I've always been the cranberry relish girl. I had no problem with the cranberry relish recipe as I used one from my Aunt Ryna's mother-in-law, Eleanor. It was a fan favorite.Since getting married 1 1/2 years ago, I've become the sweet...
Holiday 2008 and the U.S. Economy ...
I love the holidays and the cooking questions that arise...