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ElBulli chef Adria unveils cooking ‘laboratory’ (via AFP)Spanish star chef Ferran Adria unveiled plans on Tuesday to open a “cooking laboratory”, museum and database of top recipes at his world-beating restaurant elBulli. Adria, whose eatery was crowned best in the world five times by Britain’s Restaurant…

The problem with buying fresh herbs is that many recipes only call for a couple teaspoons or tablespoons. You end up with the entire bunch leftover and not really sure what else to do with the herbs. This simple tip will help you preserve your fresh herbs for future use,...

Grandbaby Cakes Hosts Inaugural Charity Bake Sale "A Charitable Confection" Doing good never tasted so good! Chicagoans with a penchant for gourmet sweets are invited to attend the first ever "A Charitable Confection" charity bake sale on Friday, April 25, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Chicago Urban...

Momma Cuisine was a guest on Sports Doctor Radio hosted by Dr. Bob WeilI adore Dr. Bob Weil and his mission to help minimize and get rid of childhood obesity. This common thread between us has helped us learn more about each other and over the years, become great supporter...

Momma Cuisine is a media sponsor of the 2014 Good Food Festival ChicagoFor two years in a row, I have been a media sponsor for the Good Food Festival Chicago along with some pretty amazing brands! As Momma Cuisine, Good Food Festival’s mission about empowering local food growers and artisans and bringing...

I love grocery shopping. In fact, my #GroceryAdventures hashtag is something I use every time I go out on this chore (adventure), where I tweet and Instagram my grocery adventures for all to see. I share unique finds, exotic and odd items, the beauty of fresh produce, or anything that...

Nestle recalls Hot Pockets (via CNN Video)Nestlé USA has issued a recall of two varieties of Hot Pockets because they may contain harmful meat. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license video from CNN/HLN go to CNNImagesource.com or e-mail: cnn.imagesource@turner.com

Delicious Juicing Recipes (via http://juicingforweightlossrecipes.net)There’s no need to feel deprived of candy, cakes and other processed foods! There are some truly delicious juicing recipes that are not only really good for you, but taste wonderful too. In the winter when it’s really cold, it’s sometimes difficult…

With three kids, my husband an I often complain about space in our vehicles. We live about one hour west of the city of Chicago where we work, visit family and enjoy so many great urban amenities. That means we spend hours and hours in our cars with our children,...

Chef Emeril Lagasse was the first hire at Food Network and helped to catapult the network in to mainstream success where millions of homes tuned in every night. In high school, watching Chef Emeril was a family affair. My dad especially loved Chef Emeril’s big and lovable personality, and so...

Disclosure: This is not medical advice. Please contact your physician for your personal health assessment and goals.The new year always forces people to reassess their life and make new goals for a better future. One of the top five, if not number one is getting fit and healthy. For many, this...

I am on a huge mission. My mission is for Momma Cuisine to be one of the 12 recipients of the $250,000 grant from Chase to help me take my mission to empower families to make Great Everyday Meals to the next level in business. I am preparing to launch GEMFoodMag in the...

Momma Cuisine was invited to co-host this event with Chef Doug Psaltis at Best Buy in Downer’s Grove, IllinoisIt was an honor to be able to meet Chef Doug Psaltis at Best Buy for this event showcasing some of the great small appliances available in Best Buy’s across the country....

  I am so excited to be hosting this event with Best Buy and Chef Doug Psaltis, executive chef of one of the hottest restaurants of the moment, in Chicago RPM Italian. RPM is widely known to be owned by Guiliana and Bill Rancic. "P" in RPM is Psaltis and...

LIVE! With Momma Cuisine is sponsored by Cookmore.com powered by Kenmore. If you’re having trouble watching the show – MOMMA CUISINE TVJasmine Jafferali, MPH is a Lifestyle and Wellness Consultant specializing in gluten free/allergy free living as well as family and women’s health. It is her personal mission to raise her children...

This post was sponsored by Quaker. Thank you for letting me share products I love!Quaker Oatmeal is a staple in our home and my kids eat it almost everyday for breakfast. What I love about the oatmeal, along with Quaker’s other breakfast foods, is how they provide a quick and healthy way to...

Kenmore is a proud sponsor of LIVE! With Momma CuisineSummer is in full swing so fill up the cooler and fire up the grill. To celebrate 100 years, The Kenmore brand is inviting home cooks across the country to cook their way into Kenmore history by looking for the best...

Momma’s Video Journal – Getting Back to ExercisingExercising is NOT fun for me. I don’t know if it will ever be. But, I do know that exercising is crucial to keeping my body healthy, inside and out. I have the same struggles as many other busy moms. Not enough time in...

The Best of Specialty Foods Awards by The Specialty Foods AssociationThere is a outstanding market for specialty foods in the US, with consumers looking for foods from their native lands, as well as people with special dietary needs, foodies who simply love to explore new tastes and flavors and everyone...

HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS TO STAKE OUT DUNKIN’ DONUTS ROOFTOPS FOR 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR, FRIDAY, MAY 31 Cooking Personality and “Momma Cuisine” Host Johanna Cook to Join in BenefitFor Special Olympics Illinois Guests to Receive Free Donut Coupon With Donation Chicago, IL—May, 2013—For the 11th year in a row, hundreds of law enforcement officers from throughout...