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 ...
Super Easy
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 ...
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 ...