Month: September 2014

Setting The Scene For Braise Cooking School

Setting The Scene For Braise Cooking School

Since I’m not in class this week, let me give you a little breakdown of what the Braise Culinary School classroom is like, so you can really play along at home. First off, the textbook. Look at this tome! It is huge; full of every possible tip, trick and recipe […]

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One Bad Yogi Is One Great Teacher

I try and I try to do yoga at home by myself. There is plenty of space and I know all the sequences, right? True, but that does not take into effect the piles of laundry that attract my Shiny Object radar, nor the fact that I always slack when […]

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What To Do With Extra Zucchini

How did your zucchini plants do this summer? I had a plant take over the whole garden. Oops. I do that every year. At least this year our CSA hasn’t given us a ton, too. If life hands you zucchinis (zucchin-I?) don’t make zucchiniade. Instead just wash your pile, shred […]

Braise Cooking School Week 1 – Knife Skills

Braise Cooking School Week 1 – Knife Skills

Wow. I consider myself to be an above average home cook. A professional I am not, but I’ve been known to make a tasty gourmet meal or two in my day. I even took two college courses in cooking for restaurants! Alas, four minutes into my first class at Braise Cooking School and […]