Happy New Year! Growing up it was always customary for my family to have Oyster stew on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. I recall asking my mom once about why that was our tradition but unfortunately I don’t recall her answer. Traditionally oysters are best eaten during the months that contain “R’s” (because they spawn during the summer and … Read More
More “Bang Bang” for your Buck!
If you’re looking for something rich, sinful, and flavorful I have just the thing for you…”Butter Brickle Bang Bangs”. This an original cookie (candy?) that I created for my “Holiday Cookie” class. It started with an old recipe clipping from a newspaper. Originally it was the crumb base as I have it (graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar) that was … Read More
Sugar and Spice
The past several years I haven’t had time to do as much Christmas baking as I used to but I still enjoy trying new recipes to add to my repetoire. This year a new one is a Swiss honey spice cookie called “Basler Laeckerli” from Basel, Switzerland. I found the recipe in a past Christmas issue of the King … Read More
3rd Annual Tyler Florence Low Country Celebration – Inn at Palmetto Bluff
I’m definitely getting old. Every month seems to fly by quicker than the last. I can’t believe November is over, Thanksgiving has passed and I haven’t even made one posting the entire month! Next thing we know it will be Christmas…after all, only 26 more days to go! It has been a great fall season. I have to offer up … Read More
Gremolata – Add a Spark of Flavor!
I love the cooler weather of fall. It puts me in the mood to cook! There’s something about a cool, crisp breeze and overcast skies that puts me in the mood to just spend the day in the kitchen. Another reason I love fall is because of the heartier richer flavors that emerge again…winter squashes, pungent baking spices like cinnamon … Read More
Wildly Delicious
People often presume that because I’m a chef I cook all kinds of amazing meals at home. I love food and cooking but when it comes to cooking for myself I want something that is quick. Mushrooms, both fresh and dried are a great ingredient to keep on hand for quick meals or easy entertaining. [picapp src=”b/5/c/8/Shiitake_mushrooms_Lentinula_d334.jpg?adImageId=4879214&imageId=5102519″ width=”380″ height=”303″ /] … Read More
In a Pickle
Enjoying a rare Saturday off a week ago, I decided to start the day off with a visit to the Forsyth Farmer’s Market. Unlike the farmer’s markets often found in places like Santa Monica, San Francisco, New York and other major cities, it’s very modest. A “good” showing by vendors means that there will be about 6-8 booths offering things from … Read More
A Chef, a Nun, and a Pianist…
Several chefs, nuns, and a jazz pianist walk into a hotel…Kinda sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn’t it? Actually it’s not… The better question would be: What do 14 chefs, a seaside resort, and a healthcare system have in common? Thankfully NOT a massive case of food poisoning! It does however sound like “Delicious Destinations” an amazing … Read More
Atlanta and The Next Food Network Star
Although I haven’t been making any recent blog posts I have been busy with various side projects outside of my standard cooking classes at 700 Kitchen Cooking School.
Last month I headed to Atlanta over a weekend to go to an open casting call for the sixth season of “Next Food Network Star”….
Biscuit Bliss
Black & Blue Biscuits Recently a friend commented that despite the fact that he was born and raised in the South, and grew up cooking with his grandmother, he was somehow shorted on the all important southern “biscuit gene”. Aren’t all southerner’s supposed to be able to whip out the flour, add some lard and 10 minutes later have biscuits … Read More