Reluctant Entertainer

Week 1: Stress-Free Thanksgiving – Invite, Plan, and Delegate!

I’m excited to be hosting Thanksgiving this year in my home. The last few years my family and I have been out of town, over at the high desert,...

Recipes

Festive Tomatoes: Cooking at the CIA with BUSH’S Beans & Miz Chef Daisy Martinez!

Some people may have a dream before they die to take a cooking demonstration at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. Well, this was my second time...

Perfectionism

Beautiful Garden Zucchini Noodles

I’m not afraid to be real here at RE, mistakes, messes and all – so I decided to show you what my kitchen looked like after we cooked our...

Recipes

What to do with Zucchini: Make Delicious Noodles!

One of my favorite recipes in my new book, The Reluctant Entertainer, is Zucchini Noodles. Inspired by a lot of zucchinis in our yard every year (doesn’t everyone who...

Recipes

Taco Meat & Bush’s Beans: Cooking for a Crowd!

I can feel it in my blood. Busy is coming on. Busy is right around the corner. The school year, soccer season, and a busy schedule officially starts today...