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In the male-dominated restaurant business, female restaurateurs, let alone successful ones, are few and far between. Demi Stevens has not only created an award-winning restaurant, Ortega 120, but she has done so while finding the time to raise two happy, healthy, active boys! Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with this momprenuer to [...]
I LOVE Tortilla Soup! Here’s a quick, healthy and easy recipe that you will love!! Ingredients: 1 rotisserie chicken 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes 1 15 oz container of canned corn 2 32 fl oz containers of chicken broth 2 15 oz cans of black beans 2 16 oz containers of salsa (I use Trader Joe’s [...]
Sipping a cool, sweet, perfectly-mixed cocktail transports me to a place with sandy beaches and steel drum bands – vacation, relaxation and fun! With Summer around the corner and vacation times ahead, I am thrilled to have discovered how much I enjoy sipping and serving drinks made with Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum! This top quality [...]
Dressing 1/4 cup EVOO 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon dijon mustard salt and pepper Directions Sprinkle dressing over the salad. Cover and marinate for 24 to 48 hours in the refrigerator. Keep the remaining dressing aside to toss in the salad before serving. Salad use washed and chopped kale salad (Trader Joe’s sells [...]
Ingredients: Donut Holes Lollipop Sticks Colored Candy Melts (Pink, White, Purple, etc) Pastel Candy Corns Styrofoam Block Confetti Sprinkles Jumbo Heart Sprinkles And don’t forget the chocolate: Yummy Chocolate Rice Krispie Eggs Ingredients: Rice Krispie Treats 40 Marshmallows 3 tbsp Butter Spring Time Sprinkles Colored Melting Chocolates
One of the things we always seem to be discussing in our neighborhood is what we’re cooking for dinner. One night, we finally decided to have an “official” recipe exchange. We all brought copies of our favorite recipes and shared. We had such a great time and I walked away with about three weeks worth of new meal [...]
One of my absolute favorite comfort foods from New England is Portuguese Sweet Bread. By far the best I’ve ever tasted comes from a yummy little mom and pop restaurant in Swansea, MA called Corner Stone Bakery. Apparently I actually have my own family recipe passed down for at least four generations; however, it calls for 10lbs of flour [...]
I’m not Irish and I really don’t like corned beef and cabbage, but who doesn’t love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? My kids think that the idea of a little green leprechaun coming into their classroom or bedroom at night is about as good as a visit from the Easter Bunny – so I indulge them! [...]
The package of Steamed Lentils is one of my favorite Trader Joe’s products!! (See this for a complete list of the TJ projects I adore)! I never gave them a second look while I was shopping (I wasn’t even sure what I would do with them if I bought them!) until I got my Cooking [...]
Fresh Brothers Pizza day is here! If you order lunch or dinner (dine-in or take-out), Fresh Brothers will donate 20% of your total bill to the Susan G. Komen LA County 5K Run/Walk in Team Pier to Peer’s Name! Haven’t tried Fresh Brothers yet? It’s been voted LA’s best pizza three years in a row! [...]
