Victoria Brown

This was the first time that Culinary Arts hosted a lunch at two different homes to accomodate our growing group numbers. The menu was identical at each lunch and eleven people attended at each home. Janice Kabel and Jackie O’Neil co-hosted at Janice’s home and Viki Brown and Linda Haynsworth-Kruger co-hosted at Viki’s home. Several […]

15 members gathered at the home of Pat Wittman to explore the exotic delight of middle eastern cooking. Ashley Jensen served as co-hostess and provided the commentary as each dish was introduced. From hummus to saffron rice pudding, we sampled dishes for every meal course from recipes which had been carefully selected by Pat and […]

17 creative women joined in a festive celebration of the bold and varied flavors of Latin food at the Culinary Arts lunch held at Viki Brown's home on Feb. 7 which was decorated with bright Latin colors. Sue Tschohl served as co-hostess. The women who attended each prepared a recipe for a part of the […]

Fourteen members gathered together at the home of Gerene Leffingwell to share a wide variety of appetizers that each guest prepared at home and brought to share with the group. As we enjoyed sampling the many dishes, each cook described the ingredients and preparation methods for her recipe. Yummy appetizers from "Thai Turkey and Brown […]

13 wonderful home cooks gathered at the home of Carolyn Hein on Aug. 9 to share and sample a variety of dishes featuring fresh food products available in the Rogue Valley. Jan Griffin served as our gracious co-hostess. Brilliant red raspberries and strawberries topping a dark green spinach salad and an array of colorful vegetables […]

Eleven ladies met at the home of Janice Kabel to share foods prepared from recipes selected from "America's Test Kitchen: Just Add Sauce": cookbook. Co-hostesses Joan Devlin and Janice Kabel selected recipes to cover all meal courses from appetizers through desserts and each guest brought the dish that they had prepared at home from their […]

A group of 12 ladies gathered at the home of Virginia Felker to sample dishes prepared in either a slow cooker or a pressure cooker. Maxine Williams served as co-hostess. Each participant prepared a dish at home to share with the group based on a recipe selected by Virginia and Maxine. All meal course were […]

12 brave women gathered at the home of Viki Brown on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 to prepare ingredients for and construct three types of sushi rolls (all cooked seafood, meat), two side dishes, three dipping sauces and green tea ice cream and fresh oranges in plum wine for dessert. Two types of Japanese tea made […]

On a rainy summer day, the Culinary Arts group gathered at the home of Maxine Williams to discuss and sample a variety of recipes from the cookbook: "How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking" authored by Michael Psilakis. Michael creates his recipes utilizing as many fresh ingredients as are available producing dishes which […]

A group of ten adventurous ladies came together at the home of Viki Brown on October 12 to spend a few hours making and enjoying condiments and foods to serve them with. Linda Haynsworth-Krueger served as co-hostess. The group was formed into teams of two and each had a work station with ingredients and two […]

Joan Devlin and Janice Kabel hosted the August Culinary Arts gathering at Joan’s home. Each guest prepared and shared an assigned dish from traditional Irish cuisine. Joan shared her amazing photos and stories from a recent visit to Ireland where she and her husband Lew visited with family and saw many sights. Joan even demonstrated […]