COME SEE CHEF LENA L. PRICE!! CULINARY FIGHT NIGHT NOVEMBER 2011 @ DEKALB FOOD AND MUSIC FESTIVAL!!

About CFN

Atlanta has introduced a very interesting event to its local culinary culture. This very unique opportunity, intended to highlight local chefs and their culinary skills as well as bring awareness to various foundations and charities around our city, has become a huge success. Welcome Culinary Fight Night®; (CFN®) “Where Cooking and Competition Collide!”

Culinary Fight Night® consists of a monthly competition pairing 2 local chefs, head to head, in the “kitchen“ to fight it out! The chefs will be required to prepare a 3 course meal for an audience of 200 as well as serve our panel of 6 celebrity judges. Each course will be scored in 3 categories: Taste, Presentation, and Creativity. Each category will be worth 25% and the audience will represent the remaining 25%.

Culinary Fight Night®(VioDoug Solutions) has had the pleasure of working with such charities as The Children’s Place based in Chicago, the Do the 2 Walk for Breast Cancer, the Make a Wish Foundation, Genesis Family Shelter of Atlanta, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ga., The Ludacris Foundation, and the Alzheimer Association.

Culinary Fight Night® has grown quickly during their 1st year. CFN® is currently shopping their idea for 2 reality shows, have started 2 additional companies; VioDoug Solutions and Just Chefs, 2 additional events; Xocial and Stilettos and More, compiling information for a cookbook; CFN: The Recipes, implementing satellite CFN competitions being produced in Chicago, NYC, and the Dominican Republic, and submitting paperwork for a non-profit organization, all to transpire during 2011.

Past judges have included Top Chef Season 6 contestant Hector Santiago; Grammy Award winning recording artist, Chilli; Glenn Mack, President of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts (Atlanta); Ginny McCormack, personal chef and author; and Emily Cook, Miss Georgia 2009.

@chef_LenaLPrice secured her spot in #CFN Nov. at @DeKalbFestivals!! 10 Chefs

5 battles
1 winner!! http://bit.ly/dIklA2 @cfnfoodfight #televised

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/SAVE-THE-DATE---October-16--2011--Taste-of-the-World.html?soid=1100389017257&aid=QRyiKsKljjQ

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/SAVE-THE-DATE---October-16--2011--Taste-of-the-World.html?soid=1100389017257&aid=QRyiKsKljjQ

2nd Annual Southwest Atlanta Celebrity Cook Off 2011

Real Men Cook 2011

Yeah, I know it's been a long time since I've blogged.  I have been quite busy with a number of business ventures.  I will try to keep you informed more  in the future :)

REAL MEN COOK 2011 ATLANTA

 chef Lena L Price and special guest...Don "DC" Curry

Mother's Day Brunch Lake Lanier Sailing Club

My beautiful son Jordan, love this kid

Nook Color

Yes, I purchased the lower end iPad LOL well it's smaller and I just love it to death.  I consider Nook Color to be the best ereader out on the market right now.  @Starbucks, looking at, none other than myself of course LOL

I love the internet

Location Latest Time Location Views


Updates every 5 minutes

Norcross, GA, United States Yesterday @ 10:51 pm 171

Garnerville, NY, United States Yesterday @ 3:08 pm 1

Ridge, NY, United States 7 Mar 2011 1

Broken Arrow, OK, United States 6 Mar 2011 2

Anaheim, CA, United States 6 Mar 2011 1

Chattanooga, TN, United States 6 Mar 2011 1

Hollis, NY, United States 5 Mar 2011 1

Atlanta, GA, United States 5 Mar 2011 11

El Cerrito, CA, United States 5 Mar 2011 1

Gardena, CA, United States 5 Mar 2011 1

London, United Kingdom 28 Feb 2011 1

Fort Worth, TX, United States 28 Feb 2011 1

Sterling Heights, MI, United States 28 Feb 2011 1

Van Nuys, CA, United States 28 Feb 2011 1

Rockford, IL, United States 27 Feb 2011 2

Niagara Falls, NY, United States 27 Feb 2011 1

North Andover, MA, United States 27 Feb 2011 1

Poughkeepsie, NY, United States 27 Feb 2011 11

Thousand Oaks, CA, United States 26 Feb 2011 1

Boston, MA, United States 26 Feb 2011 1

Warren, AR, United States 25 Feb 2011 1

North Las Vegas, NV, United States 25 Feb 2011 5

Dallas, TX, United States 25 Feb 2011 1

Spring, TX, United States 24 Feb 2011 1

Chicago, IL, United States 24 Feb 2011 1

Inverness, FL, United States 24 Feb 2011 1

Panama 22 Feb 2011 1

Sacramento, CA, United States 12 Feb 2011 3

Detroit, MI, United States 2 Feb 2011 1

Scottsdale, AZ, United States 24 Jan 2011 2

Woodburn, OR, United States 23 Jan 2011 3

Mountain View, CA, United States 21 Jan 2011 1

Littleton, CO, United States 8 Jan 2011 2

Martinsville, VA, United States 22 Dec 2010 1

Toledo, OH, United States 17 Dec 2010 2

Watford, United Kingdom 17 Dec 2010 1

United States 15 Dec 2010 3

Langnau, Switzerland 14 Dec 2010 1

Blythewood, SC, United States 13 Dec 2010 1

Portsmouth, VA, United States 11 Dec 2010 3

Manila, Philippines 7 Dec 2010 1

Meridian, ID, United States 6 Dec 2010 1

Betsy Layne, KY, United States 6 Dec 2010 1

Riverdale, GA, United States 4 Dec 2010 11

Oklahoma City, OK, United States 29 Nov 2010 4

Birmensdorf, Switzerland 27 Nov 2010 4

Siauliai, Lithuania 25 Nov 2010 1

West Palm Beach, FL, United States 25 Nov 2010 2

Lincoln, United Kingdom 23 Nov 2010 1

Adelaide, Australia 17 Nov 2010 2

Atlanta Wine School Wine Tasting - March 7, 2011

What an awesome time, thank you Mr Michael Bryan, The Atlanta Wine School, http://www.atlantawineschool.com/ , WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME TIME!!!

Coconut & Chicken Curry Soup

This sounds sooo good, gonna make it today and will let ya know! :O)

Chicken curry in soup form!



Prep Time 10 Minutes
Cook Time 10 Minutes
Difficulty EasyServings
System US MetricUpdate

Ingredients

•1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

•3 whole Chicken Breasts, Cut Into Bite Sized Chunks

•½ whole Large Onion Chopped Fine

•1 Tablespoon Grated Fresh Ginger

•1-½ cup Chicken Broth

•1 can (14 Oz. Can) Unsweetened Coconut Milk, Full Fat

•2 teaspoons Curry Powder

•1 whole Jalapeno, Seeded And Minced

•1 whole Small Green Bell Pepper, Sliced Thin

•½ cups Chopped Fresh Cilantro Plus Extra For Garnish

•2 Tablespoons Lime Juice

•Salt And Pepper

•2 cups Freshly Cooked Rice, Optional

•½ cups Unsweetened Chipped Coconut, To Garnish

Preparation Instructions

1. In a medium-sized soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper. Sauté until cooked through. Remove chicken and set aside. Sauté the onion, adding more oil if necessary, until tender.

2. Return the chicken to the pot with the onions. Add the ginger; cook for 1 minute. Add chicken broth, coconut milk, curry powder and jalapeno. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add bell pepper and cilantro and simmer an additional 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Optional: Spoon rice into 4 bowls. Top with a ladle or two of soup. Garnish with additional cilantro and a sprinkling of shredded coconut. Serve.


http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/soups/coconut-chicken-curry-soup/

Sip and Savor Wine Tasting Event - March 7, 2011

The Atlanta Chapter

of the

Le Cordon Bleu Alumni Association

Presents

 

Sip and Savor: A Wine Tasting Event

Monday, March 7, 2011

6:30pm-8:30pm

The Atlanta Wine School

Enjoy a tasting of international wines and a sampling of small bites with us!

 

Michael Bryan, Executive Director of The Atlanta Wine School, will share his expert wine wisdom as we sip and savor delicious wines and food. The Atlanta Wine School is the largest private wine institute in the Southeast.

Don't miss this chance to reconnect and network with Le Cordon Bleu Alumni.

$16 in advance

$20 at the door

Attire: Business casual

 

**Must be 21 years or older

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  http://lcbatlsipandsavor.eventbrite.com/

Foods Make You Sexy - Fact or Fiction?

With Valentine's Day around the corner, many may look to food as a way to rekindle the libido. But is this merely wishful thinking?

Like red wine, so-called love foods -- chocolate, oysters, cucumbers, strawberries and cream, licorice, alcohol -- may taste great, but will these foods tickle your libido as much as your taste buds?

According to Lawrence Cheskin, M.D., director and founder of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, there are some foods that can keep individuals in good sexual health, but as far as supposed aphrodisiacs are concerned there is no scientific evidence that they do the trick.

"The reputed sexual effects of so-called aphrodisiacs are based in folklore, not fact, and there is no scientific proof that any food or beverage can treat sexual dysfunction or increase desire," says Cheskin. "In health, there are some food recipes that promise to spice up your food and love life, but the ingredients do not lead to better chances of sexual intercourse."

Cheskin does point out that chocolate contains certain interesting chemicals, such as phenylethylamine (also known as the "love-chemical"), that do stimulate the brain. They are found in high amounts in people who are in love, which is how we get the idea that chocolate is an aphrodisiac.

"However, eating chocolate does not raise levels of phenylethylamine in your brain and increase your libido," says Cheskin. "Candy may be dandy, but it doesn't enhance your chance for romance."

Healthier alternatives to chocolate, with the same sweet taste, are fruits like pineapple, bananas and strawberries, which contain plenty of vitamins and are high in antioxidants.

"The health value of fruit may not be sexy, but they are at least healthy," stresses Cheskin.

Oysters are another food with a reputation for increasing the libido. Cheskin calls oysters "good food" because they are low in fat and high in protein, vitamins and minerals and because they contain some nutrients that are important for the production of hormones that can improve fertility.

"There is no proof that oysters have an aphrodisiac effect," he says, "but they are good for your sexual health and your overall health."

Part of good sex health is having a good body weight because being overweight can contribute to a decreased libido and fertility. For those who want to increase their libido, Cheskin says the best approach is "to exercise and eat the right foods."


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/01/food_sex.html

How Sexy is Your Dinner? Food as an Aphrodisiac and Sexy Recipes

It seems that the American public and product markets are obsessed with foods that nourish and heal the body. Beyond the trendy fat burning diets and Eastern teas that makes our skin glow and gives us more energy, food has been a staple and a necessity in how we communicate with and care for each other. Nothing comes closer to a cure for the common cold than grandma's homemade chicken soup. No celebration, no personal milestone would be the same (insert your personal memory here) without the breaking of bread and flow of wine with friends. These remedies and traditions were gifted to us by the many different cultures and flavors that now make up the United States.

Dark walls, dim lighting, flickering candles and the right Syrah can create the beginning of an entire love affair. Ordering or preparing the right foods might also add some steam to your night because, just like our ancestors, learned which foods can heal the body they also studied which foods inspire romance and even foods that are thought to be aphrodisiacs. Our society has always made the connection between sex and food. Our affinity and subtle humor for nuts, melons, onions and coconuts is just the surface of how closely our physical appetite is connected to our sexual appetite - I hope all of you have experienced what it's like to hunger for someone (yes you can insert a personal memory here too...go ahead and take a moment). Even America's favorite ice cream flavor, Vanilla, derives its name from vaina , the Latin word for sheath, scabbard or vagina. Let's explore some of the foods and spices that Mother Nature designed to help heat things up below the equator.

Asparagus visually strikes us as being very male. This falic relative of the lily is rich in vitamin B6, Vitamins A and C for plenty of lasting energy. Asparagus is also rich in thiamin and folic acid which has been discovered to boost the body's production of histamine that is known to help induce orgasm.

The Jury is out on the succulent leaves of Basil and Mint. Some herbalists believe that mint can decrease the longevity of the male erection and there are volumes written about pregnant women not consuming basil because it can cause very subtle uterine contractions. But this doesn't mean you can't order the mojito on your next night out on the prowl. The properties in these fragrant herbs promote circulation and create a warming affect all over the body...yes, all over!

The use of Oysters as an aphrodisiac is not just an urban legend. Actual studies have proven that these sweet and succulent little mollusks are full of minerals like calcium and zinc. Zinc is a key mineral in the production of testosterone and sperm. They are also a good source of Omega fatty acids and dopamine which will improve overall mood and possibly increase male and female libido. Caviar is also high in zinc, this romantic ingredient might enhance male functionality in many ways.

Chili Peppers, such as fiery habaneras or the warm and savory cayenne pepper, increase circulation and heart rate, a little sweat starts to form on our brows and noses when eaten similar to the anticipation of sex. These heated veggies contain a good dose of naturally occurring capsaicin which is a pain reliever.

The moist and succulent South American rain forests introduced us to what was once known as ‘the fruit of the Gods'. The Cacao bean contains a couple of mood inducing chemicals known as phenyl ethylamine and serotonin. These are chemicals that the body produces naturally and gives us the feeling of being in love. Chocolate may or may not have a direct affect on sexual arousal but it certainly elevates the mood of many women. A chocolate decadence cake might be enough make any woman lose her inhibitions.

The soft fleshy fruit of the Papaya is often visually compared to the female reproductive organs. Papaya has many nutrients that promote the production of estrogen and many African and South American tribes have used it to increase female libido and fertility. They are rich in B vitamins which are known to be the sex hormone vitamin.

Strawberries and raspberries are juicy and ripe, deep red reminder of the color of passion and love. When split in half, strawberries resemble small hearts or puckered lips and have always been a symbol of courting youth. Strawberries and warm melted chocolate will set the stage for a sexy night.

Aromatherapists believe that the scent of almonds increases sexual sensation in women. The scents of Grapefruit, Orange and other citrus fruit evoke the feeling of youth in people which can also contribute to a relaxed and inhibited mood.

The sweet spiciness of cinnamon releases pheromones in the brain that give us that "feel good" sensation and warms the body from the inside out. After cooking a spicy cinnamon based jerked chicken for that special someone burn cinnamon incense and serve a caramel cinnamon dessert.

Some of the foods listed above have been passed on by word of mouth for centuries, some are newly discovered or proven by science and some may even be urban legend based on the frat party trial and error method. No matter which, it can be a lot of fun finding out which arousing eats work best with you and your honey's chemistry.
Since we're on the subject, besides being a beauty secret of Cleopatra, Honey has a history for being an aphrodisiac. In early Europe newly married couples drank a honey based drink during the first months of marriage, many connect this to our modern day ‘honeymoon'. It is a popular Indian tradition to give the groom a gift of honey at weddings. It is probably the B vitamins and energy rush from the sugar content that has added to honey's romantic reputation.
Though these foods may have vitamins, minerals or chemicals that have an exciting and sensual reaction with our bodies any food, when presented and eaten correctly can provide a plethora of pleasure for even the stuffiest of couples. Turn down (or off) your over head lights and light cinnamon scented candles. Have a picnic in the middle of the living room floor. Feed each other with your hands, maybe blind fold each other and conduct private tastes tests with fresh juicy papaya and mangoes or fluffy soft cream puffs. The food automatically provides the body with a feeling of being happy and satisfied, your energy and creativity turn it into an aphrodisiac

http://hubpages.com/hub/ThesSexFoodConnection

I don't really like to get too personal-personal in my blog but...

So I'm absolutely thinking that everything happens for a reason.  What we think we want may not be what HE has in store for us.  Sometimes, HE has to be harsh in showing us.  I actually get it.  Once again I will say that an ENDING has created a GREAT beginning.  It has been right in front of me.  I can see clearly now.  Thanks, friend (you know who you are LOL-MD)

Adam Dell's Custody Battle with Padma Lakshmi Gets Nasty

Adam Dell's Custody Battle with Padma Lakshmi Gets Nasty

Earlier this week, Adam Dell, the father of 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi's baby, filed a lawsuit for the full custody of their 11-month-old daughter Krishna. And it seems Dell is ready to break out the big guns, claiming that Lakshmi once told him she hoped he had nothing to do with the pregnancy.

According to the Daily Mail, in Dell's 16-page lawsuit, he is claiming that when he and Lakshmi were dating in 2009, she was also dating 70-year-old IMG boss Ted Forstmann.

Lakshmi is currently in a relationship with Forstmann.

Dell is claiming that Lakshmi hoped Forstmann was Krishna's father and not Dell. He said Lakshmi refused to put his name on the birth certificate "to minimize, if not eliminate [Dell's] role in Krishna's life and to install Forstmann as Krishna's father."

Dell also mentions that Lakshmi launched a verbal attack on him during a phone call in September 2009, calling him an "unambitious" man with an "uninteresting" career and "unmemorable" friends.

The suit also claims, "Forstmann declared that Lakshmi, Krishna and he are a 'family' and they wished [Dell] would f***ing disappear."

Lakshmi's lawyer, Jay Silverstein, however, called Dell's suit "inaccurate and misleading" and is quoted saying, "We were in the process of negotiating permanent visitation rights when Dell terminated negotiations and this suit was filed. He remains more interested in garnering media attention than focusing on the welfare of his daughter."

Silverstein added that Lakshmi was looking forward to correcting the record in the courts and not in the press.

He said, "[Lakshmi] is saddened and gravely disappointed that Mr. Dell has chosen a very public means of filing his petition with the court rather than doing so in a confidential or sealed manner which is customary in cases involving a very young child."

I am a firm believer....

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-------BELIEVE EM!!!! #THEREALISTISHTIEVERWROTE

I need an adrenaline rush so after my massage tomorrrow, I'm going to skydive atlanta!!!! My patuitary gland is screaming out for some action!!!

Tense

tomorrow does feel like a spa day though.  my shoulders and neck feel tense.  jejusauna.net tomrrow, for sure!!! night night

Abuja, Nigeria

This seems to be my next destination.  I'm getting so many reaching outs of concerns on me going to Nigeria.  I am sure I will be safe.  There will be a security team accompanying us so...my thinking is always "que sera, sera".  I don't live my life worried about what COULD happen.  Hell, I COULD go outside to checck my mail, slide on some ice, fall, bust my head open and die.  Do I go about thinking about that? NO.  If it is my day, that is what it is.  I dont stress about things like that.  Especially taking into consideration the situations and circumstances that I have found myself in...ie the DMZ, snorkeling into a school of sharks, sky diving.  I am not afraid of death, I love life.  I can't wait to go to Nigeria!  I'm ecstatic about it really.  This place is absolutely beautiful!!!!

An Evening of Hope - Africa's Children's Fund Medical Mission to Nigeria 2011 Reception