I love doing chef demos. It gives me a chance to cook a few recipes, share lots of food facts & cooking tips, and show off my chopping skills. (How fast can YOU chop cabbage?) A few years ago I was invited to participate in "Party in the Parking Lot," an...
This is our Google+ Hangout with the Kitchen Shaman from Sunday, March 8th. We discussed what food is in season, working as a cook in the culinary industry, who I am, and what I do. I'll be having more Hangouts in the future, and am hoping for a co-host to help bounce...
It’s National Frozen Food Day (Frozen Food Month, too!) and there are thousands of different kinds of frozen foods on the market, but what is available for a plant-based eater? Not so long ago there were only a handful of products to choose from and it was...
There are many, many veggie burger recipes and books with recipes for meatless burgers, so why the motivation to hunker down and make my own? Determination. Every time I attempted making a veggie burger it did not have the right consistency. It fell apart. It was too...
Spices. We love them. We use them. Nutmeg is a small round seed that comes from the inside of an apple looking fruit. It is encased in the “netting” of mace, another spice that has a variety of culinary uses. Once spices became common and lost their...
Spring is in the air (in some parts of the country), flowers are blooming, the air is getting warmer, and it’s time to look at what foods are celebrated in March. I've got a few favorite days in this month's mix. I am an avid strawberry lover. Cookies and...
This is my chef demo at the First Annual Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival. I showed the audience how to make breakfast the vegan way: tofu scramble and breakfast potatoes. It was all very delicious and lots of fun. I really enjoyed meeting the organizers of the event...
This month we are celebrating blueberries. I don’t need to expound on the virtues of this most wonderful berry. It is full of antioxidants and vitamins to help your immune system stay strong. Oh, and they are tasty. One of my favorite ways to use blueberries is...
I rarely take the time to talk about my personal life, but sometimes it does interfere with my ability to run this website and blog. I’ve had lots of things happen over the years: loss of a beloved animal, loss of a parent; loss of a job, job changes, and health...
Sometimes I’m just smart about cooking. This last week was one of those times. I use quite a bit of roasted garlic, so why don’t I make puree? I frequently made roasted garlic puree on the job, why not for myself? Part of the issue is I don’t...
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