A Romantic Stay-cation Dinner

At the start of this month I cooked for a couple’s “stay-cation”. They took a week off work and instead of  making hotel reservations somewhere else, packing, planning, traveling…they stayed home.  They set up a “Cabana” with white lights two lounge chairs, a romantic dining table for two and a…

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The Joys of Coconut

Why are Coconut products the latest rage?  Coconut is a great replacement for other dairy animal fats. It retains it’s nutritional properties under high heats and so it’s great for stir frying. This versatile nut gives us several culinary products not to mention it’s beauty uses.  Coconut butter is delicious…

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Bachelorette Party for 6 Generous Women

Here’s a new twist on a bachelorette party:   Wine, Food & Lots of Laughs & Private Painting Class @ their home. Here’s the Four Course Italian Meal:       Appetizers:   Parmesan Crusted Meatballs & Petite Pastries filled w/Goat Cheese and Roasted Eggplant Salad:    My signature Confetti Cabbage Salad…..(see Salads under “What’s Cookin”)  …

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