Last night was my Cooking With Fresh Herbs class, so I thought I would share some photos from the evening. The students were AWESOME, and the foods they helped to create showcased the use of many of the herbs that grow in my garden. Drink Up! Mint, Cucumber, and Lemon Water How […]
Corn on the Cob…Let Your Microwave Do All The Work!
If you’re looking for a fast and mess-free way to prepare corn on the cob…look no further! Simply peel the husks from the ears. Then wash each ear and brush the corn to remove all the pesky silk strands from each cob. Then place the still damp ears on a plate. Cover the plate loosely […]
How to Avoid Smelly Garbage
If you’ve ever thrown chicken bones or meat scraps in the garbage during hot summer months, you know your garage can begin to smell like a CSI crime scene before the garbage men come to empty it. But I’ve figured out a way to prevent it. Just label a zip lock bag as GARBAGE…throw […]
How to Prevent a Kitchen Fire
It pays to play it safe in the kitchen…so take a minute and read these kitchen rules for fire safety… TO PUT OUT A FIRE IN YOUR KITCHEN: Slide a pan lid over the flames of a grease or oil fire…then turn off the heat. When you cut off the oxygen, the fire will go […]
How to Easily Peel Peaches
If you’ve ever struggled to peel peaches without wasting half of the fruit…reach in your utensil drawer for that trusty carrot peeler! It works so much better than a paring knife! Try it…
Join Me For COOKING Class!
It will be Back To School time before you know it. The new catalog will soon be mailed from Kirkwood Community College, and I’ve agreed to teach four cooking classes this Fall. So mark your calendars and sign up early since I do limit the size of my classes. And remember…my classes are not a typical […]
Fresh Grated Nutmeg and Mace
It’s not very often that you buy one spice and get a second one for free…but that’s exactly what you get when you buy fresh, unshelled nutmeg. The outer shell is covered with lace-like yellow “threads”. That is actually mace. You can peel that part off and use it in baking. You then crack the […]
How to Pick the Right Flatware
OK…we admit it. We’ve eaten in so many diners and dives, we are now becoming SILVERWARE SNOBS. It seems that diners buy the cheapest silverware they can find, since we’ve been told it tends to disappear into diner’s pockets and purses. (YUCK! How gross!) Some silverware is so small and lightweight you might expect it […]
How to Grill the Perfect Burger
Everybody has their own method of grilling the perfect hamburger. But sometimes things just don’t work out the way you’d hoped! That’s why I’ve been working to perfect my burger grilling methods…and flavors. I start with about 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef. 80 or 85 percent seems to be the right ratio of meat […]
Flat is Our Friend
Today Miss Claire got a private cooking lesson from Meemaw while her sisters were in school. Since Chive Carrots were on tonight’s menu, I was busy cutting large carrots into matchstick shapes. I always find a way to include grand kids in food prep, so I asked Claire to pick up the carrot sticks and […]