Upcoming Cooking Classes!

Upcoming Cooking Classes!

I am teaching cooking classes 2 places now: The Village Kitchen Shoppe in Glendora and Williams- Sonoma in Rancho Cucamonga! Here are a list of classes coming up, along with ...

Check out my new Podcast!!

How do you cook like a pro when you can’t afford fancy kitchen tools? How can you order tasty at your local Vegan Joint or go healthy at Fast Food? ...

My 5 Must Have Kitchen Tool List!

My 5 Must Have Kitchen Tool List!

I have never been a person who spends a lot of money on my kitchen tools. I believe a few great quality investments in your kitchen will make your life ...

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Recipe of the Month!

Perfect Linguini Carbonara (serves 4-6) 1 lb linguini 8 egg yolks + ...

Spring is Here!!

I don’t know what the weather is like for you right now, ...
Recipes from Fort Wayne Home Show!

Recipes from Fort Wayne Home Show!

JYLL’S FAMOUS SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP in MINI BREAD BOWLS 4 Tbs butter ...

Blogs

CULINARY TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOPS!

CULINARY TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOPS!

Jyllicious Bites introduces a new, unique and delicious way to improve teamwork in your organization. Build camaraderie, improve communication and increase trust while participating in a fun-filled culinary adventure like no other team building exercise you have ever experienced. Your two hour workshop would include: A private kitchen/classroom that holds 10-30 people in Glendora, CA [...]

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Cookbook Update!

Cookbook Update!

Hi Everybody! My initial goal was to introduce my cookbook at the beginning of spring, however, Apple decided to steer my fate in another direction. Apple came out with iBooks Author, a program designed to let me design my own cookbook with pictures AND interactive videos for the iPad.  I decided to put the printed [...]

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2011……WHAT A YEAR!!!

Last year at this time, I was getting ready for Food Network Star. I knew a black car was picking me up on January 17th, but other than that, I knew nothing! I spent the first 2 weeks of January practicing my fish filleting skills (which I never used) my clam/oyster shucking skills (ditto) and [...]

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10 Budget Food Favorites

Back in my single days, with few bills, no mortgage and just a small studio apartment to pay for, it was very easy to drive up to Napa with friends to eat at Bouchon, or take a date to some of the best restaurants in LA, or fly up to Chicago to check out Rick [...]

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Summer Cooking

Summer Cooking

I am a cold weather girl and I love cooking in the wintertime. It has always been my favorite season to be by the stove…the warm flavors of the season smelling up your house and having something hearty during a cold day…LOVE it. But being a Cali girl now for ever 10 years, I have [...]

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WOLF-GATE

WOLF-GATE

If you are a fan of the show and happened to miss the July 17th episode, you are kicking yourself right about now. Although I am sure you have heard about it, read about it or watched instant replays on FN website. A lot of people have asked my thoughts on the episode and I [...]

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New York, Baby!

New York, Baby!

My hubby and I have taken ONE vacation together. Our honeymoon. That’s it. Anytime we have ever had extra money (lol) or extra time, we head to Green Bay to see my family. SO, when Food Network calls and say that I need to head to New York to do some FN business, we decided [...]

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