Archive for July 2018
Weekly Menu Planning – August 2018">Weekly Menu Planning – August 2018
Let’s use this thread to share concise weekly dinner menus for each week in August. Will you be cooking with the Cookbook of the Month (COTM) crowd from FRESS: BOLD FLAVORS FROM A JEWISH KITCHEN by Emma Spitzer? Or will you be inspired by the selected Dish of the Month...
Read moreClassy Luau?">Classy Luau?
I'm throwing myself a 50th birthday party in a month or so! I'm going loosely for a luau theme, just because I think it will be fun to decorate. :-) I'd love some help with my menu, however, please. There will be around 20 of us and I'm doing all the...
Read moreSummer Dinner for 30 at rental property in France">Summer Dinner for 30 at rental property in France
We are having a summer dinner party for 30 at a rented chateau in France. We will arrive 6 days before the dinner. Kitchen is fully equipped. I am not overly impressed with caterers I have seen, but I can get plenty of help to prepare and serve....
Read moreMirabelle Plums France Lorraine 2018 delicious fruit">Mirabelle Plums France Lorraine 2018 delicious fruit
Hello all ! In France there are regions. They changed their name in 2016 for political, economic reasons or whatever. Ridiculous! In short for me my region is Lorraine and it will remain Lorraine forever !!!!!! So I said, we have regions and in these regions we have departments. In every department...
Read moreI'm not a bundt fan">I'm not a bundt fan
I really want to make the Kentucky Butter cake but....gasp....I'm not on Team Bundt. Just don't like that shape cake. Has anyone tried this recipe in another size pan? Since it's not a filled bundt needing the heat that comes through the middle I see no reason...
Read moreNew Book and Family Favourites!">New Book and Family Favourites!
Hey all! I don't mean to shamelessly self-promote, but I've just released a cookbook and am so excited to share it. I am a professional Chef/ Pastry Chef and have traveled a bit, and my book is about family recipes from the people I've met around the world and either...
Read moreCarpaccio">Carpaccio
If one were serving a carpaccio (think tenderloin, watercress, pickled radish dressed with a little lemon, olive oil and sea salt) what would you follow up with as entree? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTomato Passata- No Food Mill">Tomato Passata- No Food Mill
Hey! I’m a young homecook and I’m trying to make tomato passata, however I don’t have a food mill. Is there any other method that I could try that would give me the same or close to the same results? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreFamily Cooking Book- Recipes!">Family Cooking Book- Recipes!
Hey all, I don't mean to shamelessly self-promote, but I'm just so happy that I can share this. I'm a professional chef/ pastry chef, and have just released my first small cookbook. It showcases family recipes from different countries, I've done some travelling and working around the world and have...
Read more"Serve immediately!"">"Serve immediately!"
I am resurrecting this! Hope I don't get in troubled. This is still true, albeit for different reasons, so a Google search pulled it up. Back in 2009, we were a two physician family with two teens at home. We are still two physicians, but the kids have flown the...
Read moreAbout Me
I love food. Unfortunately, I can't cook worth a damn. I've been known to even burn water.
When I watch chefs and good cooks on tv, I'm so envious of their skills. This blog is the closest I get to cooking, other than the microwave ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude