By CHEF RENEE MORGAN I recently heard that this year’s largest pumpkin record holder weighs in at over 2,000 pounds. Can you imagine? The guy who grew it said he fed it fish and seaweed. That sounds funny, but those nutrients do come in a dehydrated form to use as plant food. It kinda makes […]

By CHEF RENEE MORGAN With Labor Day came the unofficial end of summer. Kind of our last hoorah weekend before school really starts in earnest. That means early mornings, full days of sports and band practices, youth club meetings and school lunches. I think many times it’s easy to get ourselves in a school lunch […]

  By CHEF RENEE MORGAN There was a full moon this week. You know what that means. A lot of hinky stuff is going on in the world and it’s no different in the food world. Here are a few of the most interesting studies and recalls on a national level. First up, tree nuts. […]

By CHEF RENEE MORGAN I first came to know of Bastille Day while I was a student at Le Cordon Bleu. There, Bastille Day was celebrated with all pomp and circumstance, and every manner of French delicacy. This, of course; was due to the French origin and traditions of the school. Last Sunday, July 14th […]

By CHEF RENEE MORGAN I love July 4th! I love everything about it. I love what the day stands for. What better reason to celebrate than to celebrate the independence of our country? It’s a time to reflect on and remember all the sacrifices that have been made to give us the freedoms we so […]

By CHEF RENEE MORGAN A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Cheryl, who happens to be a fellow chef I graduated culinary school with, called to invite me to spend a fun girls day together. She  lives close to Lake Travis so it’s a bit of a trek but we try to get together every […]