This easy pan-seared Aussie Lamb Chops recipe is simply seasoned with salt and then finished with a silky, garlic and thyme glaze. I have always been a huge lamb fan. But not just any lamb. My favorite comes from Australia (like my husband), ...
Cooking School
Duck Breast with Pomegranate Reduction
There is nothing sexier in my book than cooking French. That could explain why I traveled 6,000 miles to take cooking lessons in France from a gifted cook and teacher Susan Herrmann Loomis. Her culinary classes became my destination. Why ...
2012 Top 10 Recipes | She Paused 4 Thought
A New Year brings the promise of diverse culinary adventures. I thought before we move forward it would be fun to look back. Borrowing from a late night host, here are the Top Ten. I hope one of these is your new favorite recipe. #1| M’hanncha – ...
Maximizing Menu Development
Today's class is about menu development. After all our weeks of training, Chef Carol Cotner Thompson thought we were now ready to be creative and experiment. Scary for me because I want a recipe as my security blanket, but this how we learn. Once ...
Farmer Market Treasures
Today's classroom was taken to the streets of Santa Monica, CA for the Wednesday Farmers Market. We are on a treasure hunt for the freshest seasonal and locally grown fruits and veggies to prepare in class today. Wait until you see what we cooked ...