VFCA SR Graduation Reception

Last Friday I helped Debbie put out a reception for the Valley Fellowship Christian Academy graduates. Debbie does food events and knows her way around the kitchen! One of her specialties is cake. And I am fully agreeable to let people work in their element and this is one of her's! Actually sometimes it's easiest to sit back and 'be' the help or sous chef...you can learn from seeing things from another angle (besides your own) when someone else does it. 

Plenty of people commented on her food and the cake BUT I can tell she will give you the recipe for the cheese-ball, NOT the cake!!! LOL

Diet Trends

I have noticed either consciously or without realizing it America has started scrolling back their intake on carbs, glutens, and desserts. Is this because of the nations obsession on how overweight we are getting?

Steve, over at Roundthechuckbox.blogspot.com recently wrote on one of his posts:

"Beginning with pasta carbanara Friday evening, five cooks labored to set our best on the mobile serving line. We quickly learned that this East Bay group loved the sausages, roasted vegetables and salad bar. Though good, fresh baked dinner rolls, rich pasta and desserts fell by the wayside."

I have noticed that trend even with myself. I hate diets, but I started scrolling back my calories and increasing my garage elliptical workouts! LOL And the things that fall by the wayside first and foremost are the things listed above.

Really, I am just getting back to eating like I did in California, a lot of fresh veggies, cooked veggies, fruits, cheese, meats (lots of smoked and grilled meats)and usually only breads, pastas, and desserts if they are homemade and delicious! (As I am sure Steve and his cooks food are delicious!)

My advice has always been to ONLY eat food that is delicious AND eat it in moderation. As someone once said: 

"Life is to short to eat bad food!" ~ Amen!

May Highlights

We had another visit from the health department and if you follow me on twitter @tyronebcookin or Facebook you saw my humorous posting: Stick THAT in your dishwasher and sanitize it!

Things are wrapping up here in the kitchen as school winds down. We grilled a few meals outside in front of the kitchen just to kick things up a level. Chicken for fajitas!

Burgers for cheeseburgers and fries!

When I am not in the kitchen or out in the parking lot playing with fire, you can try to catch up with me at my mobile office:

Ice coffee, nothing fancy here...keeps me moving.