"because life is too short to eat crappy food"…Yes!Chef!
I am starting to fall a little behind with Yes!Chef!’s food blogging. He’s pumping out great food faster than I can take pictures, edit them, taste the food and blog. Then, there’s this whole world around me that is begging to be photographed, to say nothing of my photography business. So many beautiful people, so little time. I’ve been as busy as our Lavender Bees. All this to say that I have some heavy duty catching up to do, hopefully in the next few days.
At long last I present Salted Caramel Ice Cream produced by Yes!Chef! and myself! Ta Daa! Yes, it was a collaborative work. It got a little dicey a couple of times during the process, but the end result was great.
Continue reading “Salted Caramel Ice Cream or Making Brown Ice Cream Look Good”
UPDATE 05/09/12: More pictures added from the photo shoot I did at this wonderful bistro located in Cameron Park, CA.
Chef John welcomed my husband and I into his bistro with a friendly smile and big hug. Yes!Chef! (Corby) interned with Chef John for over a year learning much from the Cordon Bleu (France) graduate. Chef John’s use of fresh ingredients and elegant cooking style is something you just don’t get in many restaurants. The food tastes as good as it looks.
I will be going back as a customer and to photograph his lunch and breakfast foods. A very yummy assignment!
I’ve mentioned on other posts that Yes!Chef! does not like to bake. He doesn’t even like to make desserts, even if it does not involve baking. Many years ago, when he was just learning to cook, he had a very bad experience with a dessert that involved gelatin and he has not liked to make desserts ever since that time. He told me that making desserts takes away his creativity because one must follow the directions exactly. I have a tendency to agree with him. But, I went ahead with my cute cupcake quest anyway.
Continue reading “Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes or Cute Cupcake Quest Continues”
It seems whenever I take cooking into my own hands, things go awry, no matter how closely I follow the directions. Such was the case yesterday when I decided to make some simple Deviled Eggs.
My kids are grown now but they still come over for all the major holidays and birthdays. I don’t color eggs anymore and I kind of miss that little ritual. However, I found a nifty little trick of coloring the egg whites after they are cooked and shelled and thought that would be a fun thing to do.
Continue reading “Stuffed Easter Eggs or Hard Boiled Eggs Take on Whole New Meaning”
Mushroom Soup! I love mushrooms and I adore mushroom soup, but I have never had homemade mushroom soup. I have memories of my mom making my favorite meal of chicken thighs cooked with a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup mixed with a little mayo, herbs, maybe some Worcestershire Sauce and Parmesan Cheese. Add some green beans and white rice and I was in heaven. My mom would let me and my brother pick what we wanted for our Special Birthday Meal and I always chose this chicken. When my kids were small they didn’t like mushrooms so that whole meal was a non-starter. Even now, the male children still do not like mushrooms.
Continue reading “Mushroom Soup or Can I Train Obie to Hunt for Mushrooms that won’t Kill Us?”
We Call Him Yes!Chef! 