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Spring Greens

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Spring Greens

We are so excited to be participating as bloggers with The Kansas City Star on their Chow Town Blog. Our first entry was lots of fun and for those of you who have attended our cooking classes, you are familiar with our salad making technique.

Start shopping for your favorite pillowcase.  Buy a pillowcase in a fun color, or one that matches your kitchen, or at least in a print that sets it apart from those other pillowcases in your linen closet. It will be easier to keep it separate. Then visit the Chow Town Blog and see what on earth that has to do with salads and spring greens.

You can read about the first trip to the farmers market here.  Plan to use the fresh greens within a few days and certainly no later than a week after purchasing. To help keep them fresh, wash the greens, layer with paper towels, then seal tightly in a plastic food bag. [Read more…]

One Bowl Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate cake

It is time to take on that homemade scratch cake. No need to be a nervous Nellie, this is really very simple and you will be successful.

You can do it! Step away from the box, run get a large bowl and head to the kitchen. The flavor and texture of homemade goodness will grab your senses like nothing before. So many times when we teach classes, our students shy away from scratch baking. Making a cake from scratch can be just as easy as opening a box. [Read more…]

Hot Cross Buns

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Hot Cross Buns

One of the main reasons that I absolutely adore my career is the fact that food is tied in with so many memories of our lives. Each of us can remember a time or event, or suddenly a cherished picture of days gone pops into our thoughts, by simply smelling or enjoying a food tradition. Our family recipe box is laced with so many recipes that evoke traditions. I want to share with you our traditional Easter breakfast, one that we have celebrated for decades. Easter breakfast needs to be easy because there is so much activity that morning–Easter baskets to adore, eggs to fetch and of course, arriving at church early so our daughter can sing in the youth choir. Breakfast has to be fast and special on this day. We celebrate with hard cooked,dyed Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns. I make the Hot Cross Buns a day ahead and voila! Breakfast is served, no hassles and such fun. [Read more…]

Housewares Show

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Cake Pops

Whew! We have just returned from the National Housewares Show in Chicago and what  an experience. Babycakes® are still center stage and very much the belle of the show. We had a grand time showing Micky Mouse® waffles, Babycakes cupcakes, Babycakes cake pops and Babycakes donuts. [Read more…]