by Chef Todd | Mar 1, 2011 | cooking ideas
If you could cook like me and create quick dishes every night of the week, you’d never need a recipe book. Without a recipe book, you’d never need to stress about dinner. It’s the written recipe that causes so much anxiety about preparing family dinners. Are you...
by Chef Todd | Feb 23, 2011 | Cooking Classes, cooking ideas
Easy family dinners can come from your own kitchen but have the flavors of far away. I mean that you don’t need to cook like the greatest Italian Chef to make an Italian inspired meal. You don’t need to study in Thailand to use the characteristic flavors in a simple...
by Chef Todd | Oct 21, 2010 | Cooking Classes, cooking ideas
I don’t think I’ve ever used a holiday stuffing recipe. That’s not to say I’ve never made a dressing for turkey, I’ve had to make it for 15,000 people! Imagine trying to follow a recipe for 15,000 people. Would it say “15,000 pinches of salt”? I’ve been urging people...
by Chef Todd | Oct 14, 2010 | Cooking Classes, cooking ideas
Of the many Thanksgiving cooking tips I can give you, this is perhaps the most important. It can be the difference between a triumphant meal and an undercooked case of food borne illness. I get many questions on email about correct roasting temperatures. “What...
by Chef Todd | Oct 12, 2010 | Cooking Classes, cooking ideas
Are you anticipating holiday cooking stress already? Is Thanksgiving cooking planning getting you down? I fully understand, because even as a professional chef who has prepared food for thousands, I still feel the anxiety of cooking for family in my own home....
by Chef Todd | Oct 7, 2010 | Cooking Classes, cooking ideas
My last members-only post showed you my secrets to making rustic squash ravioli with poached and mashed squash. Learning to make Asian Squash Dumplings is much easier than all that. First, you can buy wonton wrappers at any grocery store. This is already easier than...
