Cheese / Culinary Training / Ingredient / Pecans / Recipes / Salads / Salads & Dressings / Season / Winter
Chicory Salad Recipe
When putting together a dinner, I tend to focus on the main course and leave the sides to a last minute frenzy. This pattern of shear anxiety has left me shower-less and our kitchen destroyed by a tornado just as guests are arriving. Since the year is running out and I’m still working on my...
Mustard Making: Round 2
Yep, you can make your own mustard! With only a few ingredients and a (very small) bit of effort, you can have scrumptious homemade mustard sitting in your fridge. Making mustard is like whipping heavy cream into whipped cream, whisking egg yolks into mayonnaise, and churning cream into butter. It’s magical and always tastes better...
Mission Fig and Balsamic Jam Recipe
I remember my first encounter with figs. I was eight years old and thriving on “the grilled cheese diet”. My parents had taken my sisters and me out for breakfast at a place that specialized in homemade jams. Maybe it was the purple (my favorite) color, or perhaps my sisters dared me, but whatever the...
The Power of a Simple Salad
Think of the last dinner party you put on. If you’re anything like me, you spent hours searching through cookbooks and online for the perfect menu items. When it comes time to cook, you’re faced with a pile of daunting recipes and unpronounceable (not to mention unpracticed) techniques. The results might be tasty, but you’re...
Bacon / Cheese / Chicken / Culinary Training / Eggs / Ingredient / Lettuce / Recipes / Salads / Salads & Dressings
Compound Salads
It’s said that an exhausted restaurant owner in Los Angeles threw together leftovers to create the Cobb Salad. I’m not sure whether that’s true, but regardless of where it started the Cobb Salad is here to stay. While every chef has her own recipe, the most common ingredients include crisp lettuce, oven roasted chicken, fried...
Basil / Beets / Culinary Training / Gluten-Free / Green Beans / Healthy / Ingredient / Quinoa / Recipe Creation / Recipes / Salads & Dressings
Healthy Quinoa Salad
Plan A The beginning of my week was very different from the end. I spent Sunday – Wednesday caring for my flu-ridden husband while wearing a space suit to avoid his germs. While the rest of my week was spent becoming a Plan A person. What does that mean? Read on… Chris took a ski...
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing I am definitely my father’s daughter. If it weren’t obvious from my blond hair, overuse of sarcasm, and love anywhere that has both sand and water, my love obsession with blue cheese is a dead giveaway. I’m pretty sure I’ve added blue cheese to just about every dish imaginable, including cheerios...
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