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 ...
Side Dishes
Mac and Cheese
Methods & Madness... Class 2: Stocks & Sauces Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School This week we actually got to get our hands dirty…as well as my once perfectly white chef coat. Stocks are a messy business, at least when I am involved. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Figs in a Blanket
Figs in a Blanket and "other things" to make you squeal will be the talk of the party. One year my father decided to raise pigs. Another year my mother thought we needed a pig in the house... as if three kids weren't enough! (Okay, it was a ...