“I don’t know what to have for dinner” I hear all the time, but cooking at home doesn’t mean that you have to make everything completely from scratch. Tossing out food is of course wasteful, but it’s also a missed opportunity to have a fast mess-free meal that you can put together in minutes.

I have been on a Mad Men kick ever since I randomly caught one of the episodes on AMC. The dashing Don Draper with his dark secrets, immaculate suits, and gritty manners that he smoothes over with well-placed words inspired me to create a dish in his honor.

Food is becoming fashion, with all its trends, styles, and what’s hot and what’s not. The year of the “whoppie pie” is coming to a close and now it seems that “gourmet” snow cones are the latest in cool.

These bright orange berries, each about the size of a marble, caught my eye in my local grocery store the other day. Often I like the challenge of creating a recipe around a single ingredient that I don’t use very often, and the color of these were irresistible.

When I was hosting my cookbook party launch a few weeks ago, my “top chef” challenge was to turn several of my meat-centric recipes from the book into super flavorful, bite sized appetizers that would wow my vegetarian guests who are also serious food lovers. The result? Whole wheat crepes with delicious fillings!

Healthy cooking can taste good when you use lighter, high quality ingredients – check out my easy tips for dreamy, lighter ice creams with little or no preservatives…

When these red bananas first caught my eye yesterday, I thought they were purple. Purple bananas? Well, there are purple beans, purple tomatoes, purple cauliflower – so why not purple bananas? That’s what led me to create a “Red Banana Coffee Shake”…

As I entered the kitchen, he filled a tall glass with a rich egg-colored custard the color of lemon cheesecake. Baking a smooth, crack-free cheesecake with thick, cakey or creamy texture isn’t as hard as you might thinkm and here are easy, fun tips the next time you want to indulge someone you admire…

Valentine’s Day is a time to let loose and shower your loved ones with love and tempting treats. But just because you want to spoil them with delicious eats, it doesn’t mean you have to spoil their New Year’s resolution to eat better – download my free booklet to find out how…

It’s easy to make healthy eats taste great when you cook with seasonal ingredients. Grapefruit is a wonderful example, and you’re in luck because it’s in season right now. Why not try my Grapefruit Bellini or Teriyaki Salmon Skewers?