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Chef Laura Giordano Gives a Taste of Italy

Chef Laura Giordano

Being a heel is normally not a good thing unless you are the “heel of the boot” in Italy. We are talking about the hidden gem of Italy the Puglia region. Puglia has over 500 miles of pristine coastline but is very well known for its pasta and olive oil.  Executive Chef Laura Giordano from  Read more »

Rosa Mexicano’s Disney Inspired Dessert

Rosa Mexicano showcases their new “Disney Dish” in honor of 100 years of Disney on Ice.

Mexican Gelatinas

Chef  Rosario Gamboa  recently learned the art of making flowers in Mexican Gelatinas. Now she sells them in her bakery located in Gaithersburg, Canela Bakery. She showed JC on 9 News Now at Noon, just how she makes these awesome desserts. Canela Bakery 806 Muddy Branch Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878-2780 (240) 631-9599

Getting Local Foods in Our Hospitals

When you think of hospital food you normally don’t think of fresh and tasty meals, but patients at some area hospitals are eating more locally grown and raised foods.  Louise Mitchell manages the Sustainable Foods Program at the University of Maryland, and she talked with JC about the push for a bigger presence of sustainable  Read more »

Bacon-Wrapped Chesapeake Rockfish with Sweet Potato Puree

    Bacon-Wrapped Chesapeake Rockfish with sweet potato puree, Brussels sprouts and green apples   Chef Benjamin Lambert Wit & Wisdom, A Tavern by Michael Mina   Yields 4 servings 4 6oz pieces rockfish filet (have your butcher portion these for you and take out all of the bones) 4 slices of bacon 1 pint sweet potato  Read more »

Makes-Me-Wanna Shout Chocolate Layer Cake Challenge

You know you make me want to (SHOUT!) Kick my heels up and (Shout!) Throw my hands up and (Shout!) Throw my head back and (Shout!) Did someone say a little bit louder now? LOL. Little did the Isley Brothers know that when they penned the tune Shout in 1959 it would basically become a  Read more »

Cooking With Our Saints

Cooking with our Saints at St. Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly, is a two-and-a-half-hour Saturday afternoon class, that include hands-on instruction, kitchen safety tips.  Particpants have a chance to sit down and eat what students cook, and a get a take-home folder of the recipes so participants can cook “saintly” meals at home. Price: $15  Read more »

Burgundy Braised Short Ribs with Roasted Mushrooms and Confit Shallots

Bethesda Restaurant Week starts on Monday and Executive Chef Andrew Fleischauer from Mon Ami Gabi in Bethesda appeared on 9 News Now at Noon.  He made Burgundy Braised Short Ribs with Roasted Mushrooms and Confit Shallots that is currently on the Mon Ami Gabi menu. Burgundy Braised Short Ribs with Roasted Mushrooms and Confit Shallots  Read more »

Wildfire’s Simply Bubbly Dinner on 01/17

        One of the favorite and yummiest segments of the 9 News Now at Noon broadcast, hands down, is  the kitchen segment. In the  One on One kitchen segment JC  interviews, up- and-coming restaurateurs and the best chefs in the DC Metro area. Through her 3- minute kitchen on-air segment and in the “Stirring The  Read more »

SkinnyLicious™ Grilled Chicken

We all know and LOOOOOVE The Cheesecake Factory, the huge portions, the delicious foods and of course the gazillion varieties of cheesecake! (As this post was being written the whole W*USA newsroom gobbled down a red velvet cheesecake.) But have you been there lately? They have a new menu for people who are calorie conscious  Read more »