The desert sun in Joshua Tree, California gave me a healthy dose of Vitamin D and rejuvenated a part of my soul that needed to run. One of my favorite weekend activities is a jog through the...
An Old-Fashioned overlooking the Kierland Golf course from my balcony! The bartender Matt looked at me, awaiting my order. “I’ll have a club soda with lime,” I said. I was perched at the...
The most common question I get is “How can you teach a cooking class without a kitchen?” We’ve taught cooking classes in a LOT of environments including: Cafeterias Dining Halls...
Our theme for 2022 is “Cooking Up BIG Result” and in order to do that we are focusing on partnerships with schools and districts. In particular, schools we work with are charter, public or...
I noticed one student, a 1st grader with an adorable black bow in her hair, needed some help. It was a sunny afternoon in San Diego and I had flown out to this particular charter school ready to...
I was at Target and it felt like returning to an old friend. I was in the kitchen aisle staring at my most important piece of cooking equipment of all time. This machine is the key element for the...
Here’s a short cut for pizza: Use pita bread as a base and make your sauce using canned tomatoes! It’s faster and healthier than ordering a pizza for delivery… and just as satisfying! Active time:10...
Do you live by your Core Values? One of LIFT Enrichment’s is “Give Back” and I got the chance recently to create a value-packed event for a room of 30+ local entrepreneurs, vice presidents and...
This is a Chinese Classic made of juicy pieces of chicken coated with a delicious salt-and-sweet orange sauce.Our version is lighter because we substitute chicken breast for chicken thighs, and...
Montana??? “Why are you going to Montana?” my friend Eli asked as he passed me an old-fashioned on a Saturday evening at a hip bar in Desert Ridge, Arizona. “For the “Gear Up conference, and...