I may mention the movie, It’s Complicated in at least one conversation I have with you at some point, because I LOVE that movie. I may not be the demographic they were targeting, but I find this movie to be hilarious and a half. But the thing I like the most about it is the beautiful serene set design and the fact that it makes me hungry! Give me any movie about food or cooking and I’ll swoon.

The scene that I could not get out of my head was when Steve Martin asked Meryl Streep to make him a “warm chocolate croissant” in her bakery. [...]

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This year, I celebrated my birthday quietly with Joe and the stars and I don’t mean Brad and Angelina. Joe decided to take me to the Griffith Observatory in LA to spend a relaxed and quite educational day together.

I know this might seem like a very random and nerdy thing to do, but it was actually quite interesting and different from the norm. And one fun fact about me is that I LOVE museums, aquariums, zoos, and all things of that nature. We are Orange County folk, and don’t often go into the city, so we decided to make an entire day out of it. [...]

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It was a double duty merry Christmas and happy birthday to Joe in Chicago with his family. Yes, my husband has to share his birthday cake with Jesus every year. We spent a quiet Christmas with just the immediate family on Joe’s side at his parents’ house on a snowy wintry day. Thanksgiving was spent with my family. We try to take turns. My mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and I hustled around the kitchen to put dinner on the table. [...]

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Sneaky friends Matt and Susanne wanted to plan something special for the birthdays of their spouses, Linda and Rob. So they joined forces and hired me to help them throw a cooking class birthday bonanza. It was pretty easy to fool their other halves since they’re all part of a little group of friends who always meet up for dinner anyways. So they told them to get in the car and made their way to their friend Jamie’s lovely house. [...]

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I get this question asked of me ALL the time…what is my knife of choice? But it’s really no secret at all. I am biased and I play favorites. I love my Shun, which you will see me use often in my videos, but it can be a little scary to use for the home-cook. With that said, I absolutely ADORE my pink-handled special edition Kyocera ceramic santoku knife. And mind you, I am an UN-official spokesperson for them, but darn it, I should go into business with them, because I’m always a giddy school girl professing my love. Here’s WHY: [...]

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Man….things were tough in 2010… filled with some struggles, hardship and pain…Yes, I hide it well in my blog… but I have new hope that there is a time of refreshing coming in 2011 (a LONG awaited time of refreshing). I’m getting ready to breathe my sigh of relief yo. [...]

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