One of my favorite culinary books is The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg.  However, my copy of this book is in a storage unit somewhere between our recent hometowns of Santa Monica and NYC.  While perusing cookbooks and my mental filing cabinet in preparation for two demos at the Beaumont Farmers’ Market [...]

Beaumont is right in the middle of their tomato season.  Here are more than a few ways to use up the glut. 20. Tomato Marmalade Simmer 3 cups of red wine vinegar with 2 cups of evaporated cane juice in a large saucepan until it reaches a syrupy consistency.  Stir in 20 tomatoes, 4 jalapeno [...]

Join me for a two-hour partial hands-on class in gluten-free baking techniques on Saturday June 26th from 4-6pm.  We’ll have class in my spacious air-conditioned Airstream trailer in the Basic Foods parking lot at 229 Dowlen Rd.  There is a $30 fee and there will be snacking! We’ll cover the following in class and you [...]

The shock has worn off.  I’ve been separated from the city for thirteen days and I finally feel like I can talk about it. I had a busy week the week before we headed to the airport with five fifty pound boxes and a bike.  I represented my culinary school at the Dr. Oz Health [...]