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.
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ADVENTURES IN CHEESE MAKING

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One of my sons who lives in a country where Cheese is not a commonly found product has experimented with making his own.  His adventures have inspired me to try my hand at Cheese Making even though Cheese is readily available where we live.  So the first Cheese that I tried making is Ricotta.  Ricotta […]

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LET’S GET COOKIN’ TEEN BASIC’S CAMP 2014

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Here are the photos from Let’s Get Cookin’s Teen Basics Camp held the Week of July 7th, 2014.   Monday, July 7th – BREAKFAST The Students each made an Omelet for themselves.  The rest of the items that were made were:  Waffles, Bacon & Sausage, Home Fries, Granola, Breakfast Fruit Shakes and Eggs Benedict.     […]

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FOOD NOSTALIGIA

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The other day my husband said “you know what you haven’t made in a long time and I would like to have”.  No, what?  “Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast’.  Now, quite honestly, I have never ever made this particular dish for him.  However, I did make it once or twice for my sons’ Father.  Well, […]

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Yum Nua – Thai Beef Salad Comparison

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THAI BEEF SALAD (YUM NUA) Unusual thought it may be for me to have eaten at three different Thai restaurants within a four day span, I did.  Each time was with a different person and coincidentally we ended up ordering Thai Beef Salad each time.  This was not a problem for me because Yum Nua […]

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THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND MORE

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On Monday we decided to drive to the ‘Garden of Eden’  Arboretum which was half way on the road to Hana.  We drove that road all the way to Hana on one of our previous trips to Maui and it was quite an experience.  Nothing but twists and turns for almost 20 miles.  You can […]

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MORE MAUI MEALS

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The Hawaiian Islands are one of our favorite vacation spots;  Maui is one of those spots in the world where you feel different as soon as you step off the plane.  The warm flower scented breezes caress you skin and make you feel relaxed and dreamy.  What better place in the world than to enjoy […]

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