This recipe comes from week 6 class of Pro Chef classes at New School of Cooking in Culver City, CA. We made 11 salads that week, and this one was just exceptional in my book. I actually thought I didn't like fennel until I tasted this. If you aren't ...
Healthy
Sweet Potato Butternut Squash Soup
Methods & Madness... Class 3: Soup Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School It was “all hands on deck” this week as we made six soups in less than four hours. The secret to soup is fresh ingredients and a good stock. Oh yes, and a couple of ...
Thai Style Cabbage Salad
Methods & Madness... Class 1 Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School In the beginning... As a child growing up on the farm, I remember loving to help my mother in the kitchen. At the wee age of one, I was allowed to watch… and learn. As mom ...
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 ...
creative carrots…
and their ingenious usages
I love the resourcefulness of people when it comes to food and its' utilizations. Here are surprising places that carrots have shown up in: bio fuel, warding off the devil, coffee substitutes, lasers, hat decor, antifreeze, wine, & hangovers (for ...