Dinner Adventures in Nigeria

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When we first moved to Nigeria we did not have a cook so here is a sampling of what cooking was like then: No electricity?  No running water?  And I have to cook dinner?  No problem… I have been struggling with cooking anything but eggs since we arrived.  The oven and stove are gas, the [...]

Central Market Cooking School – Beef Class

Chef Aaron Staudenmaier at Central Market Cooking School

One of the things my husband and I like to do is go to cooking classes.  We have been to several at Williams Sonoma which we really enjoyed.  When I was invited by the Texas Beef Council to attend Central Market’s Restaurant Week Variations on a Theme Cooking School Class on beef, we jumped at [...]

Cook with This, Not with That this Holiday Season!

cooking substitutions for the holidays

Cook with This, Not with That this Holiday Season! When thinking about the holidays, most people imagine their grandma’s homemade pie, their mom’s scrumptious casserole and their aunt’s candied sweet potatoes.  Mmm mm!  However, all of these foods have one common denominator: lots of calories!  And lots of calories can lead to unwanted weight gain.  [...]

Homemade Fruit Roll Ups

It never occurred to me that you could make your own fruit roll ups. I’m here to tell you that you can! First, the inspiration:  While thumbing through a magazine at the doctor’s office, I happened across a recipe for Strawberry Fruit Leather.  It looked so super easy so I whipped out my cell phone [...]

Market Street Entertaining Made Easy Expo

entertaining made easy expo at Market Street

We are so excited about what is happening at Market Street this weekend: It is their Entertaining Made Easy Expo! Just stop by your Market Street on November 6th or 7th between 11am – 5 pm to learn all sorts of tricks for easing holiday entertainment stress. I think we could all use that. I [...]

Join A Kid’s Cooking Challenge!

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I announced this on The Naked Hero last week, but must give props again (’cause when props are due, they’re due). My kids ROCK. Here’s one reason why. One of my sons has celiac disease and is sick and tired of the food he eats (rice, beans, tofu, and myriad combinations). My daughter loves to [...]

The Ultimate Challenge -$5 Dinners?

Is it possible to make a family dinner for $5?  You can get all the details on February 21 when the $5 Dinner Mom comes to Dallas-Fort Worth to show us how. Here is the information from her website: I can’t wait to get back to my home state and my old college stomping grounds [...]

Lola Cruz’s Spanish Rice

In each of Misa Ramirez’s Lola Cruz Mystery Series’ books there’s delicious food.  Living the Vida Lola is being released tomorrow!  In honor of the upcoming book release… Now, the authentic, but simplified “Lola” recipes, are available for you.  The first is a Cruz staple: Spanish Rice.  No meal is complete without it! A Lola [...]