Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School Bread was one of the first things my mother taught me to bake. The fragrance of freshly baked bread was as familiar as a Saturday night bath on a frigid evening in Iowa. I could often be found covered ...
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Stacked Grains with Avocado
grains, greens, and grins... I am 14 weeks into professional French cooking classes. If there is one thing we know about French cuisine, it’s how much the French love butter, meats, and sauces. So when my friend Sophia asked me to take a detox ...
Santa Maria Tri-Tip Tacos
Methods & Madness... Class 13: Meat Part 1 Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School With Super Bowl around the corner, this week’s recipe for Santa Maria Tri-Tip Tacos with Guacamole and Salsa is a perfect game day winner. It was all about beef ...
Meyer Lemon & Rosemary Shrimp Skewers
Methods & Madness... Class 10: Seafood Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School What a huge learning curve I had this week with shellfish. If you read last week’s blog, you know that I am a Midwest farm girl who had no experience with fins, ...
White Chocolate & Apricot Scones
I think everyone has their favorite "go-to" recipe. You know the one that won't let you down when you get in a pinch. This is mine. I can almost make these scones in my sleep... in matter of fact I think I did. Somewhere between spending 6 hours in ...