Autumn has to be a chef’s favorite time of the year. Why? Quite simply because it’s “Harvest Time”! With it comes the “King of the Fall Harvest” – Pumpkin. Nutritional, delicious and FUN! This pumpkin pasta dough is a great way to incorporate pumpkin into your fall diet and it’s absolutely delicious. Enjoy!
Inspirational Cooking is the act of motivating yourself and others to get up and moving again after going through moments of hardships. The main idea is to focus on the fundamental elements of cooking. This can enliven one’s mind, body, spirit and get the feeling good again.
HomeTowne Television and I are hoping that the fun and inspiration of this all will lead you to the Summit Farmer’s market or to the local summertime food markets in your area.
Follow chef Franco’s “Excite the Senses” culinary journey on Celebrity Cruises ship the “Silhouette” for her 2012 Transatlantic voyage. FUN!
Celebrity Cruise Line proudly presents Chef Franco Lania as their “VIP Guest Chef” on-board the Silhouette. This world cruise leaves from the port of Bayonne, N.J. and heads to Lisbon, Portugal. Stay tuned at www.francolania.com for all updates, recipes, video and pictures from this once in a lifetime sea adventure!
“Jersey Gems with Chef Franco” is pleased to announce it’s first showing on HomeTowne TV on Easter Sunday 2012. This show has an Easter theme where Chef Franco showcases Iselin, New Jersey’s, Oak Tree Road area, also known as “Little India”. The neighborhood is home to a Halal butcher shop where Franco purchases a goat and returns home to prepare a delicious Easter-themed Mediterranean dish. Enjoy!
India consists of many different religions – Christianity, Buddhism, Hindu, and, yes, Muslim, too. And, just because you see some Arabic writing on the front of an Indian shop or food market doesn’t mean it should be a place to avoid.
The television show “Jersey Gems” with Chef Franco will bring to the forefront things of a culinary nature that would surprise many when thinking of the State of New Jersey – bringing to life culinary gems and places that New Jerseyans can be proud of.
Laskiaispulla: Scandinavian sweet cardamon-spiced buns, traditionally made to celebrate “Shrove Tuesday.” These buns are a delicious way to eat “heavy” before the season of fasting and Lent begins.