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 ...
Vegetarian
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 ...
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. ...
Markets & Countrysides of Cusco, Peru
When we drove through the Cusco countryside it was a lush backdrop for the intriguing Peruvian lifestyles.  The people were gracious, gregarious and gorgeous.  The children were as inquisitive about us as we were about ...
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 ...