Cal and Christa DeMercurioAs I watched Chef Husband prepare our Chef Salads last night, I learned a new trick that he said was old school. A quick way to prep the meat and cheese for the salad is …
Boiling Eggs
Lots of lettuce on hand begs for the making of a big chef salad for dinner. Let’s “pick up some Thousand Island” turns into let’s “make some homemade Thousand Island.” Thus a big storage container …
Kitchen Gadget Goodies
Chef Husband was so sweet today to bring me home parchment paper, a digital thermometer, and pastry brushes. All the gadgets I was lacking the other day when I made my first Focaccia. Speaking of …
Grilled Cheese Oomph
Ever since I was a little girl, grilled-cheese sandwiches, with a bowl of tomato soup for dipping, have been my go-to comfort food. Over the years the tomato soup has graduated to new levels with …
Pressing Out Hamburgers
As I was preparing to make a hamburger for our son, I learned a quick lesson on working with fresh hamburger meat (as opposed to pulling a preformed patty from the freezer like I usually …
The Journey Begins
Instead of a New Year’s resolution, I asked my chef husband to be my tutor/mentor/sage (not the herb) for the 2018 year, teaching me his tips, tricks and wisdom in the culinary department. I figured …
