Methods & Madness... Class 5: Dairy & Eggs Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School This week’s class was jam-packed full of information about dairy and eggs. We learned all about milk, cream, butter, cheese, hollandaise sauce and eggs. We ...
Breakfast / Brunch
Ginger Spiked Stuffed Dates
To date or not to date... that is the question. After trying today's recipe for Ginger Spiked Stuffed Dates, you will no longer have to ask. Dates are an intoxicating indulgence of the senses by way of a sugar rush. This is brilliant, considering ...
bodacious beets…
what they did not teach you in school
Beets belong in the category of vegetables I hated as a child. Anything that slid out of a can was high on the “yuck factor.” It was only until my girlfriend Nan gave me the "roasted beet challenge." She said don't tell me you hate beets until you ...
Grilled Watermelon Salad
Grilled watermelon salad is refreshingly light and quick to make. There are so many reasons why I am wild about watermelons and apparently I am in good company. "...when one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat..." - Mark ...
Perfect Popovers
I am a cooking class junkie. There... I said it. Whew. Cooking is my newest obsession. I have traded in my paints, brushes and canvases for food, utensils, and pans. Instead of mixing watercolors, I mix herbs, oils and strange vegetables that I ...