My spice blends are all based on the use of Three Peppers, black pepper, white pepper and red pepper. Pepper is an irritant, it irritates our taste buds and forces them to open, this helps us TASTE BETTER. Once our taste buds are open, we can drop in any flavor we want.  Different peppers effect

Salt is a HOT item today, there has been an explosion of new super cool sea salts on the market. Salt is now available in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors. Experiment a little and I'm sure you'll learn something.   When using salt in Food Guru recipes: I generally use KOSHER SALT in my re

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?  Here's some Herb Insight that'll help you make new dishes that say WOW! I prefer fresh herbs to dry herbs anytime but they both have an important place in my kitchen. Smell them, taste them, YOU WILL FIND OUT... EXPERIMENT Fresh Herbs: Fresh Herbs like Basil, Cilantro, Th