Plant-Based Jambalaya
I’ve been craving jambalaya lately, however the version I used to make is full of meat and sort of oily and very salty. I had to […]
Plant-Based Fort Worth
I started eating my Blue Zones, 95% plant-based diet, in August 2017 to improve my health. At that time I kept a list of plant-based choices […]
Super Smoothie
For a long time I made what I called the “every day smoothie” and even posted the recipe for it when so many people asked for […]
Plant-Based Savannah
I’m visiting Savannah with my husband, Steve, who is here on business. This is another opportunity for me to check out the plant-based options, however limited […]
Plant-Based New Orleans Adventure
I love my plant-based diet, the Blue Zones plan I’ve been on since August 2017. It’s allowed me to drop some weight, reverse my high cholesterol, […]
Out of the kitchen for two weeks
I’m away from home on a deployment to Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. It’s been a break from cooking and unfortunately, a break from good […]
Chef at last! No more Culinary School Chronicle
Kyndal, my 6 year old granddaughter jumped in at the last minute. My children call me Chef Mom and could care less if I have a […]
Culinary School Graduation: December 12, 2009
Julie, Bill Byrd, Chef Kurima, Chef Waier, and Chef Loy September 6, 2008 was my first blog entry and I managed to write an entry for […]
Chef Pro III: Final Exam!!!
It’s finally over! The written exam was not too bad–lots of writing and describing the techniques for several types of dishes. I knew that would go […]
Shift Gears Soon
I am now studying for the final exam, a written test and practical exam. I’ll write about it next week. In the meantime I’m working on […]