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Gigi Centaro, America’s Dinnertime Cheerleader was on the news.

Posted on Sep 08 2011

Gigi appeared on KVOA News 4 at 4 on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.  Click Here to see the five minute video “Let’s make a meal.” Click here for the menu from the show.


Do you only take care of your family when it’s convenient?

Posted on Jun 16 2011

I heard a radio interviewer tell someone that if making dinner wasn’t convenient he wasn’t going to cook.  My question for him would have been, “Why would you only take care of your family when it’s convenient?” What you eat today becomes your skin, heart and liver cells tomorrow.  The body is a wonderful factory and it can take a lot of abuse.  For many, it manages...


Don’t Drown Your Vegetables

Posted on Apr 14 2011

Raw vegetables provide the most nutrition, however, they aren’t always appetizing, and all vegetables do not taste good raw.  Raw broccoli along side a piece of roast chicken isn’t appealing, and meatloaf really needs mashed, not raw, potatoes.  There are ways to cook vegetables that ensure they retain the most nutrition. Cooking vegetables in oil is my favorite.  Heat oil on high,...


Fresh is Just as Easy as Frozen

Posted on Feb 17 2011

I was buying spinach the other day and the cashier asked me what it was.  When I told her it was spinach she told me she had never eaten fresh spinach.  If you’re like this young lady, and the only spinach you’ve ever eaten was frozen or canned, you really don’t know what spinach tastes like. In order to freeze it successfully, the processors must first blanch the fresh spinach. ...


How to carve a turkey easily

Posted on Nov 22 2010

I’m thankful for you and I appreciate your continued interest in Let’s Cook Tonight.  My Thanksgiving gift to you is a video on how to carve a turkey. Many people are anxious about carving the turkey. Watch this video and you’ll learn an easy way to get beautiful slices for dinner and for sandwiches. I wish you have a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving. Your cooking cheerleader, Gigi...