Chef Husband pulled together a quick breakfast this morning by making scrambled eggs. As I watched, I learned a few techniques. Take the pan off the burner: I noticed the pan full of liquid...
Category: Recipes
What do you do with a 2-pound box of mixed cherry and grape tomatoes? Well, you can eat them raw, or garnish (several) salads with them …or you can cook them in butter! Just...
Join me in welcoming Christa DeMercurio and her blog and column, Culinarily Yours, to aNewsCafe.com. Many of you may recognize the name of Cal DeMercurio, her husband, as a well-known, award-winning north state chef....
Praise spring! Gone are winter’s high-calorie comfort foods. Not that I ate them, but I’m glad their temptation is behind me, and by behind me, I mean far away, not on me. When it...
Happy 2017! I like that it’s 2017, because I like sevens (my birthday’s in July). And this is the year that I turn 61, and six plus one equals seven. Come on! This year...
Today I talk with Randy Plummer, someone I respect as an excellent cook and retired caterer, but also someone whose specialty is prime rib, a meat that intimidates the heck out of me. I’m...
So much has happened since I last reported my health-and-fitness update. First, I survived and actually enjoyed my first tiny acting gig at Riverfront Playhouse. It was fun, and it definitely inspired me to...
I recently entered a national contest for the chance to host a series of 2-minute televised cooking shows. In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m hoping that if I win this contest, it will...
I love receiving homemade foods as holiday gifts. My favorites are those that will last at least for a week or so after Christmas. As a giver of food gifts, I also like making...
I may have mentioned a time or 200 that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The flip side is that few things can make me feel more depressed than a Thanksgiving where I’m not cooking,...
