Summer is the perfect time to perfect your Food Processor Techniques. And what better way than to create your own Ice Cream Master Pieces. This article shows you how to use your Food Processor to make Ice Cream. Once you learn the technique you can go on to create your […]
Author: sylveee
I am a Culinary Educator with a MS in Nutrition Education from Cal State Northridge. I taught High School Culinary Arts and Food Science for 26 years while at the same time (on weekends and vacations) teaching Parent/Child and Teen Classes at the former Let's Get Cookin' in Westlake Village, CA.
Village, CA.
I love Thai Food as long as it is not too hot. Over the years since the first time i ate Thai Food my Taste Buds have become adjusted to some heat – moderate – but super hot. Thai Beef Salad is one of my favorites that I often order when in a Thai Restaurant […]
December is National Fruit Cake Month and I am going to start if off by soaking my fruit for our Annual Fruitcake, something my husband loves. All the years of my Childhood and into Adulthood, my Mother made Fruitcakes every single year. She made enough so that my Father could take some to his Co-Workers […]
June is the perfect month for ‘National Cherry Tart Day’. Cherries are ripe and ready for picking, at least in California! Cherries are delicious to eat out of hand and are also delicious in whatever dish you decide to incorporate them into. The three main varieties of Cherries available in Southern California are […]
On a whim (almost) I decided to try out Nearby Naturals Mushroom Grow Kit. They have a monthly plan that I decided to try. Not knowing that you could choose which type of mushroom you wished to receive I just went with the plan and hoped that what I got wouldn’t be Lions Mane because […]
For those of you who have been reading my ‘Makeover’ Articles, you probably know by now that I love to recreate new dishes from old leftover (yet viable) ones. This addiction started when I purchased my first Blender […]
We love Oatmeal/Raisin Cookies but it seems that we had overlooked the remainder of the last batch that I made. They were inside our Cookie Tin (Coincidentally one that was a commemorative tin for Quaker Oatmeal. The Cookies were still good, if a little on the dry side. And since I love recycling leftovers […]
There are a couple of ways to make an “Enchilada Casserole”. #1 – use up leftover enchiladas #2 – just use tortillas and the other ingredients for enchiladas If you do not have any leftover enchiladas the simplest way to make the […]
If you are stuck in the house and have a bunch of leftovers either in the refrigerator, pantry or freezer, you may want to check out my ‘Culinary Makeovers’ Articles to help inspire you to create new dishes with your leftovers. Just go to the Search Box and type in Culinary Makeovers […]
I never make New Years Resolutions because I am not prone to keeping them. However, I do make lists of things to do. I am more likely to follow through on my lists than on any resolutions I may make. You may ask, ‘What is the difference?’ Well, a Resolution needs to be kept and […]