Join Friends of the Garces Foundation and Chef Jose Garces at Concourse Dance Bar on Wednesday, November 14th for the inaugural Friends of the Garces Foundation Fall Benefit! The benefit is a celebration of the Foundation’s mission to ensure access to healthcare and educational services for Philadelphia’s under served immigrant community. It will be a night to remember with cocktails, heavy appetizers,…
Category: Food!!
First Person Arts Festival
For this year’s festival, First Person Arts is thrilled to partner with The Free Library of Philadelphia for an evening of powerful stories and delicious food, hosted by Otis Gray of the podcast Hungry. Hungry, if you aren’t familiar, is a podcast about food, the people who make it, and the power of what we…
Georgia Peanuts Tour
Last week I had the opportunity to head down south to Georgia for few days to tour how Georgia Peanuts are harvested. This was such an amazing experience. Not only did we see the harvesting process, but we also learned about the science behind the crop, and got to visit the facilities where the harvested peanuts go for…
Easy Chicken Stir Fry
Another quick weeknight meal. My kids absolutely loved this dish. I love making stir fry at home because you can control the salt in take and you can add whatever vegetables and protein that you would like. Think of this as a healthier takeout option. Enjoy! 2 tablespoons toasted or plain sesame oil 4 garlic…
Chicken Piccata
One of the easiest dishes you could possibly make Chicken Piccata is my go to on a busy day. We enjoyed some roasted veggies on the side and I made some pasta for the kids (I stayed away from the pasta because of all that delicious southern comfort food I had for the last couple…
Corn and Zucchini pie on Home and Family Show
I’m super excited to share that I was on Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family show. On the show I made a delicious and easy corn and zucchini pie. Summer is almost over which means Zucchini and corn are all over the place. Below I have the recipe and a link to the actual segment…
Chinese Dumplings
If you’re not following me on Instagram then be sure to do so. Lately I have been doing live little cooking demos with my kids. I have always said it’s so important to get the kids in the kitchen. This will help them develop so much from becoming open to trying new things to appreciating…
Zucchini Fritters
We have so much zucchini coming up in our garden right now that I have been trying to come up with different things to do with them. Zucchini fritters just sounded perfect for this post. Not only are they easy to make but it also makes for great leftovers. You can also make the…
Philadelphia Phillies Family Fun Day!
I can’t think of a more American way to spend summertime with family, than to watch a good old baseball game. On the 4th of July I took my family to see the Philadelphia Phillies host the Baltimore Orioles, and what a game it was. We arrived about an hour and a half before first…
Chicken in Peanut Sauce Bowl
We love a good Asian dish in our household from fried rice to lettuce wraps and so on. This dish was perfect for a weeknight meal or for anytime for that matter. It’s a Chicken in peanut sauce bowl topped with the perfect toppings. This chicken in peanut sauce is also great to use for…
Easy Homemade Churros
Here is a great dessert to share with guests tomorrow for your cinco de mayo party. They actually serve these in Brazil as well. I do love my churros with dolce de leche but I didn’t have any for serving. People also love to serve these with jam or Nutella. But they are delicious just the…
Strawberry Salsa
It’s almost party time. Cinco de mayo is Saturday and we always love to have people over to celebrate. This salsa is full of flavor and trust me you will not want to share. I have made sweet salsas before with mango and watermelon which I have recipes on here as well. But…
Homemade Delish 