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Le Cordon Bleu Days: October 2009
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Saturday, October 17, 2009. Post Le Cordon Bleu Days. I have been regretfully lackadaisical in posting on this blog and I apologize to those of you who follow me. Since my last posting I have graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Texas Culinary Academy, Le Cordon Bleu and launched my personal chef business. I have been not only busy with that enterprise.I became engaged to be married! If you have never been to DC I highly re...
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: January 2009
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Sauteed Breast of Duck with Blackberry Gastrique. 1 Duck Breast, skin on. 1 tsp Shallot, ciseler. 3 oz Fresh Whole Blackberries. 1 oz Whole Butter. 3 oz Granulated Sugar. 3 oz Red Wine Vinegar. 4 oz Veal Demiglace. As needed Kosher Salt. As needed Black Pepper. Labels: Sauteed Duck Breast with Blackberry Gastrique. The First Blog.an introduction. This is the first entry into my new blog! The nex...
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: Sauteed Breast of Duck with Blackberry Gastrique
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Sauteed Breast of Duck with Blackberry Gastrique. 1 Duck Breast, skin on. 1 tsp Shallot, ciseler. 3 oz Fresh Whole Blackberries. 1 oz Whole Butter. 3 oz Granulated Sugar. 3 oz Red Wine Vinegar. 4 oz Veal Demiglace. As needed Kosher Salt. As needed Black Pepper. Labels: Sauteed Duck Breast with Blackberry Gastrique. January 27, 2009 at 5:49 AM. February 1, 2009 at 7:56 PM. A Wine Scent Wheel.
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: The long and WINEY road............
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The long and WINEY road. All wine drinkers have a little knowledge about wine. They know what they like and dislike. Most people think a wine tasting just means to sip it and decide whether or not they care for the flavor. It goes much deeper than that! And be of a basic Bordeaux shape. Http:/ www.makescentsofwine.com/aromas.htm. How does it "sit" in your mouth? Grape tannins would cause this...
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: February 2009
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Sunday, February 15, 2009. Hudson's on the Bend-My Dream Externship! I had a short list of restaurants where I felt I could get the knowledge I needed. My top choices were Hudson's on the Bend, Zoot, Wink, Chez Nous, Louie's 106 and Jeffrey's. I decided to go to the top first. Little did I know that I would be in the kitchen of Hudson's on the Bend less than 2 weeks later! Wednesday, February 11, 2009. A woman's place is ...
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: An amazing Mystery Basket!
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Saturday, April 4, 2009. An amazing Mystery Basket! For those of you following my blog, I apologize for neglecting to update prior to now. However, I have been ridiculously busy with school, work and life in general. So, without further ado, here's the lowdown on an amazing night. I hadn't even gotten my chicken out of the walk-in cooler! I have to say that all I remember was mostly a blur of action but a fine finish....
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: You Light Up My Life...or lessons in flambe....
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Wednesday, April 15, 2009. You Light Up My Life.or lessons in flambe. There is nothing quite like having a chef roll a gueridon alongside your table and prepare a decadent dessert or flaming coffee right in front of you. For those of you who have yet to experience such a delight I will enlighten (and hopefully entertain) you with the experience by proxy. I felt ALL the diners turn their attention towards me as I entered t...
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: Hudson's on the Bend-My Dream Externship!
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Sunday, February 15, 2009. Hudson's on the Bend-My Dream Externship! I had a short list of restaurants where I felt I could get the knowledge I needed. My top choices were Hudson's on the Bend, Zoot, Wink, Chez Nous, Louie's 106 and Jeffrey's. I decided to go to the top first. Little did I know that I would be in the kitchen of Hudson's on the Bend less than 2 weeks later! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicken Picca...
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Le Cordon Bleu Days: The Emergence of Women in the Culinary Arts
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Le Cordon Bleu Days. Adventures in the kitchen. The journey from home cook to chef! Wednesday, February 11, 2009. The Emergence of Women in the Culinary Arts. A woman's place is in the kitchen. Unless that kitchen is a restaurant. Women have had a long hard road to being recognized as chefs or even allowed to work in the culinary industry. Traditionally, women have been responsible for making simple meals in the home, but not often was "cuisine" applied to female cookery. Women today must focus on their ...
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