Did you think I disappeared? I know you didn’t think I stopped cooking…that would be crazy! Two weeks ago we had poultry night. When Duck Confit was explained to our class at L’Academie de Cuisine, I immediately wanted to make it. I knew it would be challenging and time consuming, but it just seemed like one … Continue reading »
If you know me, you know that I have a complicated relationship with meat. I have been an on-again-off-again vegetarian, vegan, lacto-vegetarian, and full-on-omnivore. My most recent stint with vegetarianism was last year, and lasted a good six months or so. It started because I felt that was what my body needed at the time. … Continue reading »
I can’t believe it has been 7 weeks, since staring my classes at L’Academie de Cuisine. I have learned so much, and gained a lot of confidence in my cooking. This experience has absolutely confirmed for me, my love for cooking and my desire to keep cooking. In fact, after taking the class I simply … Continue reading »
I love you Eggs Benedict. I love you in all your varieties. I love you with your traditional Canadian bacon. I love you with smoked salmon, tomatoes and bacon, and crab cakes. I love your oozy poached eggs and your lemony hollandaise sauce. I love your english muffin, but I’ll take you on a biscuit, too. This … Continue reading »
This week in class at L’Academie de Cuisine, it was all about eggs. I have never eaten so many eggs in such a short time frame. Eggs are kind of a big deal in the culinary world. There all the eggy favorites like eggs benedict, french toast, omelettes, and on and on. There are also … Continue reading »
My family has a history with gnocchi. We lived in Italy for two years when I was younger. While there, my parents took a cooking class from an Italian women named Miriam. The class was in Miriam’s kitchen where they would watch Miriam cook, practice, and most importantly…eat. The class they still talk about was … Continue reading »
They are soooooo good. The recipe is from Cassie of Bake Your Day, in her guest post at Krissy’s Creations: Salted Turtle Cookies. Make them immediately- you won’t be sorry. Happy Cooking, Melissa
This week at L’Academie de Cuisine, our class was all about potatoes. We made: Potatoes Gratin Dauphinois – amazing potatoes gratin from the Dauphinois region of France. Made with lots of cream and cheese (basically a swimming pool of creamy cheese). Made with higher starch potatoes such as Russet or Idaho. Baked until brown on … Continue reading »
Maybe it is the warm weather around here, or all of this rich French food; but something has had me craving food that is a little lighter. I like to make a salad at the beginning of the week, to have around for a quick healthy lunch when things get busy. This millet salad is … Continue reading »
