Chef Jill Aker-Ray

02/18/2025

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Chef Jill Aker-Ray walks us through how to make a George Washington's favorite 'Hoe Cakes,' then tests our presidential knowledge

02/09/2025

Warm your soul and your bowl—it's National Homemade Soup Day!🥣✨ There’s nothing cozier than a steaming pot of homemade goodness, and we’ve got just the cookbooks to inspire your next creation. Check them out at the links below!🍲📚
🍲'Eat Meat Without Feet' by Carrie Shapley

https://www.warrenpublishing.net/store/p404/Eat_Meat_Without_Feet_%28Hard_Cover%29_by_Carrie_Shapley.html
🍲'Tutu's Table: Memorable Meals and Fun Celebrations with Family and Friends' by Jill Aker-Ray Chef Jill Aker-Ray

https://www.warrenpublishing.net/store/p351/Tutu%27s_Table_%28Hard_Cover%29_by_Jill_Aker-Ray.html

01/29/2025

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Before the names Julia Child and Martha Stewart came about, there was Lena Richard. She was the first Black woman in America to host her own cooking television show. In the 1940''s, Blacks were still facing a lot of discrimination, including finding jobs and having careers. Lena was able to achieve much success.Not only was she on television, she also owned two restaurants, had a frozen food business, she wrote a cookbook that sold nationwide and she opened her own culinary school to teach cooking and home economics to aspiring Black chefs. Lena Richard was a forgotten pioneer. I think a documentary or biopic needs to be made on her just like Julia Child!!

12/16/2024

11/28/2024

While you are in the swirling, frantic preparation of the Thanksgiving dinner, we are already thinking ahead to the leftovers! We made two dumplings leftover dishes in this morning and they were both taste test approved by rh master himself, and his beautiful family. Check out the recipes in the QC life app. Happy Thanksgiving Y’all! 🦃🍽

11/28/2024

Getting geared up for the Thanksgiving leftover ideas with

11/25/2024

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Hope you’ve been good boys and girls this year!

11/18/2024

It was a “Sunday Funday” for sure AR Workshop Waxhaw yesterday! I urge you to take time to sign up for one of many choices of custom projects and grab your family members and or friends. It’s such a great time and you get to bring home a treasure to gift someone or enjoy in your home home!
Thanks for coming Taylor Smith, Kathleen Aker and Chris Risk-Butler.

11/17/2024

Aren’t these fun?!

11/17/2024

11/16/2024

Still time to sign up for Sunday Funday!!!

11/16/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Lori Lacher-Kloth, Kim McCarter

11/15/2024

So proud of my friend, Ernie Adler, for his big heart and helping hands!

Chef Ernie Adler served with the World Central Kitchen in Ukraine in 2022.

11/14/2024

Join me for a Sunday Funday AR Workshop Waxhaw! Sign up for your project below ⬇️

11/08/2024

Always love to see my family!
National Cappuccino Day was the perfect way to end the work week, too!

11/05/2024

Our German/Bavarian extravaganza was so stinkin’ delicious!!! We had pork schnitzel, authentic goulash, chicken schnitzel with spaetzle and THE most amazing red cabbage ever! 😋 Octoberfest in November for the win!

10/31/2024

Monday rolls around and those people you live with want dinner, again!!! We solved that problem on with the fab and the hunk with a quick and easy weeknight recipe for AND you can make it and in less@than 30 minutes!
Go to for the recipe or to my website ⬆️