Posted in Chef's Q & A, Recipes on Aug 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Name: Jerry C.
Email: XXX
Message: Looking for a recipe for Pickled peppers(goat horn) preserved in oil.
State: Washington
Our Chef Silvia’s Answer:
Hi Jerry,
I found your question so interesting, especially since you’re using a little known pepper such as goat horn. Some say it’s Hungarian, some Italian, and others Asian. Regardless where it comes from it’s a hot [...]
Posted in Articles, Recipes on May 17th, 2010 2 Comments »
Each month our Chef Silvia releases ” A Note from the Chef”. We love reading her insights into our relationship with food.
By now most of us are aware that everything has a vibration – even rocks. Naturally food does too, and the higher the frequency, the better it is for us. The highest vibration [...]
Posted in Articles, Recipes, Tips on Feb 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
A few months ago we posted about Jamie Oliver’s terrific new book, Jamie’s Food Revolution. We just became aware that Jamie is now following through with the theme of the book – helping people learn to cook/promoting healthy food for children, by creating a petition that he will present to the White House. [...]
Posted in Articles, Recipes on Dec 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals’
by Jamie Oliver
This cookbook is different and exciting. Jamie’s mission is to get people to cook simple, wholesome meals at home to put an end to the processed food and fast food that has taken over our society! He asks us to pledge to learn [...]
Posted in Articles, Recipes, Tips on Nov 8th, 2009 2 Comments »
November is the beginning of the Meyer lemon harvest in California, Florida & Texas. A cross between a mandarin orange and a lemon, the meyer lemon yields 3-4 times the amount of juice of a regular lemon! It has a sweeter, less acidic flavor than the common lemon. In addition to being delicious, the fruit [...]
Posted in Articles, Recipes on Oct 20th, 2009 2 Comments »
Our Chef Silvia creates exceptional “team building” cooking events for many corporate clients. Recently, her client was a very large beer company. See how this unique recipe was created to truly customize their experience!
“A client that produces beer asked me to create a few menu items using their brand. Since I had never cooked with [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Recipes, Tasting, Tips on Sep 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
When we first laid eyes of the gorgeous bright packages (environmentally-friendly) that encase Maison Le Grand Sauces, we found them irresistible. The design, as well as, the function of the packaging was intriguing. A bag with a twist off cap allows you to easily add a bit of the sauces to whatever you are [...]
Posted in Chef's Q & A, Recipes on Sep 23rd, 2009 1 Comment »
Q:
Name: Elena
Email: XXXXX
Message: Hello Silvia, recently I ordered a white bean spread ala Toscana from Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali\’s Mozza restaurant in Los Angeles. It was a religious experience. I didn\’t know I liked white beans. Do you have a white bean spread recipe I could try at home.
State: California
A:
Hi Elena,
I don’t know how [...]
Posted in Chef's Q & A, Recipes, Tips, Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Our resident Chef is always available to answer any of your food/cooking questions. Here are a few of our most recent Questions and Chef Sylvia’s responses…
Reader’s Question: Please advise a wonderful summer menu I can make for my family. Thank you.
Chef Silvia’s Answer:
Hi Chris,
In the summer I like to take advantage of the fruits and [...]
Posted in Articles, Recipes, Tips on Jun 16th, 2009 2 Comments »
It’s How You Cut It
Chef Silvia
Growing up my mother and I would make homemade pasta on a regular basis. Sometimes we used a small hand cranked tabletop machine and other times we rolled out the dough using an unusually large rolling pin and cut strips of fettuccine noodles with a knife. The hand rolled and [...]
