Today, I am a pastry student
On the weekends, the school runs classes for consumers. And She Chef, who was my kitchen chef for my second term, allows me to take the classes she teaches. Of course, as a good guest, I bring a thank you gift (the biggest can of Red Bull I can find – she is addicted to [...]
And who is the lucky, lucky winner of the Cooking School Confidential contest?
Well, really, the winner is me. For starters, the number of people that dropped by for a visit was way, way higher than I anticipated. And the number that entered the contest … well, it was easily twice as much as I hoped for, let alone realistically expected. Matter of fact, the contest went so [...]
The world’s best kitchen tips
While we are waiting for the winner of the CookingSchoolConfidential contest to be announced (and it will be, soon) I thought I would share some amazing cooking tips with you. See, when I held my contest, I asked people who entered to please contribute their best kitchen tips. And there were a lot of great [...]
Jump up!
If you want to be a chef, this is the one method you must, must master. Sure, all cooking methods are a must-know, but this one, is the heart of them all, the one you will use ten times to any one time you use another method. What method am I talking about?
Contest! The Cooking School Confidential contest where you can WIN for FREE!
Bad news: The contest is now closed. But good news: The winner has yet to be announced! Which means, if you entered, you could be a winner. First, I want to thank everyone who entered. I wish I could give you all a prize but, alas, I can’t. I can, however, give a prize to [...]
Day nine: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Probably to get away from the culinary school students because today, and today alone, we were given one piece of chicken (either a breast or a leg and thigh) and told to make a dish out of it, complete with starch, vegetable, and sauce. We were told yesterday we were getting chicken. But that is [...]
Deep frying: It’s not for weenies any more
A lot of the students at my culinary school were terrified of the deep fryer. Not me. I, who had never, ever deep fried anything at home, was fascinated by it. So much so, that I am debating getting a deep fryer at home. Anyone got any thoughts on that (should I get one, which [...]
