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    About Lisa - Delicious Table®

    Last Updated July 31st, 2024 at 01:23 pm by Lisa

    Hey Everyone, I'm Lisa Hatfield, Welcome! YOU are why we share our culinary passion and incredible food ideas for home cooks.

    Delicious Table® Recipes

    Delicious Table features everyday American comfort food, Family Dinner Ideas, holiday recipes, and party food. Plus you will find amazing ideas for Thanksgiving, Christmas Dinner, Halloween, Easter, July 4th, and much more. We keep our recipes fun, bright, and happy. And most of all, EASY for everyone! ❥

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    Collaborations, Press & Publications

    Want to get in touch? I’d love to hear from you!  Interested in a collaboration?  Visit my Partnership page and the Press Page for interview features with Lisa and Delicious Table® or reach me directly at  lisa @ delicious table dot com

    And here I am making a Christmas Bundt Cake, super cute and fun for the holidays...and Sassy Girl my dog of course makes an appearance!

    Press logos of recipes published on internet owned by Lisa Hatfield with Delicious Table shares everyday and holiday fresh seasonal ingredient real food recipes, cooking techniques, kitchen tips, and more at www.DeliciousTable.com.

    Lisa Hatfield Professional Background

    Well, now that we have the food covered. So I have been cooking for over 30 years with a strong professional culinary training background, and thousands of well-tested delicious recipes in my collection!

    I come from a food family. We have high school food teachers, home economists, cooking instructors, home chefs, grilling and BBQ lovers, bakers, and even a cookbook author & food stylist! Over the decades, I learned to test each recipe many times so each one will be a hit for your party or family dinner!

    I have won 3 cooking competitions and judged many food categories at the local fair. Food truly is my life.

    Born and raised in Southern California, I recently relocated to Texas with my spunky blue-eyed Shih Tzu. Sassy's favorite recipes are healthy, personalized Doggie Cookies and Homemade Dog Food Dinner that Mommy lovingly cooks for her. And yes, she is super duper-spoiled.

    A white shih tzu dog with a pink collar sitting by a wooden box of homemade dog treats.

    How Delicious Table® Started

    Delicious Table® got its start on a Girl’s getaway weekend in Palm Springs many years ago. During happy hour (and wine), my wonderful, cheeky friends "dared me", and then convinced me to publish my recipes online. At first, I laughed. But they were serious. And I thought what the heck?

    Professional Training & Experience

    For most of my life, I have had Chefs and many professional cooks mentoring me. And I learned a lot from them. They were tough on me, but it was worth the harsh words, and yelling. LOL Just kidding Chef! But I kept improving my craft! And learned how to hold a Chef's knife properly, from a REAL French Chef. Chef Fournier...

    Then in some more Professional Cooking Class competitions, both our teams won! I was pushing myself way out of my comfort zone for sure. I loved cooking on culinary teams, what a thrill!

    And today I still push to learn, grow, and produce the best possible recipes and content for the millions of people who follow along here! Thank you from the bottom of my grateful heart. You all are simply the best.

    Baking Judge OC Fair

    As the years went on, I found myself judging all kinds of food at the OC County Fair.

    OC FAIR 2017 | Judging Cakes and Cupcakes Lisa Torres tasting

    Cooking Competitions

    Then, I entered several live Cooking Competitions judged by Orange County Chefs. All the while, producing content for Delicious Table®.

    One was onstage with a live audience at the OC Fair, yikes! It was so nerve-wracking but I did it. I made a Lobster BLT for the panel of Chef judges. Talk about intimidating.

    And somehow it took a first place blue ribbon. And my confidence in my food grew stronger.

    A picture of a lady named Lisa Hatfield holding a blue 1rst place ribbon at the OC Fair for culinary award.

    Culinary Adventures

    No trip is complete without a cooking class! From Peru to South Africa, the Caribbean, Mexico, Cuba, and most recently South America. My favorite souvenirs are new ingredients and recipes Some are Mexican Pickled Onions that are incredible on tacos Cuban Mojitos, the all-around BEST BBQ Rub, and an incredible Cheese Soup.

    My last few trips were an African Safari that changed my life. Hiking Machu Picchu Peru even though I had no business doing that, and two weeks traveling in the intoxicating country of Cuba. I took a last-minute trip to St. Croix for NYE with great friends and just took a cruise from Aruba, to Columbia, and traversed the Panama Canal. Taking cooking classes and touring the local farmer's markets are always on my checklist for trips. You can learn so much from people and their food.

    For decades, I have taken professional culinary courses and sharpened my home cooking and kitchen skills. Travel adventures have led me to explore farmer's markets all over the world.

    When not cooking and creating content, my other passions include entertaining friends and family around my pool sipping cold drinks, and laughing of course. I enjoy gardening in my tropical backyard jungle and trying to grow herbs and vegetables. I relax hiking local trails, indulge in home design projects, and always look forward to my next adventure travel adventure around the world.

    My favorite souvenirs are always the memories of the people and excitement of cooking classes learning about new ingredients and techniques and the walks through farmer's markets in distant lands. You can read all about those in my Culinary Adventures.

    A collage of Mexico with a lady in a pink top eating tacos with a cold beer.

    Southern California Food

    California is my home state! In addition to dinner recipes, and holiday party food, there are dozens of California Food recipes on Delicious Table. Try this REAL Green Goddess Dressing was all the rage in Los Angeles in the 1970s. In-N-Out Copycat Burger Sauce, Cheeseburgers (yep they are Californian), Ranch Dressing, and THE Original Cobb Salad recipe. I am so passionate about all the great food from California, and many new recipes are in the works.

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    Kitchen Tips

    Besides all the delicious dishes, we know a lot of our readers love cooking techniques and kitchen tips. We never assume you know exactly how to dice a mango or clean leeks, we show you step-by-step in full beautiful photos so you can make the recipe perfectly each and every time!

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    As an Amazon Associate and Affiliate Marketer, I earn from qualifying purchases made out of my shop. If you click a product affiliate link on Delicious Table and make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you, ever!  I own every cooking product I recommend and love how they perform. Happy Cooking! Lisa XO

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