Happy Valentine/Presidents’ Day Cherry-Port Brownies

Mama Shoe Chef has no special Valentine, so that means a trip to the kitchen–in heels, of course.  Last month I saw  a recipe in an old magazine for brownies with port-soaked cherries  I made it for a meeting and threw the recipe away.  Later I was asked for the recipe, so today seemed a [...]

Who Knew? Chayote to the Rescue!

I saw a Texan lady “throw down” with Bobby Flay, and she tossed some sliced chayote on the grill.  I realized I’d never  tasted one, so I picked one up at the market for 70 cents.  It’s new to me, but this unusual veggie pear saved my pork chop dinner.  We hadn’t had good old [...]

Gourmet Treats for Shoechefs’ Dogs

We know that a lot of you spend as much time, effort and money on your pets as your friends & family.  I’m not sure what this says about our society, but we’ll leave that question for others to chew on.  Anyway, my golden lab/ sharpei was looking at me so wistfully while I baked holiday [...]

Kickin’ it up with a Hotluck

Had an awesome hotluck Saturday night.  About 25 of our friends came over and brought their favorite hot dishes.  We had everything from flaming fire coleslaw to spicy red beans and rice to Vatapa, a Brazilian seafood stew – someone even brought spicy bloody marys.  Overall it was a great time. Found out that one [...]

Cookbook update

We’ve been getting emails about the status of the cookbook.  We’re learning that it takes longer when you actually want to produce something for people outside your immediate family.
If you don’t follow us on Facebook, become fans and you will be the first to know when our book is ready.  At this point we’re finalizing [...]

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