Celebrating Life Around The Table
This week my friend Chef Louise Mellor of Geez Louise joins us to talk. We will be sharing ideas and recipes for cooking nightly meals and how to raise children with traditional values in a non traditional world. Chef Louise Mellor has been making everyday more [...]
Happy 4th of July my Adventures in the Kitchen friends! I thought I would share a 4th of July themed recipes I had the pleasure of developing for Pillsbury.com. Really a dream come true for a girl who still has her first Betty Crocker Cookbook! These are so quick you could run out to the [...]
Recently my niece called a meeting with me to discuss new recipes for us to make. She pulled out her Pink Princess cookbook by Barbara Berry and we sat at the family room game table. She has become a great little baker and loves to help out in the kitchen. When I brought my coffee [...]
Last Friday night I wanted to do a Halloween themed cooking night with my niece and nephews. I also worked all day so I wanted it to be simple. I found the recipe for Yummy Mummies by Paula Deen on Picky Palate’s blog. I love her blog. When I told the kids the plan they [...]
Last year I tried making homemade granola bars for the first time. I love the sweet and salty flavors with the crunchy texture. That weekend I had my first gallbladder attack and ended up with a surgery to remove it a few weeks later. Somehow the foods I ate that weekend prior to the attack [...]
This summer my niece has made “pasta with cheese” or fettuccine alfredo, her favorite dish. Last night I decided to try a light version, inspired by a Cooking Light recipe. I used bowtie pasta and added grilled chicken and broccoli to make a healthier dish for kids. The lightened version has less butter and substitutes [...]
Recently I was contacted by a PR agency asking if I would try out new Pillsbury products. I decided to do it because i had a few ideas on quick and easy appetizers as the holidays get closer. One of the products was their Pillsbury Pizza Crust and I ended up using this with my [...]
To round out the dessert table I served a Tropical Fruit Kebab. Fruit is a great alternative to sweets. These days so many are gluten free or on a special diet so fruit offers a sweet and juicy addition to the menu. This is a recipe that you could involve your children in helping to [...]
