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I will be Chef in Residence at The Lodge at Woodloch on September 8th; hope you will join me.
On Friday, September 8th, I will be Chef in Residence at the Lodge at Woodloch in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. I will do a Cooking Demonstration at 3 pm featuring my Middle Eastern Zucchini Patties with Garlicky Yogurt Sauce from Home Cooking 101 and will Meet and Greet guests at 5 pm. The Lodge at…
August 15th would have been Julia’s 105th Birthday! Check out my quote on Tasting Table.
August 15th would have been Julia Child’s 105th Birthday! I am one of the many chefs who worked with her and am quoted in this tribute to her that appears on Tasting Table.
Another fave discovery from the Fancy Food Show, Callie’s Biscuits.
Another fave discovery from the Fancy Food Show, Callie’s Biscuits. Here are the Country Ham Biscuits and Spicy Pimento Cheese in the back. I actually met the founder/owner, Carrie Morey at the Charleston Food and Wine Festival. We were both judges for the biscuit competition, but I never got over…
I discovered my favorite new jam at the Grafton Food Festival in July.
Oh no, I am almost out of my favorite new jam, Raspberry Jam from Sidehill Farm in Vermont. I found it at the Grafton Food Festival in July. It tastes like essence of raspberry and is not too sweet.
Kitchen Shrink: How to select and cut a mango.
I got a question on my web site from Tammy who said “I was wondering, if you could tell me how to select a good mango and the proper way to cut it?” Both very good questions. First of all a mango’s color indicates its variety not its ripeness, so red…
Kitchen Shrink: How do you decide which level of the oven to use?
I recently received a question from Wendell who asked, “ how do you decide which level of the oven to use for a given task.” In most cases selecting the rack in the middle of the oven is a good choice unless the recipe tells you to use the upper…
Five Acres Farms
I attended the Fancy Food Show last week and discovered several quality products and companies that I had not been aware of. One of them was Five Acres Farms. I was particularly smitten with their whole milk buttermilk and Kefir drinks. I was delighted to find out that they are…
You’ll find me in Vermont on July 8th for the Fifth Annual Grafton Food Festival.
I am returning to Grafton, Vermont on July 8th to serve as Guest Chef for the Grafton Food Festival. This annual food and beverage lovers event, now in its fifth year, celebrates local food, beverage, and farms in southern Vermont. I will be doing a 12:30 pm hands-on Cooking Class (you…
On June 15th, I was a judge on “Beat Bobby Flay!” Check here to see when it will air again.
“Deja Flay,” the first episode of the new season of “Beat Bobby Flay” aired Thursday, June 15, at 10pm ET/PT on the Food Network and I was a judge along with Michael Laiskonis and Sileshi Aliform. Anne Burrell returned to battle Marcus Samuelsson. In case you missed it, check here to find out when it will…
Hope you celebrated National Veggie Burger Day on June 5th!
June 5th is annual National Veggie Burger Day and on that day, the folks at Amy’s Kitchen who created this special new food holiday on June 5th, 2016 encourage everyone to enjoy their favorite veggie patty on a bun and celebrate the positive impact plant-based veggie burgers have on us and the…