We’ll call this one “Jodi vs. Better Homes & Gardens” – as this recipe is a modification of one that appeared under the name “Gianduia Cream Puffs” in the Better Homes & Gardens publication Christmas Baking. Gianduia is the name for a certain sort of Italian chocolate containing hazelnut paste. Originally, Nutella was marketed under [...]

This Saturday, Maggiano’s will again be having their Kids Cooking Class from 10-11:30am. Ages for the class are 6-12 years old. The cost is $30 per child and the parents eat free. So if you have a little Bobby Flay or Cat Cora in your house, this might be a great way to introduce them [...]

Other than the addition of some pumpkins and hay bales, the produce purveyors here in Florida don’t look much differently than they did two months ago in the heat of summer. I’m looking forward to that first whiff of autumn – the one you get unexpectedly one morning that smells vaguely of burning leaves and [...]

[ September 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] Executive Chef James Muller at Maggiano’s in St. Johns Town Center will be hosting a kids’ cooking class tomorrow from 10-11:30am. The cost is $30 per child and parents eat free, advance reservations are required. Each child will receive an apron, chef’s hat, and build a Tiramisu to bring home with them.

Maggiano’s
SJTC
10367 Midtown Parkway
Jacksonville, FL [...]

Executive Chef James Muller at Maggiano’s in St. Johns Town Center will be hosting a kids’ cooking class tomorrow from 10-11:30am. The cost is $30 per child and parents eat free, advance reservations are required. Each child will receive an apron, chef’s hat, and build a Tiramisu to bring home with them.
Maggiano’s
SJTC
10367 Midtown Parkway
Jacksonville, FL [...]

I chose to pick on Martha Stewart for a reason. Sure, you can make fun of her for doing time in the clink and knitting her own Volvo warmer. You can giggle about her barely contained bitchitude or even her penchant for remembering the “little people” by backing over them with her car.
However, Martha Stewart [...]

I first heard of this recipe through SeriousEats.com. This recipe has almost hall of fame status amongst foodies, though. SmittenKitchen, copykat, Bitten and just about every food blog on earth not morally opposed to the consumption of cheese (?!?) has prepared and photographed this recipe. It has many names. Martha’s original name for it in [...]

According to an article on the Jacksonville Business Journal website, Publix and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are partnering to promote Florida grown produce. Publix will be featuring the in-state grown produce at their in store cooking demos and also at Publix Apron Cooking School locations. Why has this [...]

[ September 5, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Saturday, September 5th in St. Augustine you will find a very unique cooking contest. This will be the 16th Century Cooking Contest being held at the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park from 6-9pm. The contest will feature foods dating from the 16th century and there will be plenty of samples and demonstrations. For complete details [...]

I had the incredible luck to win two tickets to a pre-screening of Julie & Julia last night. I had never been to a pre-screening before, so it was a different sort of experience than any other movie I’ve ever seen. Because the theater is filled with people who are like-minded and seeing it for free, [...]