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May 24

Recipe: 19 Year Old Balsamic Onion Soup

Since I did not have any stock, I made a quick stock with water, onion peels, carrots, garlic, and already cooked chicken 4 medium sized onions Thinly slice the onions into half moons It looks like a lot but will reduce to very little Halfway through (read full article)

Appetizer, Entrée, recipe, Soup

Apr 26

Sushi

Above are a bunch of pictures from sushi day at school. This is an extremely popular day at school and I think our class went above and beyond by producing a huge buffet. My favorite picture is the roll topped with avocado because it (read full article)

Appetizer, Entrée, recipe, snack

Apr 13

Recipe: Left Over Noodles

Take old noodles and pan fry them in oil The outside is crispy while the inside is still al dente Combine it with sautéed pork and spinach  The noodles begin to soak up the sauce For some reason, I am terrible at predicting how much nood (read full article)

Entrée, recipe

Apr 11

Recipe: Foams/Airs

My practical for healthy cuisines...2 hours / Protein: Monk fish / Cuisine: Spain Saffron and garlic infused olive poached monkfish, brown rice with hazelnuts, Spanish ratatouille, parsley/chive foam, lemon caviar, crispy saffron (read full article)

Entrée, Molecular Gastronomy, recipe

Apr 06

Recipe: The Perfect Roast Chicken and Gravy

Truss that chicken Key: lots of butter, kosher salt, and cracked black pepper Make sure to let it rest The perfect roast chicken I think a roast chicken is a chef's favorite thing to make. When it is done perfectly, nothing tastes better. The skin (read full article)

Entrée, recipe, sauce

Apr 03

Recipe: Beer-Braised Short Ribs

My mouth is watering just thinking about this Sophia is first browning 150 #'s of short ribs! Matt browning all the vegetables Quick photo mid cooking...Marissa, Matt, Sophia Final product with cauliflower puree and crispy onions I bet your sensi (read full article)

beer, Entrée, recipe

Mar 30

Recipe: Home-Made Giant Ravioli

This is a really awesome recipe if you want to impress some company. Yes, this recipe takes quite a bit of time, but it is well worth it! Imagine the expression on your friends faces when they see you have made them this. The pasta dough is per (read full article)

Appetizer, Entrée, recipe

Mar 29

Recipe: Mushroom Tofu Slider

In cuisines of healthy cooking at school I jumped at the opportunity to make the Mushroom Tofu Burger (I am far from a vegetarian but try to each like it at least a couple meals a week). Me of course being an overachiever, modified the recipe to mak (read full article)

Appetizer, Entrée, recipe, Vegetarian

Jan 11

Recipe: Braised Short Ribs

First brown short ribs Next brown mirepoix Braising liquid with everything in it So tender Sophia's dogs munching on the bones Whenever I make my way back to Chicago during a break from school I cook for my family. My favorite way to cook sometimes (read full article)

Entrée, recipe

Dec 26

Recipe: Steak

So I was super lucky my mom and dad ordered steaks from Allen Brothers (4 steaks were $154!). As you can tell from the pictures, they were some beautiful steaks. I fully recommend ordering from them. I'm going to go through the proper pro (read full article)

Entrée, recipe

Dec 06

Recipe: Crispy Whole Fish

The fish is sprinkled with vinegar, then dredged in cornstarch The sauceKing of the wokLooks like they are "swimming" Ok so I thought it was really awesome we got the chance to cook 5 whole red snapper/sea bass in class on Friday. I know this is an&n (read full article)

Entrée, recipe

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