Just one more chapter!

Just one more chapter!

Hello all,  I am always looking for a way to make certain things faster in the morning.  Working from home is an advantage, no longer commuting back and forth to the office and in the past few years my travel for my job has decreased 

A “Freezer” Blast From The Past! The Sensible Chef

A “Freezer” Blast From The Past! The Sensible Chef

  Year: 1988 Home & R&D Center: St. Louis, MO Production Plant: ConAgra Frozen Foods, Turlock California. What’s new: A divided microwave plate (precursor to Healthy Choice Meals), Food components designed with the microwave oven in mind (Thank you to Big George’s Home Appliance Mart 

Lab Coats in My Life

Lab Coats in My Life

A Lab Coat is a Food Technologist’s Best Friend. Mine always seemed to attract tomato sauce and strawberries (at separate times). It started early in a chemistry class at Eastern Michigan University when my professor highly suggested I wear one due to some unfortunate Laboratory 

Mastering a Recipe

Mastering a Recipe

Not your typical test kitchen. Cillian our precious pooch is not wearing a hairnet and either am I. But this is my kitchen the heart of my home. I was working on making pasties; Definition: A Michigan Pasty is a staple of the Upper Peninsula 

February National Cherry Month

February National Cherry Month

We can all still celebrate National Cherry Month; only with 2 days to go there is still time for that piece of cherry pie, dried cherry chicken salad,  frozen cherries in a smoothie or a tall glass of cherry juice.  Cherries are available in many 

Where it all began! Michigan, Baking & Family

Where it all began! Michigan, Baking & Family

Good Morning, Happy New Year to you all. As I reflect back over my life.  Love of food and the memories it plays in our lives is even more apparent this time of the year. I grew up with a Swedish Grandmother, Mother and Godmother. 

For The Love of Pie!

For The Love of Pie!

I love to make homemade pie.  Being from the North I lean towards Fruits and Pumpkin.  My all time favorite is Rhubarb.  I am a Purist when it comes to Rhubarb-“NO STRAWBERRIES ALLOWED” I am thankful this Thanksgiving 2020 to share my pie baking with 

Traverse City Record Eagle Food Section: July 4, 1994

Traverse City Record Eagle Food Section: July 4, 1994

The article isn’t real accurate but this was fun to do!

Faux Scones

Faux Scones

As I continue to be resourceful but healthy and searching my cupboards for new and interesting foods to make.  I came up with Faux Scones-Drop Style.  I could probably never re-create this recipe but my freezer contained frozen egg whites (left over from making my 

Layers And Layers

Layers And Layers

My first big commercial product! Large scale production for a frozen pizza company.  Got my feet wet with product development; taking this dough into a laminated pizza crust.  Test kitchen to pilot plant to a brand new bakery designed just to make this crust.  I