So, last night my lovely bride and I accompanied by two friends took a cooking class at our local high end grocery store. That's me on the right, I know I can see the resemblance to the Swedish Chef, uncanny wouldn't you say! The class was a birthday gift from my darling children, yes they can surprise me occasionally! We prepared a "Casual Italian Meal".
All I can say is I felt sorry for the young lady in charge of our group! Now mind you she is a culinary school graduate and works as a line cook in a restaurant in Dallas. Me I'm just an old dude who loves to cook! We each had a part to do in preparing a dish, well the instructor in me felt it necessary to "assist" some of the newbies in techniques and tips! I bet that surprises anybody who knows me! I have great knife skills and know these ingredients well, we had made Veal Marsala two nights earlier and boy was it delicioso I'd even go so far as to say better than their method! I sometimes think people cook too technically ahem, our classic trained instructor, and don't just go with the flow! It must stem from working in those kitchen line conditions. But I joked frequently and kept the class lively, my wife says I was being juvenile but hey in my mind I'm a 16 year old kid! She was all business sautéing that spinach and wilting it down! But I got all serious and a little competitive when we started making crepes for the Spinache Crespelli! Bring it on!
When she was showing someone how to make a béchamel sauce, I've done it many, many times by the way, the instructor got sidetracked and it burnt! She got a little discombobulated and I stepped in and got to work making a new batch! I saved the entire evening and meal for everyone in attendance, well in my mind I did! We ended up with a Pear Frangipane Tart, all I can say is wow! I would spread that Frangipane Almond Frangiopane on anything, my pillow, my entire body and love every minute of it, it was that good! The bottom line with this new experience is, get out there, cook, enjoy and have fun, put on some Marvin Gaye, Let's get it on, and dance with your partner! I'm making crepes this weekend to swoon my lady! They don't call me Chef Chizzle for nuttin' Ciao Baby! I leave you with this.. Fun Cooking
When she was showing someone how to make a béchamel sauce, I've done it many, many times by the way, the instructor got sidetracked and it burnt! She got a little discombobulated and I stepped in and got to work making a new batch! I saved the entire evening and meal for everyone in attendance, well in my mind I did! We ended up with a Pear Frangipane Tart, all I can say is wow! I would spread that Frangipane Almond Frangiopane on anything, my pillow, my entire body and love every minute of it, it was that good! The bottom line with this new experience is, get out there, cook, enjoy and have fun, put on some Marvin Gaye, Let's get it on, and dance with your partner! I'm making crepes this weekend to swoon my lady! They don't call me Chef Chizzle for nuttin' Ciao Baby! I leave you with this.. Fun Cooking
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