Chef Joel St. John

Chef Joel St. John Our across the street neighbor, Chef Joel St. John, is a real deal, award winning culinary professional. At first I was a bit daunted by the prospect of cooking for a real chef. The first meal I ever served him was my Kung Pao Shrimp, and I won him...

Coconut Shrimp

Coconut Shrimp We tried these tonight, and got rave reviews including from Chef Joel St. John. Ingredients 1 lb. raw shrimp; peeled and deveined 3 T flour 1 T cornstarch 1 tsp. salt 1 T garlic powder 1 egg 1 beer 1 T Ranch Dressing Powder grated coconut 1/4 cup corn...

Cards in Honor of Daddy

Cards in Honor of Daddy Click on an image to see a larger version. Then use your back button to return to this...

Blackberries

Blackberries I got a call from Morgan yesterday. He asked me to paint blackberries. I said yes I will and found out that he also had asked other artists to paint blackberries that same day. It is called Sympathetic Painting when several artists paint the same topic....

Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Portobello Mushroom Burgers We’ve done these for years on the grill out doors. Tonight, I decided to do them indoors, setting out to pan fry or oven bake them. But, the notion struck me, “What about the George Foreman grill?” This is every bit as...