Your browser may not support display of this image. Drop your whisks, grab your friends, and join us for a day of fun at the Taste of Home Cooking School show, presented live at I-X Center during the Cleveland Women’s Show on Saturday, October 2. There will be two Taste of Home Cooking Schools held at 11:30am and 4:30pm.

During these interactive two-hour Taste of Home Cooking Schools, you’ll watch top culinary expert, Cheryl Cohen, demonstrate ten new recipes you can easily recreate in your home—from a sweet and zesty Apricot Beef Stir Fry to scrumptious Cookie Dough Truffles and more. Imagine watching a delicious recipe being made, while actually smelling the meat as it cooks and hearing it sizzle on the pan. Armed with new culinary tips and techniques, you’ll be sure to impress your family and friends with these sophisticated yet surprisingly easy-to-make dishes.

Not only will you leave the event with new recipe ideas, you’ll also go home with a valuable gift bag – worth $50! The popular gift bags include an assortment of products and coupons, including two Taste of Home magazines with more than 100 recipes! And while you’re there, remember to enter for a chance to win one of many exciting door prizes. For just $15, you get a ticket to the Taste of Home Cooking School as well as the 3rd annual Cleveland Women’s Show.

The 2010 Greater Cleveland Auto Show is set for February 27th-March 7th. The exciting 10-day event held at the I-X Center will feature more than 1,000 production, concept and classic vehicles. This includes domestic and imported vehicles, sport utility vehicles, mini vans and experimental, never-been-seen-before vehicles for enthusiasts alike. In addition to the cars and other vehicles, the auto show features celebrity sports figures and autograph signings.

It’s time to mark your calendar for the Great BIG Home & Garden Expo, Feb. 6-14 at the I-X Center. Guests can get advice from leading home experts, be inspired throughout the amazing feature gardens and check out the latest building products and decorating trends in a tour through custom-built model homes. Visitors also should take advantage of the incredible prices offered by more than 600 retailers of home products for remodeling, home improvement, decorating, landscaping and gardening.

Ty Pennington, who has helped transform the lives of dozens while inspiring millions more as host of the popular series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, is the official spokesperson for the Great BIG Home & Garden Expo, and will be making an exclusive live appearance at the show.

In August we told you to get prepared to head to the Airport Marriot for a trip down memory lane by attending the Big Chuck and Little John "Ghoulardifest". The festival is in its fifth year and celebrates the classic television years from Cleveland's past.

Here is what is on tap for this years festival and interview we conducted with some local media personalities at the Cuyahoga County Fair earlier this year. Read more about the event by heading to their website www.theghoulardifest.com/.

With the atrocious winter we have had in Cleveland it may be hard to actually envision your garden that is currently hidden under the snow or doing projects around the home. Well, you can get out of the winter doldrums by making a voyage to the IX Center this weekend and remember that spring is actually not that far away.

The 66th edition of the popular show is themed "The Romance of France". The event runs from Febuary 7th- 15th. Tickets are priced at $13 and parking costs $8 per vehicle.

Cleveland Browns rookie Offensive Tackle Joe Thomas will be signing his "Gone Fishin" poster this weekend at the IX Center's Cleveland Sport, Travel, and Outdoor Show event. He will appear Friday, March 14, from 7 to 8 p.m., on Saturday, March 15, from 1 to 2 pm and on Sunday, March 16, from 1 to 2 pm at the Cleveland I-X Center. A signed poster will cost $20 and some of the proceeds will go toKids Fish Free Week.

The famous photo was taken the day the Browns drafted the University of Wisconsin-Madison standout. Thomas, unlike most prospective top tens that attended the draft event in New York city, spent the day fishing with his father.

The Cleveland Sport, Travel, and Outdoor Show runs from March 12-16th this year. Ticket prices for adults are $10.50 and children 12 and under get in free. Discount tickets of $8.50 are available to AAA members at area locations.

The show hours are as follows:

Food lovers unite! Cleveland's IX Center will play host to the 'Fabulous Food Show' from November 9-11. Here is the information on the event from their website:

See live daily demonstrations in the Main Kitchen Theatre or Culinary Celebration Theatre by popular celebrity chefs and even get their autograph in the Celebrity Book Signing Pavilion! Relax along the I-X Pavilion or in the International Bar and watch all the action LIVE from the Main Kitchen Theatre on large video screens!

Sample assorted products and services from more than 200 exhibitors in The Market Place. Visit Taste of the Neighborhood Stage featuring the culinary exploits of Cleveland’s top chefs. STAY ALL DAY - the free Shop & Drop service allows you to enjoy the event 'hands free' but ensures you won't go home 'empty handed'.

A vast array of wines, spirits and specialty beers are available for sampling in the Grand Tasting Pavilion and FREE ongoing informative daily seminars take place in the Cleveland Wine School – Wine Theatre. After sampling, head over to the The Wine Cellar to pick up a bottle or two of your new favorites at State minimum prices.

Indulge in The Chocolate Bar, an intoxicating dessert pavilion of cakes, cookies, confections and chocolate fondue fountains.