On Sunday, I cooked a Downton Abbey -inspired supper to celebrate a friend's mom's birthday. Here was our menu: Smoked salmon...

So, the semester is more than halfway over. It's been a good school year. I like my classes, for the most part anyway. My stress le...

Kitchen Conservatory's winter schedule is now available online and runs through March. I'm teaching a few demonstration classe...

Last weekend, we visited Nick's daughter at Eastern Illinois University. It was fun to spend a couple days at my alma mater. It was even...

Summer may finally be releasing its hold. After near-100 degree temps the past couple weeks, this weekend is cool, breezy, blue-skied, ...