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Culinary Techniques 101 Finale – Class #20

August 15, 2016 10:24 pm \ 1 Comment \ by

Culinary Techniques 101 ended a couple of weeks ago and it was a bittersweet night. I enjoyed learning from Chef … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Cooking and Entertaining Tips, Life \ Tagged: cooking school, culinary school, dc food blog, food blog, L'Academie de Cuisine, washington dc food blogger

Mystery Market Basket #2 – Culinary Class 19

August 11, 2016 8:51 pm \ Leave a Comment \ by

This class we entered into another surprise market basket situation much like we did in Week 9, however the ingredients … Continue Reading →

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Pizza with Carrot Greens Pesto and Yellow Squash

August 7, 2016 1:33 pm \ 1 Comment \ by

I developed this pizza recipe as part of an ongoing Brand Ambassadorship with Peapod. All opinions are 100% mine. Carrot top … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Mains \ Tagged: carrot top pesto, dc food blogger, mozzarella, peapod delivers, peapod farmbox, pesto pizza, vegetarian pizza, washington dc food blogger, yellow squash pizza

Lamb Sliders with Cucumber and Greek Yogurt

July 28, 2016 3:07 pm \ Leave a Comment \ by

I developed this lamb sliders recipe as part of an ongoing Brand Ambassadorship with Peapod. All opinions are 100% mine. … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Mains \ Tagged: cucumber, easy recipe, greek, greek yogurt, grilling for beginners, grocery delivery, lamb burger, lamb sliders on the grill, peapod, summer grilling recipe

Doughs and Pastry Night – Culinary Class 17 & 18

July 26, 2016 11:35 pm \ Leave a Comment \ by

Phew it has been a minute since I popped in to update you on Culinary Techniques 101! I am happy … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Cooking and Entertaining Tips, Life \ Tagged: buttercream icing, cheese puffs, chopped, cooking, cooking classes, cooking school, culinary school, dc food blog, food blog, food network, L'Academie de Cuisine, la genoise cake, mystery ingredients, neapolitan pizza at home, pastry, pate a choux, pate brisee, pizza, washington dc food blogger

Clams Casino with Bacon Breadcrumbs

July 25, 2016 7:00 am \ Leave a Comment \ by

Clams casino is classic appetizer that originated in Rhode Island and a few weeks ago a craving for them hit me like … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Appetizers \ Tagged: bacon, bacon clams, clams casino, dc food blog, italian breadcrumbs, seafood, shellfish, washington dc blogger

Roasted Zucchini, Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Sandwich

July 25, 2016 7:00 am \ Leave a Comment \ by

I developed this roasted zucchini sandwich as part of an ongoing Brand Ambassadorship with Peapod. All opinions are 100% mine. … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Mains \ Tagged: adult lunch, goat cheese, goat cheese sandwich, lunchbox, vegetarian sandwich, zucchini sandwich

Baked Salmon with Spinach and Parsley Pesto

June 28, 2016 10:29 am \ 2 Comments \ by

My main goal with every recipe I publish is for it to be approachable and easy to follow. Sure one … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Mains \ Tagged: 30 minute meal, baked, healthy, healthy salmon recipe, parsley, pescetarian, pesto, quick salmon recipe, recipe for baked salmon, salmon, spinach, spinach parsley pesto

Pasta Night – Culinary Class 15

June 22, 2016 10:59 am \ by

It would be the understatement of the century if I said that I was looking forward to pasta night at … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Cooking and Entertaining Tips, Life \ Tagged: chopped, clams and linguine, cooking, cooking classes, cooking school, culinary school, dc food blog, fettuccine, food blog, food network, homemade, italian, L'Academie de Cuisine, pasta, ravioli, washington dc food blogger

Shellfish – Culinary Class 14

June 16, 2016 11:26 am \ 1 Comment \ by

Just in case you haven’t noticed, I love love shellfish. I have the fondest memories eating crabs at Long Beach … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Cooking and Entertaining Tips, Life \ Tagged: chopped, cooking, cooking classes, cooking cooking school, crabs, culinary school, dc food blog, food blog, food network, L'Academie de Cuisine, mussels, mystery ingredients, scallops, shellfish, washington dc food blogger

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