Cucina Chatter

Mi scusi! Already it is the eve of Cucina Chatter and I am just getting around to posting this week’s show preview. As I peruse tomorrow’s lineup, it appears we will stumble upon a travel theme–quite accidentally, I assure you. Our culinary maven, Chef Jacquie of Taste4Travel is in Sicily with a tour. We will [...]

Chef Jacquie Peccina Kelly comes through again. On this week’s Cucina Chatter she told us what to do with all that left over basil in the garden… and it wasn’t one of those “I’ll tell you what you can do wit da basnigole” comments. Chef Jacquie made making pesto sound so easy. In case you [...]

On a recent episode of Cucina Chatter, Chef Jacquie of Taste 4 Travel shared a wonderful tip on how to entice picky eaters. Rather than yell at or lecture your kids about eating–a technique to which I can attest does not work–CJ recommends we get them involved in the entire food prep process. Begin by [...]

This week is Cucina Chatter’s back-to-school special. Don’t worry; we didn’t miss the bus on this. With the way the start of the school year is staggered, I thought we’d wait until mid-September to role out this show.

I love potpourri….not the mini-satchel stuffed with over-perfuminated (Yes, I made up that word) dried flowers, but the whole concept of potpourri–a collection of miscellaneous items. That’s what this week’s show is all about.

Does Cucina Chatter have good peeps or what? I am so blessed to have on my show on a regular basis such talented, fun, enthusiastic, entertaining, hard working, and honest people. I just have to express my gratitude from time to time.

While most Americans enjoy a good Pub Crawl, certain ethnicities prefer a good Food Crawl. Not that I’m stereotyping those of us from Italian descent. OK. I am! Who better to provide a terrific Food Crawl than the South Philadelphia woman with a Taste for Travel? In less than 48 hours, Jacquie Peccina Kelly put [...]