The Butler Did It Cooking Classes

22/09/2017

I so don't get the cover photo (what?), but these are pro tips...

Genius ideas from the Cooking Light brain trust show you how to save time, minimize effort, make do deliciously, and not let anything get...

02/09/2017

Get some dark sweet NW cherries into your food before the are all gone for the summer!

Ripe cherries and bourbon give this ruby-hued glaze a natural sweetness.

30/08/2017

Most of these are in my collection.

There are great choices here, and excellent writing on why they belong in yours.

I do advocate cooking creatively and from the fridge and season, as my students know - but inspiration and furthering your creativity and foundation through quality usable cookbooks.

I hope one or two might catch your eye...

Start your collection (or round it out) with these essentials.

13/04/2017

Forraged for nettles today! Not a lot out yet, but what we got will be carefully handled with gloves, quickly blanched to remove the sting, and turned into pesto and soup!

More pics soon. Happy spring!

31/03/2017

This is the kind of advice I give clients in private classes; look, touch, feel, smell,listen.

Food and cooking will speak to you if you open your senses!

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Learn to listen to your food as it cooks, and to rely on your senses of touch and smell.

13/03/2017

Thinking of learning a new cooking skill this spring?

Classes (one-on-one or small group) in your home available on many topics!

Learning to shop seasonally and using loss-leader grocery ads to trim cost, add pizzazz, and healthy-up your families meals. Learning flexibility in meal planning, new ideas for quick meals and full dinners out of leftovers.

NO KNEAD BREAD BASICS! Dutch oven crispy country boulé and variations (pizza, flatbreads, fouggazzi)

MOROCCAN COOKING ; chicken, preserved lemon and prune Tagine. Learn to make your own preserved lemons. Charmoula.

EXTRAORDINARY SALADS!
Clean and store greens, prep salad ingredients for a week of fab salads. They are a pain in the ass to make on the fly..
I come from generations of amazing salad Queens. Learn from the best.

THE LEVANT - Tales and comparisons between Israeli, Palestinian and Lebanese traditions with Hummus, using Phyllo & Khataffi, Zhaatar blends. Lamb kebobs.

27/02/2017

Very helpful tips! Bob's Red Mill and King Arthur Flour websites are loaded with helpful tips and recipes to improve your baking!

Almost every baked good calls for baking powder or baking soda, however often it's extremely hard to tell them apart. This guide will help you!

26/02/2017

What exactly is nori, kombu, wakame, hijiki, aonori? Delicious, that's what.

15/02/2017

Our culinary compatriots in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world leave beautiful bowls of eggs on their kitchen counters. So what gives?

12/07/2016

If I am not teaching you personally in your home, these are the two to watch - in this series or any of their others for real learning about how to cook and season food!

Long live the advice of masters! Plus, they are funny and fun...

In this 1994 Cooking in Concert special with Jacques Pepin, Julia Child stuffs a b***d turkey with meat stuffing, creating a beautiful roulade, suitable for large gatherings.

22/06/2016

22/05/2016

The delicious, briny goodness of the Northwest Pink Scallop has returned! Read the article to find out the resto's where you might sample these.

I am all for buying some myself, and working out a delicious preparation... perhaps with wild chives, thyme, and poached garlic shoots.

The hand-harvested scallops are hitting restaurants now

19/05/2016

Roasted Veggies, looking good.

09/04/2016

Best Damn Lemon Icebox pie!
Topped with blueberries.

Absolutely refreshing and delicious!

20/01/2016

Great illustration to know the age of eggs!
Older eggs are best for hard boiling, as they peel more easily. But fresh organic eggs are c
what you want for that Sunnyside - up egg on your lunch bowl!

My girlfriend just sent this to me, so I thought I'd share it with you all! Egg 'float test' to determine how fresh or
old your eggs are! .... - Yvette

23/12/2015

This is lot's of fun!
I laughed out loud at several of these. ..

15/12/2015

Smoked salmon at home without a smoker!
I'm in...

14/12/2015

5 WONDERFUL gluten free cookies for your friends, relatives, or cookie exchanges!

Food & Wine goes way beyond mere eating and drinking. We're on a mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends and sensations.

12/12/2015

Authentic French cheese (or Spanish, Swiss, or USA) made with raw milk are a revelation of flavor. Eat real cheese!

Search where you will in the most exclusive cheese shops in France and you will no longer find a bleu de Termignon, a vacherin d’Abondance or a galette des Monts-d’Or. They are among 50 species of French cheese to have vanished in the past four decades. Could better known cheeses, such as brie de Me…

11/12/2015

For a healthy meal when out and about!

Where can you go when you’re looking for a food truck that's a bit less calorie intense? Here are four of our favorite healthy food trucks around Seattle.

03/11/2015

This is cool. Just give the vegan idea a chance. No one said you have to do it all the time.

The author and former New York Times columnist talks about the new vegan meal-kit startup he has recently joined.