Posted in blogging, chef days, pie, tarts, cobblers & crisps on Jan 27th, 2010
The people have spoken, and the people like dessert. From seven food teasers in Random Acts of Blogness, the S’mores Tarts emerged victorious. My first thought was: “I have to…make those? Again?” But for you, I’ll fire them up. Just give me a few days – I have to make marshmallows, write a story, get [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, blogging, cake and cupcakes, chef days, family, pie, tarts, cobblers & crisps, soups on Jan 22nd, 2010
Here’s what they don’t tell you about blogging: it’s random. Crazy random. Unless you have a mission – you wish to share model railroad layouts, or describe one cloud shape per day – blogging is ebb and flow. What to say, what to cook – and why? One answer came from What Would Katharine Hepburn [...]
Posted in chef days, culinary school, kitchen on Nov 20th, 2009
Josie was supposed to be scooping blondie batter out of a glass bowl and into a waiting pan. She handled my blue spatula like a lazy rake, pushing batter forward, up and out one glop at a time. I clasped hands and tried patience, but the spatula dripped and she moved on to licking her [...]
Posted in Lawrence, breakfast & brunch, chef days, recipes, scones & muffins on Sep 18th, 2009
A few years back I joined forces with a restaurant-owning friend, brought in to run the kitchen and whip the slacker staff – and lazy menu – into shape. Now, if you are a chef, baker, lottery winner or have ever held a spatula or even eyed a whisk, you should run when approached by [...]
Historically, only a chosen few have great ideas that come to fruition. A nameless few had the same idea, but left it hanging on the tree. Has this happened to you? It’s happened to me – and more than once. Think of it this way: some people have a date with destiny. I catch destiny [...]
