'Comfort Foods'

Since I am part of the Tucson food media, I get invited to experience new restaurants occasionally.
Here’s the skinny on Bistro Phillipe which is under the direction of Phillipe Trosch who has cooked around Tucson as well as the world. Before starting Bistro Phillipe he was at the helm of the Five Diamond Loews Ventana Resort.
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Everyone loves themed cupcakes for special events and holidays….atleast I do but I have a few simple ideas to make cupcakes even more festive and cute for any occasion.
1. Instead of baking cupcakes like any other individual, you can put the batter in cake cones and bake them on a cookie sheet. These cupcakes are [more...]

Raise your hand if you don’t like macaroni and cheese. I see no hands out there. I supposed when I was growing up my mother made macaroni and cheese from scratch and then along came the box and that was more convenient.
Last year after my heart dog died, a friend invited me over for macaroni [more...]

Chef Annette shared this healthy cooking tip with Circle of Food so we thought we’d share it with you.
Have you ever tried the whole grain baking mix from Trader Joe’s? “I love it!” exclaims Chef Annette. “It’s a combination of whole wheat flour, corn meal, ground oats and more. It’s higher in complex carbohydrates which means [more...]

Hanukkah starts on December 4 eve and lasts eight days. No, it’s not the Jewish Christmas but I can see how people think so because it happens in December and there’s an exchange of presents.
When I was a kid, we would get a present every night of the week. They weren’t big presents but things [more...]