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CSA, all the way!

June 6, 2011

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a great way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here’s how it works: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. A customer buys a “share” and has a box or basket of goods delivered to their home or office weekly or [...]

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Chinese Scallion Pancake

May 4, 2011

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon yeast dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup finely chopped scallions fine sea salt for sprinkling Method: 1. Warm water to 140 degrees and add yeast and sugar to dissolve. 2. Stir until smooth and [...]

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St. Joseph’s is Cooking!!

May 4, 2011

Located in Venice, Ca the St. Joseph’s Family Center provides an excellent culinary program. I recently volunteered and taught a class as a guest chef on the versatility of eggs, flour & butter. We made savory crepes avec fromage et jambon, a buttery yellow cake with chocolate ganache and some classic brioche. I wanted to [...]

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