Cooking demonstration :

Grandmothers to Grandmothers, from the Stephen Lewis Foundation

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A little over a week ago, I had the privilege of doing a cooking demonstration for a wonderful charitable organization called Grandmothers to Grandmothers, which is a campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. These grandmothers have jewelry parties[...]

Chocolate Eclairs, Cheese Soufflé and other French culinary masterpieces!

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On Wednesday, I had the privilege of attending a French cooking demo at the home of Madame Caroline de Poncins, wife of the French Ambassador to Bulgaria.  She was kind enough to give us the afternoon with the Yannis Richard chef[...]

Chocolate Eclairs, Cheese Soufflé and other French culinary masterpieces!

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On Wednesday, I had the privilege of attending a French cooking demo at the home of Madame Caroline de Poncins, wife of the French Ambassador to Bulgaria.  She was kind enough to give us the afternoon with the Yannis Richard chef[...]

CIA Greystone Cooking Demonstration

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It had been 5 years since I had been in California, the last time was in Los Angeles, when Angel and I decided to move to Bulgaria. I had added additional days to my visit to incorporate the Foodbuzz Festival and a trip to wine country; Napa and[...]

Cooking Demonstration with Pork Marrakesh

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  This is a slightly altered version of one of my favorite Weight Watchers recipes, from the Momentum Cookbook. It is a slow-cooker recipe that is basically a braised pork chop with caramelized onions, dried apricots and fresh ginger. Served over[...]

Love cooking: Cooking as entertainment?

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The Playhouse Theatre was the rather unlikely location for a day of cookery demonstrations by TV chefs this week. In such a large theatre, could an audience do the chefs justice?  After rather cringing at the Tiggerish personality of Olly the[...]

Love Cooking ? James Martin and Guests

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We joined the audience of James Martin lovers at the Love Cooking show to succumb (or otherwise) to his charm.

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One of our local restaurants has been really working hard to do something a little different from the norm.   They've been showcasing local cooks/chefs on a monthly basis, and I've attended a couple of them.   A couple months[...]

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The cooking demonstration is over, and I have a whole new respect for those people on TV who make it look so easy.  YIKES.   I had fun though, and while I may never be asked to do this again, at least I got to try it, and I took my[...]

Mongolian Khorkhog: IWC Lunch at the Embassy

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The International Women's Club (IWC) had dedicated the month of June to Mongolia, which was organized by members of the IWC and Mrs. Marta Lhasuren, wife of the Ambassador.  We were treated to some fantastic cultural events highlighting national[...]