Teacher, Baker, Gourmet Meal Maker

Every Father's Day weekend, my church holds its annual summer bazaar (or Festivale Italiano, if you will), and for the past couple years...

Every cook and baker, whether professional or amateur, probably has certain tools and gadgets they simply couldn't live without.  These ...

My cousin's 19th birthday was a couple weeks ago, and after I showed him the completely awesome and amazing 14-layer cake made by the ta...

I absolutely love Chicken Marsala.  I love it in restaurants, I love it at home.  I love that there are about a dozen different variations o...

Think you're an expert on vegetables?   Have you ever eaten an artichoke? As far as vegetables go, the globe artichoke is probably o...

I'm a big fan of stir fry for dinner as it tends to be a quick meal that can feed several people - or two people for several days.  I ge...

My aunt and uncle are up visiting from North Carolina this week, and as a big "Hey, we haven't seen you since December and you'...