Back in the days of early marriage and struggling to put dinners together (re: I was making Hamburger Helper and a lot of boxed pasta), my husband brought home a discounted cookbook he saw in a bin at the grocery store. At the time, I had just started watching Food Network and was loving Robert … Continue reading Meeting Robert Irvine/Fresh Kitchen Grand Opening
I've been so busy this month, from running my kids to Nativity practice, choir practice, PREP school, ballet class, (etc, etc) while also trying to keep up my Book Event Coordinator duties (ie, sorting through hundreds of donated books each week), keep up to date with query replies, make next year's writing/cooking goal list, and … Continue reading Christmas Menu
I have a confession - I don't cook steak if I can help it. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE steak. Like, if I had to choose one thing to eat for the rest of my life, it would probably be steak (topped with mushrooms and onions and cooked by my husband.) But I married … Continue reading Thomas Keller’s Cote de Boeuf and Blanched Asparagus
Last post, I talked about my two attempts at Massimo's pesto pasta. Well, I also had another great time with Masterclass and Massimo - they had a giveaway for an Osteria Francescana apron, autographed by Massimo himself, during the time I was taking his class and doing the cooking experiments! I was a very lucky … Continue reading MasterClass Winner – Massimo Autographed Apron!
What a crazy, exciting, fun, unexpected experience! I am MasterClass's Student of the Month! Last month, I was contacted by the MasterClass team, asking if I'd mind a phone call interview so they could learn more about myself. I'll give you a clue about myself here - I am a writer for a reason. Talking … Continue reading I am MasterClass’s Student of the Month!!
Massimo Bottura's Masterclass on Modern Italian cooking was a delight. He was funny and interesting and there were points on his class that have stuck firmly with me. His initiative to waste nothing, use everything has fueled me in different ways. I freeze more when I'm not sure if I'll get to use produce before … Continue reading Massimo’s Pasta
Want a sneak peek at what I've been up to this year? Instagram has all the photos of my favorite meals and my uploads are 100% food! Follow me here to keep up to date before detailed blog posts: https://www.instagram.com/masteringcookingwmasterclass/ You can also follow me on Twitter. It's not food-only based (it's also my … Continue reading Sneak Peeks
It's been a few months since I posted last. Ten, in fact. I've never been good at staying busy AND blogging. But I've had so much fun cooking and Masterclass things going on lately that I'm picking it back up. Even though I didn't keep track of it here, I've had a SUPER busy cooking … Continue reading A Review
Recipe #11 Roasted Whole Chicken Thomas Keller Teaches Cooking Techniques II: Meats, Stocks and Sauces Chapter 09 AND Gordon Ramsay Teaches Cooking II: Restaurant Recipes at Home Chapter 09 This is something I've wanted to do for weeks: take two recipes I loved of the same dish and combine their best parts. I never had … Continue reading Recipe #11 – Roasted Whole Chicken: Thomas Keller And Gordon Ramsay
Recipe #10 Fried Chicken Thomas Keller Teaches Cooking Techniques II: Meats, Stocks, and Sauces Chapter 05 After a week of being laid up in bed from a particularly nasty virus, I'm finally back to food! I cooked Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc fried chicken right before falling ill. I started with a whole chicken, breaking it … Continue reading Recipe #10: Thomas Keller’s Fried Chicken
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