Do you like bacon? That’s practically a rhetorical question. I had a fantastic opportunity to volunteer for the Bacon Lover’s Workshop at my school on Monday. As a part of an annual conference hosted by The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), chefs at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) offered a full day of [...]
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Miso soup is a staple of Japanese cuisine. I was raised in a somewhat old fashioned family with my grandparents, and they never went a day without it. In fact, they had it twice a day, for breakfast and dinner. The good thing is that miso soup is one of the easiest soups to make. [...]
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The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and and it’s time to put away the winter coat. Spring is certainly here, and I can’t wait to have backyard barbeque parties. My homemade rub is a must-have item for barbeque in our house. I particularly like it on chicken and pork. Generally I mix all the [...]
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I like baking bagels because it’s more forgiving and takes less time than baking regular breads. Since my in-laws gave me their almost unused Kitchen Aid mixer, bagel making has gotten even easier. A few weeks ago, I made two batches in one day (24 bagels). I individually wrapped them with plastic wrap and then [...]
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Last week was all about fabrication. We filleted flounder, sea bass and mackerel and broke down whole chickens and fabricated steaks from strip loins. It was a tough week. It looked easy when the chef instructor showed us how, but it wasn’t when it came to doing it ourselves. There was too much flesh left [...]
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When I saw this on Magic Pasta, one of my favorite blogs, I felt like I had to make it. Magic Pasta is a fairly new blog focused on pastas and some other Italian dishes. His step by step instructions with pictures are easy to follow, and his tips are very useful. He doesn’t say [...]
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School has started. I’m officially a student at the International Culinary Education. Everything is moving fast, and I’ve been trying really hard to absorb everything in class. It has been a little more than a week now, but we already had an exam and a paper, and I have to write another paper by the [...]
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When you think about cheesesteaks, you probably think of Philadelphia. But there are many alternatives to the traditional philly cheesesteak such as the Italian beef from Chicago and my personal favorite, Chartroose Caboose, a local cheesesteak chain in Kansas City. I have had many cheesesteaks including all of the famous shops in Philly (Pat’s, Jim’s, [...]
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Recently, I feel like I’ve been getting better at picking avocados. In the past, I’ve often ended up with over-ripened avocados and ended up having to cut off the discolored part, but the past few weeks my avocado selections have been perfect. When they’re too green, I put them in a brown bag and wait [...]
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