My Back-to-School Dinner Secret

August 14, 2014

As a mom who’s a chef, people typically assume my kids must be highly adventurous eaters. Not so! They’re kids, after all—they’re often picky and have a couple of demands when it comes to their meals. One, the ingredients must be easy to identify, and two, they must be very tasty. Enter Tyson® Fun Nuggets. (Oh, and did I forget to mention the meal must…

Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

To learn more about Valentina and where her work has been featured, visit her About page at Cooking On The Weekends.