Thank you so much for hanging out with me! I hope that you had a wonderful time, so whether you hosted a private cooking class with me at your home, attended and Urban(e) Foodie event, devoured one of my signature pound cakes, or if you saw me cooking up something good at a food event or online, please share your experience in the comments below. I would love to hear from you and I read all of the comments!

Please make sure to Leave your name, what you experience and what you enjoyed the most! 

Can’t wait to see you again!

Chef Evelyn

If you have ever attended any of my cooking classes, then you know that I am a big fan of having the right tools, for the right job. I find that most people don’t like to cook, or find it to be a chore, because they are not equipped with the proper equipment.

A quality cutting board is just as important as the quality of your knives. If you are going to invest in great cutlery, then you want to preserve that cutlery, by using it on a premium surface. And that is where Lone Star Artisans comes in.

The generous owner of Lone Star Artisans sent me their Charity Cutting Board to review. From the moment, the massive box arrived at my door, my heart rate increased with excitement. I’ve always wanted one of those impressive wooden cutting boards that I’ve seen Rachel Ray, Ina Garten and Giada De Laurentis use on the Food Network. Now I can say that my dreams have come true! I open the giant box and pulled out a very impressive, somewhat heavy (in a good way) cutting board. I was sold.  But just like any great meal, it should never be more pretty than tasty or in this case the board should be more beautiful than functional.

For the next couple of weeks, I cut EVERYTHING on this board. You name it, fruits, vegetables, rolled out pizza dough, the whole nine. I wanted to make sure I had more than a pretty board. Would this handmade wooden cutting board stand up to my chef life wear and tear and still be as beautiful?

The Answer is YES!

I must give it to the craftsmanship at Lone Star Artisans, they really know how to create quality, handmade, end grain cutting boards. These boards belong in the best shops like Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table and Crate & Barrel.

Lucky for you, they are offering a discount code for all of the Chef Evelyn Foodie Family.

Get 10% off of your cutting board purchase when you use the code “CHEFEVELYN”

Visit their website here: LoneStarArtisans.com

I also wanted something that I would actually use because it was attractive .  With all of those requirements, I decided to create my own and share it with you.

This template has plenty of space for all of your meals throughout the week, you can even write down snack ideas. This is great whether you are planning meals for a family or trying not to eat out and stay healthy.

I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think!

Click Here to download.  

~Chef Evelyn

Stay tuned!

Chef Evelyn

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Sweet: Apple Berry Salsa with Backed Cinnamon Pita Chips (Recipe)

Salty: Spiced Roasted Chickpeas (Recipe)

Homemade Hummus (Video & Recipe)

Quick & Easy Smoothies (Video & Recipe)

Want to print the recipe? Just click here: Chocolate Lave Cake

This is one of my all time favorite recipes. I mean, how can you go wrong with something sweet, warm and chocolate?!?!

Enjoy!

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Hey Family, 

Check out this lighter version of a strawberry shortcake. This recipe is perfect for a summer dinner party or Sunday brunch. Super quick and easy, but impressive.

Click here to print/download the recipe: ChefEvelyn.com – Strawberry Amaretto Pastries

Check out some of the recipes we’ve tried and download them to try at home!

Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad

Jerk Chicken Nachos

Strawberry Amaretto Pastries

Chicken Fajita Bites

German Chocolate Lava Cake

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*all recipes are courtesy of the Pampered Chef.

I grabbed my friend to tag along and we went with big empty stomachs. Given that it was Father’s Day and dads do like meat, the place was packed. Lucky for us, there was no wait at all. We walked in and were greeted and within about a minute or so we had ourselves a booth.

Our waiter promptly greeted us and took our drink orders. The menu was fairly simple and not over crowded. In my mind, the larger the menu, the harder it is to really focus on quality, but I digress.

We decided to order the Smoked Sausage with Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce as an appetizer. The sausage was very good. It had been grilled and had just the right amount of smokiness. It was not and hot, the grill marks were perfect and fresh, and the best part was that the sausage was extremely juicy.  Being that I am from Kansas City, I like a certain type of BBQ sauce. I like very savory, smokey and slightly spicy BBQ sauce. This sauce was a little on the sweet side. If you like sweet BBQ sauce, then this would work as a great compliment to the smokey sausage. I think I might have enjoyed the sauce a little bit more if it would have been served warm with the sausage.

For the entree, I decided to go with the 10 oz rib-eye and the mashed potatoes. Steaks are tricky. If you really want to let the quality of your meat shine through, then you go with minimal seasoning, and that’s just what they did. I order my steak medium (the only true way to enjoy steak). It was juicy and flavorful. The mashed potatoes were okay. They definitely did not skimp on the butter or heavy cream, I just wish the potatoes had been a little lighter. My friend got the fried catfish. Talk about a big ole plate full of carbs. Guess we should have ordered some green veggies

I won’t say that this plate was dirty as much as I just think that it is stained. I have worked in enough kitchens to know the difference.

And if you know me, you know that I had to have dessert! We decided to share the Texas Pecan and Chocolate Chip Cobbler. Not sure if it was a cobbler as much as a chocolate chip pecan Blondie. It was pretty good. I might have enjoyed it more if it wasn’t as hot. Seemed as if the ice cream was melting faster than we could scoop it up.

Overall, I was pleased. We had great service with an attentive waiter, even though it was crowded we didn’t have to wait long and the food was pretty good too. If you like the steak chain that often uses Australian accents in their advertising, then you will enjoy this place too. Maybe even more.

Happy Eating!