What can I say about salmon… it is a fish that we hear about all the time. It is said to be heart healthy, anti-inflammatory, cholesterol-lowering, and I have even heard it said that salmon can slow down aging! We know this food is healthful when scientific studies prove that the above claims are actually true. However [...]
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Salmon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Food, Healthy, Omega 3, Recipes, Salmon, Seafood, Tarragon on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back to Culinary with Famous Chefs
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We are have finished with pastry and baking – finally! Now we are back to preparing foods that I can call dinner. Matt is happy about that too. We just finished five classes focused on current famous chefs. Each day we focused on one chef and learned about their background, theory, techniques, and famous recipes. We broke into groups, 5 each, and prepared a [...]
Vacation
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Recently, in pastry and baking, we have been making truffles, chocolate ganache, petit fours, madelines, macaroons, biscotti, caramels, butternut crunch, and much more! Nothing healthy and all very indulgent. I think I have been on a sugar high for the past 2 weeks. The highest fat items we made were certainly the chocolate truffles and [...]
Fresh Mozzarella, to be continued
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today we are going to make fresh mozzarella cheese by hand in class! I will let you know how feasible this is to do at home, or how wonderfully convenient the packaged products are.
