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2 06, 2019

Derby day – Bruschetta

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Horse Racing Season/Start with Derby Day

Look at these yummy tomato basil Bruschetta’s! These are colorful, easy, healthy and so good with everything. They are not overpowering on the palette so any drink or other appetizer will be fine to serve with i […]

2 06, 2019

Virgin Sangria – non alcoholic

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You can’t serve the fish taco without sangria, am I right? We all know how to make regular Sangria, but what about when you have someone who can’t drink for health reasons, religious reasons, or other reasons? Here is the perfect non-alcoholic recipe. […]

21 05, 2019

Cinco de Mayo

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This was a video we shot for Cinco de Mayo for Mindful Living Network. Not only is this a great Latino inspired dish, but it’s a healthy one, and easy to make any day of the week. It’s light and timely for the spring/summer season. It is festive for dat […]

14 05, 2019

Hello Again!

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Hello again! I’ve missed you all! I took a break to re-write my book, Cooking For Love, For Brides, and I’m now getting into the Edit phase. I’ve been doing videos with the Mindful Living Network with my dear friend Dr. Kathleen Hall since last fall. […]

13 05, 2019

Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day could be any day you want to treat your mom! Make her a special treat. It’s so easy. The best French toast ever! When she wakes up, make her breakfast for a change.

French Toast -Best Ever
Enjoy this simple, awesome recipe. It’s perfect t […]

29 01, 2016

How to Use Kitchen Prep Time to Communicate with Your Man

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I was talking with my literary coach, John, about differences between men and women during communication.  And through our conversation he enlightened me. He said, “men are task oriented… we like a beginning and an end, so we know we are getting things […]

30 11, 2015

Thanksgiving Memories

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Thanksgiving is always more about making memories than how good the food was. We had the best time with my husband’s son, daughter-in-law and her wonderful family and Paul’s long time childhood friend.  It was a smaller crowd than usual which allowed us t […]

15 08, 2015

My Adventure in Bordeaux

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After checking into my beautiful historic hotel in the city center, I went to the Office de Tourisme to arrange for wine tours Saturday and Sunday. All sold out on the first day, I managed to at least get a seat on a bus that got me to St. Emillion w […]

24 06, 2015

Mushroom Soup for Family Day

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So proud of our Mushroom Soup! My great friend and cooking partner, Emre Asik Hasan, from Istanbul Turkey, and I combined our ideas and together created a perfect mushroom soup….or at least in our opinion. The occasion for which we prepared this beauti […]

6 06, 2015

Rave Reviews on My Dover Sole Lemon Piccata

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At the end of the third week of Buffet and Catering, half of our class was given the opportunity to go the the mystery basket and make lunch for the rest of the class. The other half of the group made terrains that our group made the day before.

Anot […]