Last week, I finished my last week at my job in a French restaurant. It was an incredibly humbling and inspiring experience, and one that I won’t soon forget. I feel like honoring that experience today. Working in places that are using such classic recipes and cuisine really hammered home how important it is to…
Category: Recipe
Crazy- Amazing Stuffed Squid
As much as I love to write about cooking, I myself am a professional cook in my everyday life (which explains why I almost never have time to post). One of the many amazing things about my line of work is the incredible people I have met along the way. Don’t get me wrong, the…
Wintertime Sweet Potato Hash
I don’t know about anybody else, but I hate the cold. With a passion. So when the weekend rolls around its hard to get me out of my warm bed to head anywhere. A girl’s gotta eat, though, right? I’m not one to forgo yummy breakfasts and brunches just because I don’t want to deal…
Roasted Chicken Ramen Broth
Even though spring is (supposedly) around the corner, its been pretty frigid. There was a blizzard of sorts here on the Northeast the other day. What better way to warm up than a steaming bowl of soup? I was craving ramen the other day, and so I decided to try my hand at making a…
Adventures in Breadbaking
For the holidays, I have been given the best gift ever, and have a full week off from work. That’s right. Monday to Sunday. After years of going and going in this industry, a little time to rest is an amazing thing. Since I get bored easily, though, I decided to cook up a storm,…
Recipe: Basil Salt
Last week, my garden was overrun with basil. I didn’t know what to do, as the space was competing with tomatoes, and the tomatoes were quickly winning. It’s a massacre out there for all the other veggies. I have been doing everything I can to preserve the beautiful basil my garden produced, and this recipe…
Recipe:Stuffed Squash Blossoms
This summer, I finally decided to tackle something that I have been either too busy, or too afraid to tackle: My very own garden. I know it sounds silly, but I have dreamed of growing my own food for some time now. I have to say, it has certainly been a learning experience. What to…
Baking Christmas Pies
I don’t know about you, but 2015 flew by. I know, i know, the old adage is that with every year time seems to move by quicker, but it is scary how that statement actually rings true. I wish I could go back to my days when it seemed nap time would take forever to…
Recipe: Easy Salmon Tartare
Recently, I came into some possession of salmon belly trim (trim is usually pretty awesome and cheap ya know), and I hate wasted food. I decided to make something real quick, easy, and perfect for the (finally) warming weather. The diced trim was just mixed with whatever I had on hand at home- just simply…
Riesling Poached Pears
Now, I’m no baker, but I love dessert. It seems like a meal isn’t complete without a little something sweet at the end. Eventually I want to learn how to make a chocolate tart, soufflé, or something else that’s sweet and fancy, but that’s a question for my friends in the baking program at school….
