Chicken & Dumplings
The key to this recipe is good chicken stock. There are times when I think store bought chicken stock or broth is just fine, but this isn't one of those times, it's worth the time to make the real deal.
Baking Madness!
Apparently I was in the mood to bake on Sunday! I didn't mean to crank out so much stuff, but that's what happens when you cook professionally for years. You start cooking and before you know it, you have enough food to open a cafe. It all started [...]
More from the Cooking Class
We had several non cooking classes after our class on Pasta. We were very lucky to have Ronna Kabatznick, the author of The Zen of Eating come and conduct a class. Ronna took us through the stages of mindful eating and posed some interesting questions for us to explore about our relationship with food. [...]
Chicken with Mustard Sauce and Asparagus
Way back in the 80’s when Prego was the hot new Italian place on Union Street, and when Union Street was the hot neighborhood in San Francisco their signature dish was rotisserie chicken with a mustard sauce. I never have been able to replicate the sauce and since Prego is closed I won’t have [...]
Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad with Avocado Cilantro Dressing
We are in full summer now, my favorite season, and the best time to have salad for dinner. Avocados and corn have been exceptionally good this summer and I wanted to incorporate them into my salad. I wanted my chicken grilled with a kick, and the rest of the salad cool and creamy. [...]