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Shredded Chicken

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Some great recipes call for “shredded cooked chicken” as opposed to diced or chopped. The texture mixes nicely with other ingredients especially when wrapped in a warm, homemade tortilla!  Yesterday I had the privilege of working with some youth at the Mary Graham Foster Center and one very smart boy showed me the best way to shred chicken is to pull it apart using two forks.  Honestly, I had not known this and was so glad to have been taught. Again you never know what you’ll learn when helping others.  Cook, Eat, Laugh…Claudia

Food Rules

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Food Rules, a new book by Michael Pollan (Penguin Books) has some great tips on eating healthy. Many are common sense one-liners which ring true but somehow are often ignored. Tip number  63 is simple – COOK. “…people who cook are more likely to eat a more healthful diet.” Cook, Eat, Laugh…Claudia

San Francisco Writers Conference

Sunday, February 14th, 2010


San Francisco Writers Conference 2010

Claudia speaks on Publishing a Cookbook

ABC News10

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Sacramento & Co – abcNEWs10

Chefs Claudia and Rima prepare Strawberry Tiramisu for Valentine’s Day


Staying Connected

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Rima and I recently had the pleasure of speaking and cooking at a YPO event in San Francisco. We were so pleased to hear the keynote speaker, Michael Riera, PhD author of Staying Connected to Your Teenager and Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers say that dinnertime is the most important time to connect with your family. We encourage you to make dinnertime a priority in your home. Cook, Eat, Laugh…Claudia

ABC News10

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Sacramento & Co – abcNEWS10

Chefs Claudia and Rima prepare Zucchini Fritatta


KPIX Channel 5

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Bay Sunday – KPIX Channel 5

Claudia and Rima discuss Cooking Dinner: Simple Italian Family Recipes EVERYONE Can Make


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