Chef Scool Recipe Chef Scool : 12 Recipes

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Chef School: Lesson 8
I just realized I haven’t done one of these in months! My apologies. I like sharing the tips and tricks I’ve picked up along my cooking journey. We’ve covered how to pick and prep tubers like yuca and otoe, we’ve made[...]

Chef School ? Lesson 4
Truss that chicken! I’ve always been fascinated by trussing. It looks so… cheflike. So professional. So fancy. So out of my league! For years I avoided it like the plague. The idea of stuffing and rolling and knotting something seemed[...]

Chef School ? Lesson 5
Roux and the White Gravy. Thanks for coming back for another tip or trip in the Chef School corner. This time we’ll take a look at Roux. This is the base behind a number of sauces, as well as most gravies. A roux will help thicken any sauce and[...]

Chef School ? Lesson 1
It seems only appropriate that my first chef technique or tip is based on Latin cooking. This is the backbone of almost every Latin American sauce, casserole, stew, in reality, of most dishes. You will come across slight variations in the[...]

Chef School ? Lesson 7
Throwing a Dinner or Cocktail Party I have a big dinner coming up this weekend. I am 1 of 24 featured publishers selected by Foodbuzz to give readers an inside look at a dinner. My concept is to highlight foods by region–US regions and couple[...]

Chef School ? Lesson 2
This week I thought I’d share some tips to keep in mind when picking and preparing some of the tubers I’ve used in my recipes. Specifically, yuca. I mentioned some of it when I wrote about the Lentil Soup, but I became quickly aware that[...]

Chef School ? Lesson #6
If you’re as addicted to cooking shows as I am, you’ve heard and seen this sauce. It is used to add another flavor profile, to make a dish look pretty when plated. It is called coulis and it is insanely easy to make, while packing an[...]

Lesson #8: Peeling a mango
Mangoes are my favorite fruit. I wouldn’t want to live life without them. Mangoes are deliciously versatile and excellent for you. Mangoes are pretty. They’re pretty when green. They’re pretty when ripe. Mangoes are pretty with or[...]

Home is where the heart is
And my heart is still in Panama, will probably always be. My love is in Houston and that is where I live. But, currently I’m still in Panama caring for my mom. Time is limited right now, and rather than fail my promise to you, I decided to dig[...]

Chicken and Gravy, but wait?
There’s more! I’ll tell you in a minute, first, humor me. I was down to the last chicken breast I purchased for the V-Day recipes and I didn’t know what to do with it. I had the chicken and some asparagus left. You may remember I[...]