by Chef Todd | Sep 19, 2012 | Cooking Courses
There are a lot more butter facts than salted versus unsalted. This a question often asked of me. “Should I use salted or unsalted butter in my cooking”? Of course, it depends on the application, but there is so much more to consider when using this cooking staple...
by Chef Todd | Mar 17, 2010 | Cooking Courses, cooking lessons, cooking tips
If you have a love of cooking like I do, you’re excited about the days getting longer. Honestly, with the exception of cooking for the holidays, cooking in the winter seems more like a chore to me. However, cooking in the spring and summer is cooking for fun. In fact,...
by Chef Todd | Mar 12, 2010 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Courses, cooking tips
It’s time to eliminate the idea that you have in your head that you don’t know how to cook and possibly can’t even learn how to cook! In fact, I say that you already have some cooking knowledge and I’m going to prove it to you. How? Well, you...
by Chef Todd | Feb 23, 2010 | Cooking, Cooking Classes, Cooking Courses
If you have a fear of cooking, be assured, you are in good company. I have literally cooked for a 1000 people on many occasions and I’ve been fearful in those moments. But you don’t have to let the fear of cooking keep you from learning how to cook like a...
by Chef Todd | Jan 25, 2010 | Cooking Courses, Cooking Recipes, How to Cook
The Flavors in Jennifer Cross’ Head Saved Her Butt Thank you, Food Network for proving that the Worst Cooks in America are those forced to follow recipes. I’ve been saying it for years! I’ve seen it in my cooking school, and I hear it from thousands that also...
by Chef Todd | Jan 18, 2010 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Courses, How to Cook
Cooking is About Crying and Salt. Worst Cooks in America served up its third course last night, finally making it obvious that they have no intention to teach these contestants actual cooking methods. Rather, cooking comes down to crying and how much salt you use. The...