A couple weeks ago I was invited to the Cooking with Confidence event with Tupperware Brands and Chef Marco Canora! I had a blast enjoying various cooking demonstrations and testing out the latest line-up of innovative Tupperware products. I especially loved one of the pans Chef Marco used when preparing his chicken recipe – the Chef Series 12” Griddle Pan. Chef Marco enjoying his Griddle Pan While most people associate a griddle pan with pancakes and breakfast (perfect to help make Mom breakfast in bed), Chef Marco cooked some tasty … [Read more...]
Baked Parmesan Carrot Fries w/ Chilled Cilantro Dipping Sauce
May 7, 2012 By 20 Comments
A couple weeks ago I went to an amazing event where culinary artist Clare Crespo showcased many creative ways to have “fun” eating our veggies through edible vegetable art. Remember, we made a cook veggie flag and a veggie wagon too? Well, what happens when you’re just not in the mood to construct vegetable-based “sculptures?” It’s very easy to take a basic veggie, tweak the way you’d normally prepare it, and serve it to your family in an entirely different light. Take carrots for example. We eat carrots all the time at dinner. However, … [Read more...]
R Baby Foundation: Saving Babies’ Lives
May 4, 2012 By 3 Comments
I'm taking a break from cooking today to highlight a very important issue... In 1973, at the age of 2 years old, I was rushed to the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Unbeknownst to my parents, I had swallowed an entire bottle of Lomotil medicine I found while playing with my mother’s pocketbook. Lomotil is a prescription medicine used to treat diarrhea and contains a poisonous ingredient called atropine. They had no idea I had inadvertently overdosed and subsequently poisoned myself. They … [Read more...]
Raspberry Flowers, Salted Grapes & A Tupperware Chop N Prep Chef Giveaway!
May 2, 2012 By 34 Comments
If you can have fun with your veggies, you can certainly have fun with your fruit! My family is full of fruit lovers. In fact, we usually eat fruit with every meal. Maybe that’s why I was itching to make some changes to our every day options. Here are two easy fruit recipes that take less than 5 minutes to make. Yes, you heard correctly. Less than five minutes to make. With just one slight ingredient tweak, you will enhance the taste of your average grape and raspberry. These recipes are tasty as mid-afternoon snacks but, they can also … [Read more...]
