by Laurie | Jun 20, 2018 | Food Safety Tips
As I’m out teaching food and knife safety while cooking with children. I often run into parents passionate about teaching children about cooking. Meet my guest blogger, Daniel Sherwin of DadSolo.com : Despite common misconceptions, the kitchen is not the most...
by Laurie | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
What’s better than a Hot Cocoa? A Coconut Milk Cocoa Bar! I’ve done a super fun break at my events using coconut milk hot chocolate. I set up a thermos of coconut milk cocoa and a variety of toppings like cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne powder, peppermint, and coconut...
by Laurie | Jan 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hot Spiced Cider is perfect during the colder time of the year. We had a family tradition of getting a jigsaw puzzle to put on a table and leisurely work on it during time off. Each year as the kids matured, the puzzles got progressively challenging until now we...
by Laurie | Dec 11, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
I love making and enjoying our Roasted Winter Vegetables Recipe during this time of year. Roasted winter vegetables are a yummy accompaniment to any dish especially holiday meals. It’s a great way to add healthy vegetables your family will enjoy. We love to have...
by Laurie | Nov 15, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
This Harvest Soup Recipe is a tasty way to use leftovers from your holiday party to serve your kids and family a healthy meal! My kids are grown now and I still have a passion for getting children cooking healthy food. I want to help you get your healthy kids cooking...
by Laurie | Sep 26, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Apples are coming into season. It’s a great time to taste different varieties. When my daughters were young, as early as pre-school, I used to let them pick different colored apples from the farmer’s market. Then we would go home and do a taste test. Later, I...
by Laurie | Sep 12, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
This Coq au Vin Recipe is a super easy version of the classic French dish, Coq au Vin, a chicken stew. I’ve eliminated traditional bacon, and I can’t keep tarragon in my herb garden, so I might replace that sometimes with thyme. Herbs de Provence is often sold in...
by Laurie | Sep 5, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
I’ve always loved this Salad Nicoise Recipe. It’s such a classic and very nutritious with lots of vegetables. I’ve made this for baby showers, a special summer lunch, and in the kitchen of our rental in Avignon. Often in the summer, I’ll have leftover potatoes and...
by Laurie | Aug 29, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Ready for Labor Day BBQ? Our All-American Cooking Camp includes this Barbequed Calabacitas recipe. We always prepare a Santa Fe Fiesta as our celebration meal on the last day of class. Everyone is surprised by how yummy this combination of vegetables tastes. We...
by Laurie | Aug 22, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
My father always grows green beans. At this time of year, we have an abundance of green beans. Fresh green beans are wonderful, sautéed until bright green. Actually, the “official” method is to blanch them in one pot, then sauté them with a little olive oil and...
by Laurie | Aug 15, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Melons are usually abundant and sweet now. I developed a melon lassi recipe for a summer fund raiser. It’s based on the classic Indian mango lassi. If you are unfamiliar with lassi drink, it’s kind of like a creamy smoothie with fresh fruit, a bit of yogurt and...
by Laurie | Aug 8, 2017 | Best Nutrition Tips
As school starts out, the peak summer harvest is going strong. I like to use a combination of traditional sandwiches, salads and other leftovers for school aged and high school aged kids. Sandwich bread varies based on what the kids’ taste. I tend toward country...
by Laurie | Aug 1, 2017 | Best Nutrition Tips
A few years ago, there was a lot of news about unhealthy school lunches for kids. Today, the school cafeteria is an option. I’ve even helped with a project to support school nutrition staff to educate students about healthy food choices. And still you might want to...
by Laurie | Jul 27, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
I store up fresh basil pesto in the freezer at this time of year so that I can have it year-round. I freeze it in ice cube trays. After it’s frozen, I pop the cubes into an airtight container or zip-lock bags and store it in the freezer for later. It’s wonderful to...
by Laurie | Jul 20, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Zucchini is one of our favorite summer vegetables. It can be used raw in a salad, stir fried, steamed, and grilled. One of my favorite dishes as a child was zucchini stuffed. Noni used to make it and I make it for special occasions. Noni spent a lot more time in...
by Laurie | Jul 13, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Here at Chef-K, we love a refreshing fruit salad during the summer. Fruit salad can be made with any fruit in season. In summer, find berries, grapes, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, melon, and so much more. We don’t even use a recipe in our camps. We just...
by Laurie | Jul 6, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
We often are asked about vegetarian recipes. Chef-K® staff prepare vegetarian menus several times a week. Rice and beans are such a perfect combination and the two ingredients make up a complete protein. Rice and beans can be found in many Hispanic recipes. Cuban,...
by Laurie | Jun 27, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Plums should be available this month, which is perfect for our Plums with Ricotta Recipe. I had a large Santa Rosa plum tree in my back yard for years when I was raising the girls. When I moved, coincidentally there is a small Italian plum tree in my yard. Now, each...
by Laurie | Jun 20, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Corn: This month’s harvest, corn always seems to signal summer. It’s so easy, throw it in a pot of boiling water for a couple of minutes or put it on the grill for a few minutes and it’s ready. Buy plenty so you have an ear or two left over. I love to cut the...
by Laurie | Jun 13, 2017 | Chef-K Best Healthy Recipes
Peas: I love fresh English peas in the pod, shelled and just barely cooked so the sweetness is still apparent and even just a bit of texture rather than pea “mush” that’s been over cooked. If you find fresh peas at a farmer’s market or natural grocery bring some...
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