Andria and Ashley found one of the perks of living in Italy included a short walk to the bakery for fresh bread. The bread loaves in Fabriano were baked without salt which took a little getting use to. Panettone, on the other hand, was love at first bite. A wonderful, orange zest-flavored sweet bread […]
Every bakery has fresh bread but there is only one place in the whole world that can produce crusty, warm bread that you can sink your teeth into just minutes out of the oven. That one special place is your own kitchen. Artisan breads are often seen as so amazing and elusive that […]
How many engineers does it take to plan, design and execute antipasto platters for Andria’s wedding. In this case, it was 6 engineers, 2 doctors of physical therapy and 1 with a MS in social work to plan and design a tower of brie cheese surrounded with just the perfect tiny bites. […]
Sometimes a meal is special because of an event and other times it is special for the food itself. There was one specific meal that I will always remember because of the event and it just happened that the food was really special too. Coulter would be deployed with the […]
I have been putting off making homemade mozzarella cheese because it seemed complicated, but once I got my ingredients together, it was done in less than a half hour. This is one of my bucket-list foods to make, and I was so excited with the results. My inspiration for this […]
It is blueberry season in Florida, but we just visited Ashley and family in the Midwest where the snow is melting off. It reminds me of the first green wheat sprouting up from the black, rich Iowa soil, sometimes even peeking out from a snow covered field. I can still […]
The Culinary Medicine students at the University of Central Florida Medical School are working on developing a repertoire of recipes that are both nutritious and delicious. The question about beef vs. ground turkey came up. We are interested in finding out what is better for us, ground turkey or beef? […]
Hawaiian Poke made yellowfin tuna famous. So many Hawaiian cooks develop their own favorite ingredients but yellowfin tuna is the go to base. Other sushami-grade tuna can be used but the time honored tradition for Poke is yellowfin tuna. Dice onion such as maui or vadallia in a uniform piece similar […]