by Chef Todd | Jul 23, 2014 | cooking lessons
If you were a child before the mid 1970s, your Mom probably cooked dinner just about every night of the week. In your home, the kitchen was the center of activity. That’s where the ONE telephone was bolted to the wall, tangled chord dangling below the handset....
by Chef Todd | Sep 5, 2011 | cooking lessons
The taste of pierogi is still on my mind as I’ve returned from the Polish Festival in Riverhead, New York. That thought brings me back to my Grandfather who made the stuffed dumplings by the hundreds when I was a child. I had a Polish Grandfather, so we made Pierogi....
by Chef Todd | Jul 6, 2010 | Cooking, cooking lessons
Every night when you go home, you have to make a decision about what to have for dinner. For the most part, we would like to eat nutritious food, but many of us didn’t grow up learning how to cook healthy meals. If you’re watching your health, eating out...
by Chef Todd | Apr 27, 2010 | cooking lessons, cooking tips, How to Cook
If you’re looking for easy cooking ideas, stop searching in recipe books! Instead, look at your cooking basics. One of the best basic cooking methods to employ for quick dishes is stove-top sauté. Sauté is a direct source, conductive cooking method that uses intense...
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 | Feb 26, 2010 | Cooking, cooking lessons
Mageirocophobia, fear of cooking, is not going to be cured with avoidance therapy. If your phobia is severe or life-threatening, you should seek professional help like cognitive-behavorial therapy, which focuses on replacing the reflexive negative thoughts about your...