Jason Hill of Chef Tips shows you how to make a moist banana bread recipe that is sure to please your entire family! This easy banana bread recipe makes a very moist banana bread. You can turn it into a banana nut bread recipe by simply adding about a cup of gourmet black walnuts, which [...]

Learn how to garnish & serve a hamhocks & white bean soup recipe with cornbread in this free southern food cooking class on video. Duration : 0:2:7

Learn about ham hocks for a hamhocks & white bean soup recipe in this free southern food cooking class on video. Duration : 0:1:11

Learn how to soak the beans to make a hamhocks & white bean soup recipe in this free southern food cooking class on video. Duration : 0:1:8

Christmas giving on my mind part 2! Here is #3 of my Christmas gift basket list. Home-assembled Herbal bread mixes- individually portioned and packaged for bread machines. (just add fluids) There are three standard bread machine sizes: Small 1lbs, medium 11/2lbs, and large 2lbs. You will need to find out what size the “gift-receiver” has. I’ve included [...]

     Well – I imagine it seemed as though I abandoned this blog altogether –but not the case. It’s been hectic around our house, packing, getting ready to move, trying to sell our house, having a moving sale and open houses. Then there was this little storm you might have heard about named Ike, [...]

  In the spirit of the economy let me eliminate a bunch of trips to the mall where I would have to walk around frantically trying to find just the right gift for all, on my shopping list. I truly believe its time to bring back the old fashioned spirit of Christmas and spend a few [...]

    There is nothing better tasting then fresh bread with a lavender spread. The aroma of the two combined is so great that in my opinion should be bottled as a perfect kitchen air freshener scent. Important facts to know and to follow: Never use any type of dried lavender if it’s not self [...]

Having been born in Hungary coincidentally “Hungarian Goulash” is my all time favorite “soothing the soul” dish. So I decided to share it first. I read somewhere in Hungarian folklore that it’s thought that the original Hungarian Goulash originated back in the time of the Huns.

I’m going to be hosting a five day student exchange later in the fall. Not just any students but international culinary grads from all over that decided to travel throughout Canada and the US. There are four of them going to be staying with me, but there are another eight of them in two other [...]