Volunteering for the best jobs in the future! For the past year-and-a-half, I have been volunteering at a local senior center helping to serve lunches. It has been a very humbling and educational experience for me. I have developed relationships with some of the seniors that are there on a daily basis as well as [...]

The Chefs de Cuisine of San Diego and The San Diego Spirits Festival partnered up to bring you this new “Taste de Mixology Food and Cocktail Shakedown.” This event is coming up on November 7th 2010 on the roof of the Hard Rock Hotel. It will involve Chefs and Bartender  teams competing against each other. [...]

Went to “Bowling for Boobs” charity event yesterday at Kearny Mesa Bowl. All proceeds go to Breast cancer awareness. We had a great time for a great cause. I must admit that I suck at bowling, but met some great people and had a fun time. I must say that I am a little sore [...]

I made some Carnitas last night for dinner, got a real good price on pork stew meat at Henery’s market. It came out great my wife really enjoyed it. Served with beans that I made from scratch, cilantro, lime, and salsa. Simple and easy to make. Carnitas, literally “little meats”, is a type of braised [...]

Nutrients, Not Just Vitamins, Are Key to Anti-Aging We all believe that vitamins may help our health in some way. While some specific vitamins have been shown to provide benefit – namely, Vitamin D is the talk of the town – it is more important to get the full gamut of nutrients from whole foods. [...]

It’s almost that time of year again, the aroma of roasting Hatch Green Chile’s is in the air around every corner in New Mexico. When I was working in New Mexico, I learned about Hatch Green Chile’s. A green chile similar to the shape of an Anaheim, or Pablano pepper, but is about 10 times [...]

Since I wrote a blog on “Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency” I have gotten a good response, so I decided to take it to the next level. With help from my friends at Chefs de Cuisine of San Diego. Survival Shopping List and Menus Surviving a disaster requires a way to keep eating. Families [...]

These four day menus are to be used with my other post: “Survival Shopping List and Menus“ Survival Menus for the next disaster DAY 1 Breakfast: Cereal with Soy Milk Lunch: Tuna Casserole: 2 pouches Tuna, Penne pasta, 2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup, Dinner: Red Beans and Rice with Sausage, Red Beans, Rice, Chili [...]