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Holidays are just around the corner which means cookie exchanges! I love a good cookie exchange. I like having cookie recipes that are quick and easy. This week I was talking about Stress-Free Holidays and the number one question was what are your favorite easy appetizers and desserts? The holidays can be packed and we…
I knew dinner was special when Mom served twice baked potatoes. They took an ordinary potato and made it fancy. Last year I was asked by Betty Crocker to create a favorite recipe I took this and added jalapeno’s and cream cheese to bake a Jalapeno Popper Potato. I wanted to share it with you!…
It is National Oatmeal Day and this Baked Banana Bread Oatmeal is the perfect way to celebrate! I always wonder who makes all these days up! I had high hopes for 30 Days but living in a hotel for 2 months has done me in. More about that tomorrow. I am going to continue to…
We offer classes at several locations throughout Orange County. Demonstration Classes are an intimate, interactive look at cooking. Each class features an entertaining and informative lesson by our professional chef-instructor plus generous tastings of every dish prepared in class. Take notes as you watch our chef work and ask questions throughout the process to walk…
Food can be redemptive physically. The right foods fuel our body. They have the power to heal. Many of my friends are vegetarians or following a gluten free diet. These diets have changed their lives. Meatless Monday’s are a nice way to cut out meat and explore new dishes. I want to be able to…
Food can evoke memories from our past. Just one bite and we are transported to a moment in our past. In just a second our minds are back to a favorite restaurant far far away or to our childhood home. In our Mad Men Cooking Class this summer, my friend Louise prepared a salad with…
Food and community go hand in hand at the Redemption Table. A homemade meal to a family in the midst of illness or grief blesses them. It brings comfort and necessity to the family. They can spend time where they need to be and not in the kitchen. No matter what we are going through…
Being single can seem like a giant hold button – if you let it. If you don’t chose to embrace where God has you, you can spend your life waiting. Waiting to entertain until you own a home, until you are married, until you are at the next stage of life. Really, wherever we are…
The redemption table is about graceful hospitality. A space where we don’t have to be perfect. A chance to take risks and invite others to join us. It starts with the everyday and begins at home. Married or single, we all have family. Food nourishes our body and our soul. We can hurry through the…
Today I am embarking on a 31 day journey sharing about life around the redemption table. I hope you join me! For a long time I have been wanting to go deeper and take AIK in a new direction. I started this blog almost six years ago as a creative outlet. I love sharing recipes…
Treats are a tradition in our family. I bring treats to my niece and nephew each week. If I dared to walk in without one or at least a plan to take them for one, there would be mutiny. They look forward to what I will bring each week. Jack does quite the dance at…
Make this Chocolate Cake Batter Ice Cream using Hershey products. This is one you have to try at home- it is amazing! This is a rich and creamy Chocolate Cake Batter Ice Cream. Fall might be right around the corner, but this is a year-round favorite for birthday celebrations! Plus the 100-degree weather in…