I cannot believe another class has concluded at Le Cordon Bleu. It seems that every class is my favorite class, but this class has tapped into my passion of fusion cooking. It was called Cuisines Across Cultures and consisted of studying not only […]
This appetizer was served at Le Cordon Bleu’s President’s List Student Honorees’ luncheon. I enjoyed it so much, I talked the cooks into giving me the recipe! I didn’t get exact measurements or even the exact ingredients, but it is close enough that I c […]
At Le Cordon Bleu, we have been studying cuisines across cultures. Learning the history and geography behind foods and wines from different countries has been an eye opener. Ever wonder why Asian foods don’t use dairy products in their foods? It’s beca […]
I’ve never cooking Paella before. As you can see, it is a beautiful dish full of healthy, natural ingredients that give it flavor and nutrition. After prepping it, it is just a matter of pan frying then sautéing in order of longest cooking times.
I […]
Final exams in Pastry & Baking at Le Cordon Bleu….Finished with A+! It’s hard to keep up with website posting when we have daily quizzes, projects, and graded kitchen practicals (chefs critiquing your dishes like you see on TV!). Here is a quick pos […]
I cannot believe how easy biscuits really are to make. And they are cheap to make, too, with only about 5 ingredients! They can feed about twenty people if you have guests for brunch. I have written the recipe in detail in the recipe blog section of the […]
It was a Moveable Feast….to quote Ernest Hemingway…..”When you have two people who love each other, are happy, and really good work is being done by both of them, people are drawn to them as surely as migrating birds are drawn at night to a powerful […]
I want to give a shout out to all my friends, old and new, who came out to see me at Williams Sonoma Lenox Mall yesterday. We had a large turn out on Valentine’s Day. Everyone ate all of my good food, shared my recipes, and I gave cooking lessons on how […]
Only in California, can you be in Beverly Hills one night feasting at Thomas Keller’s amazing Bouchon Bistro, then the next in the valley jamming with our favorite musician friends from Atlanta, Nashville, LA, and everywhere in between till the w […]
We have so much fun when we are all together! The fire crackles in the fire place, my cousin “Shag” is tending the bar, making sure everyone has a drink in hand and while he’s making jokes, making everyone laugh, while we are all catching up. My littl […]
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