This is Really Happening People!

For years friends and family have been telling me to create a blog. My students want a place to ask questions and know what I actually make at home. I personally think it is just a little self indulgent place for my random thoughts about all things food! So here goes. I'm a chef by professional trade and a foodie by pure heart. I'm a graduate of the California Culinary Academy in San Fransisco and have taught thousands of people kitchen basics of how to cook in many different venues. I currently teach at... well let's just say a kitchen store that happens to have a culinary program. It will kind of be like Voldamort- "it that shall not be named". I find it keeps the lawyers away :)

I teach a few days a week, but the real magic happens when I sit on my couch and enjoy the pure bliss of questioning what shall I make today.  This can be any number of outcomes from a yummy lemon roast chicken with garlicky roasted veggies smothered in fresh herbs to a big ol' batch of chocolate pecan toffee cookies and a take out pizza because I got sidetracked with the cookie-making goodness. I really go wherever my mood takes me. My family is pretty open to trying new things, and we eat pretty healthy for the most part, but love a good indulgence as well. You're not going to hear me preach on my options of allergy substitutions, organic vs. processed, or any of that heavy stuff- you can make those decisions in your house. I'm just about the foods and where to get 'em and how to make 'em!  So I guess what I'm trying to say is welcome guys and gals. You might want to buckle up- I don't have any idea how to drive this thing or where we are going, but we will get there and have a lot of fun on the ride!