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Scrambled Eggs: Milk or Cream?

Scrambled Eggs: Milk or Cream?

The forth of the egg series is the scrambled egg!  One of America’s favorite eggs. They are easy to make and can please a crowd. I still shy away from eating prepared scrambled eggs buffet style but that’s because they are too watery most of …

The Perfect Soft Boiled Egg.

The Perfect Soft Boiled Egg.

Soft boiled eggs…who likes them? I’m not a huge fan, I love an over easy egg but I can’t get on board with the soft boiled egg. I’m sure this doesn’t make sense to the soft boiled eggs lovers, sorry. These little buggers can be …

How to pick a carton of eggs?

How to pick a carton of eggs?

Brown v. White? Did you know there is absolutely nothing different between the two… Brown eggs (admittedly my favorite even though I know there isn’t a difference in nutritional value) seem to have a thicker shell making it harder to crack & I think they …

PATE BRISEE (Broken Pie Crust)

PATE BRISEE (Broken Pie Crust)

  I’m sure there are many different doughs that can be used but this classic butter flaky crust is a must! PATE BRISEE (otherwise known as broken dough because unlike a cookie dough this should not be homogeneous). This can be made and then saved …

Soufflé – lemon & rosemary

Soufflé – lemon & rosemary

In class we made two soufflés – we made a cheese soufflé (LE SOUFFLE AU FROMAGE) and an orange soufflé (LE SOUFFLE A L’ORANGE). The technique for making one is to be able to FOLD. Folding the whipped egg whites into the mixture is the key to a …

Strawberry Pink Lemonade

Strawberry Pink Lemonade

Spring has sprung!?   I’m celebrating with baseball’s opening day – go Nationals! and with this yummy strawberry lemonade. I have been craving lemonade for weeks and finally decided to whip some up. I had a batch of soon-to-be-bad strawberries so I decided to put them …