Its obviously no secret that I am a super busy mom. I am busy so much that I don’t often get to cook a hot meal for my family. Recently I was invited to try Bertolli Meal Soups, which are purchased frozen but take only 5 minutes to cook on the stovetop. All you add [Read On]
Another fantastic gourmet Italian class! The only hitch is that I didn’t read the recipe closely enough to realize it was only for 2 people so I had to make it again and mix them. its basically carrots, fennel and onion with a little garlic, salt, water, and a tiny bit of oil, braised in [Read On]
I really had no expectations when i walked into my first gourmet Italian cooking class this past weekend. Its a required class to get my culinary artistry certification. I hoped I would like it I have always loved to make Italian things at home so I went to class optimistic. First things first, its such [Read On]
I can’t even find the word for how much I love my Garde Manger class. The kicker? it was only the first class! But its pure artistry. And the best part is there is no sweating involved. Well that might not be true we have ice carving in a few weeks and I might work [Read On]
Garde Manger (Gar-mon-jay, soft “j”), is the art of cold food presentation. Its completely reliant on art and is a pinnacle in the quest to excel in culinary artistry. This area focuses on the cold stuff though, from fruits and veggies to ice carving and cold soups. This class is what I have on Friday [Read On]
Mmm I bet you can smell the orange! These Orange Crush Cupcakes are the first of the three monthly themed cupcakes I do and this month I chose pop, that is soda to you southern folks! I did end up putting some straight buttercream in the center of the cakes too so there is a [Read On]
I just recently made cinnamon rolls from scratch for the first time. And it won’t be the last time either. As always with yeast you have to cross your fingers that it works and the first time I made a dough it didn’t rise but I tweaked my recipe the 2nd time and it was [Read On]
