Finally, here is the recipe for the mini ricotta cakes I demonstrated during the JLW Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour.

A big Thank You to all of the volunteers who helped me with the Shabbot dinner last night at ASKE.  We successfully served a fantastic dinner to 130 people!  If you were one of the 130 people, I hope you enjoyed it.  If you were not able to attend, please join me in November.

Shabbot Dinner
When: Friday November 6th
           6:00pm
Where: AKSE
             4412 Washington Blvd
             Wilmington, DE 19802
 
Contact to purchase reservation: (302)762-2705
                                                     office@akse.org
                                                     www.akse.org

I am very excited to once again participate in the Historic New Castle Kitchen to Garden Tour.  Please join me for a cooking demonstration featuring Emile Henry USA cookware (I love love love this cookware). The event is sponsored by New Castle Public Library Friends to benefit the library's renovation and expansion. 

When:  Saturday October 10, 2009
             Noon (my cooking demo)
             9:30-4:00 (Walking Tour)
 
Where: New Castle Presbyterian Church Education Building
             25 E 2nd St, New Castle, DE
             (Second & Delaware Streets)

Cost: $20 for Walking Tour

www.newcastlelibraryfriends.org
www.emilehenryusa.com

Host:        New Castle Library Friends
Where:    The 5th Annual Kitchen to Garden Tour in Historic New Castle, Delaware
                 -Market Square Cooking Demonstration Tent

When:     Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Time:       2PM

What's Cookin':   Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
                               (A fall favorite of mine: Click on the full story for this sweet soup recipe)

Sponsor:    Emile Henry Cookware: www.emilehenryusa.com

For event information visit:  www.newcastlelibraryfriends.org

Sunday's seafood demonstration at UD Coast Day in Lewes was a huge success!  While I was worried about having the last time slot of the day, in previous years about half of the 70 seats are filled, it was all for not.  I served every bit of the 70 seafood enchiladas samples that I prepared.  The only hiccup of the day was that I left two pans behind at the Virden Center.  Once I get the photo downloaded, I'll share a pic of the final creation.  One audience member from Milford said "On a scale of one to ten, this is a twelve".  That just made my day!  Thanks!!!!

You've got to see it to believe it!  Click on "full story" to see a picture of the cake.

What:    2008 Coast Day
              Seafood Cooking Demonstration
                Seafood Enchiladas
Where: University of Delaware
                 Hugh R Sharp Campus
                 Virden Center
                 Lewes, DE
When:  Sunday, October 5, 2008
Time:   3:00 pm

Please join me and have a bite! 

For event  details got to:  http://www.ocean.udel.edu/coastday/

            

Check out these tomatoes from my garden!  I picked them just before the rainstorm.  They are so sweet!  I'm growing five varieties: cherry, pear, heirloom, plum, and beefsteak.  Yummy!  I've also got chives, lemon thyme, dill,  rosemary, and basil.  I love to cook with them all.  Tomorrow's batch will be roasted.  I can't wait.   

To see the tomatoes, click on "Full Story" below.

I returned from the 2008 United States Personal Chef Conference in Tucson, AZ earlier this week.  What a blast!  I took several seminars and met Chefs from all over North America.  I'm looking forward to incoporating what I learned into my business.  Some of the seminars and workshops included:  Planning  and Executing Large Events (100+), Food Column Writing, Food for Fitness Aficionados, Gluten Free and Low Carb Cooking, Kosher Cooking, and Dinner Parties.  I aslo crashed the pasta making demo.  The fire roasted tomato chipolte salsa and the fresh tomato pesto were delicious over the wonderful fresh made pasta.  Did I mention I met food stylist, author, professional chef, and celebrity caterer: Denise Vivaldo.  She is a wonderful story teller and quite the character. 

To see my pics, click on "Full Story" below

Where:    The Junior League Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour!
                    2612 W 17th St
                    Wilmington 19806

When:        Saturday, April 5, 2008
                    9:30-4:30
 
Why:           Samples
                    Rum Raisin French Toast  in the morning. (JLW  cookbook recipe)
                    Carmelized Banana Tart in the afternoon.

I'm so excited about participating again this year!  Stop in to see me!

The Junior League of Wilmington, Inc. is an organizaton of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.  Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.