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Fancy Appetizers Made Easy with WÜSTHOF Knives


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Okay I know what you are saying… this is not “busy mom” kind of food..Candy is going all “chef” on us again.. Well, that would be both wrong and right You see when you have the right knives for the job it can make preparing foods easy and you can even make fancy bites like mine! As you know my most favorite knife brand is Wusthof, I have not only done a previous review for them, I also have bought the brand in my professional knife kit! I stand 110% behind this brand as an aspiring chef! Wusthof asked me [...]

Serendipity with Calphalon XL Digital Convection Oven


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I have used many different kinds of cooking methods from gas to induction and more. The last one to try for me was convection. This is actually one of the smartest ways to cook because it lessens cooking time by blowing the hot air in the oven over the surface of the food, cooking both the inside and outside at the same time. That sounded culinary school-ish, huh? Sorry about that, I just finished culinary classes but remember that being an answer I wrote on a test that I got my first ever 100% on. At any rate, I was [...]

Seared Scallops in Exotic Marinade with Edemame Puree


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This was my first time attempting my scallops appetizer for competition. Also the first time I ever made scallops! What made this fun was that I got to try my hand at inventing a recipe, and for this particular one the main reason for the challenge was the fact that I used some Japanese citrus juices from Marx Foods. Justin is a really nice guy. He sent me the three bottles of juice to try with a note attached saying that his company is going to hand out some foodie prizes for the best review. I usually don’t enter recipe [...]