TODAY on MHTV: My family loves Chinese food but takeout has a tendency to make your wallet lighter with your waistband tighter. Today Calder and I are making healthier versions some of our favorite Chinese takeout dishes, saving unnecessary calories and a few bucks: sweet and crunchy sesame chicken, pork fried rice and for some… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: We’re re-airing the MH Holiday special today and next Monday the 20th (both at 11 am) so set your DVR’s to make sure you catch all the tips and tricks for making an outrageously good Christmas dinner. Just to refresh your memory, the star of the show today is a standing rib… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”EasterDinner2010″] Another Easter dinner had on one of our first gloriously beautiful days of the spring. Planned 8 to sit down for dinner but wound up me plus 8 boys to men (and thankfully Carly turning up in time for dessert). The meal, served inside was eaten outside–simple, simple menu but so satisfying…. View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”JARiceAndPeas”] A couple of years ago before getting so busy making Mad Hungry, I spent a week teaching at a work shop called The Kiln and The Kitchen at Good Hope in Trelawny, Jamaica. My childhood friend David Pinto, a potter who works up there invited me to collaborate with him in teaching… View Article