Tag Archives: food blog

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Project Duck Prosciutto

I’m confident in my cooking abilities, but most of the time, I get exhausted by the idea of coming home and cooking even more. Typically, I won’t be the food loving type that grabs a cookbook or recipe over a three-day weekend and experiments. However, I have multiple friends that will spend their precious time…   READ MORE

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The Yum Effect: Competition Success

So, I am not sure if you have heard but I killed it at the 2013 WFC – I came home with the title of World Recipe Champion 2013! What? Yep! Pretty cool, right? Well, it didn’t come easy, I can tell you that. As a matter of fact, it was about a year in…   READ MORE

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Chicken Salad on the Grapevine

My ears always perk up when I hear a story about restaurateurs; I love the tales of successes and starting simple. But what about “simple but elevated” with a B.L.T. and chicken salad sandwich? In Cobleskill, NY a couple fueled with passion, a sense of adventure and maybe teaspoon of crazy found themselves trying to…   READ MORE

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Competitive Cooking & Food Styling: Part 1

With the Dole California CookOff 2014 launching soon, as well as other cooking contests currently running, these tips might just come in handy as you’re completing your entry(ies). As the 2013 winner of the Dole CookOff, I can assure you that the stakes are high and probably higher this year!  I’m really happy to be on the other…   READ MORE