For my first monthly culinary challenge, I offer several tips I’ve learned and the perfect recipe for baking homemade bread.
Cooking School
Braise Culinary School Graduation Dinner
What an experience. That sums up all I have to say about this past Sunday when we, Braise Culinary School students, took over the restaurant’s kitchen and cooked for our friends and family. We had our hands in everything from the piles and piles of perfectly batonette root vegetables to the melted chocolate that coated the […]
Week 9 – Wine Pairing and Meal Planning
Back in college, one of my elective options was a wine and spirits course. (Totally made up for the evil three semesters of required accounting.) Each week we met twice. On Tuesdays we would hear a lecture about that week’s topic (beer, clear liquor, red wine, etc.). On Thursdays, we would meet in the afternoon […]
Week 8 – Pastry Class Is My Favorite
Healthy Nicole would be proud of me. I’ve finally learned my lesson. Too much sugar is in fact a bad thing. Last week was AMAZING with sweet treats coming at me from every turn, but I am feeling it today. I haven’t really slept well for a week. I’m jittery. My skin is dull. I […]
Week 7 – All About Bread and A Butter Recipe
Yoozer. I don’t know where to begin following last week’s Bread 101 class at Braise. We learned so much, then we made so much. I went home and ate so much and now, poof! It’s all gone.