Cooking Your Best

Home cooking is something that is often handed down from generation to generation. An older generation teaches the younger generations how to prepare the foods that they enjoy. In a lot of families, this starts from a very young age. Small children are not able to do much in the kitchen, but they can still […]

Healthy cooking is something that a lot of people embrace. However, everyone has different reasons for doing so. Eating healthy enhances your overall state of health, controls health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure, helps you lose and maintain your weight, and gives you more energy.

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Can you imagine eating at the same Italian restaurant several times in a row? One of our favorite things to do after church is to eat out for lunch. For the last few weeks, we have been going to the same local Italian restaurant when we could have gone anywhere. Last week when my wife […]

When it comes to cooking school and a career in cooking, you are developing a lifestyle and life path. Remember the US Navy slogan “it’s more than a job, it’s an adventure? Well that is true for you too. As you set, your course to be the best you can in cooking you are also […]

Are you tired of the frustration of trying to follow a confusing recipe? Maybe the problem isn’t with you. It might be that is is just simply not written well. How many times have you tried to follow your aunt’s recipe for apple pie, only to have the crust turn out different than when […]

It is important for every chef to have a complete set of cooking equipment. This includes a good set of pots and pans. To simplify things, you may want to purchase a large set that includes a variety of items. In general, a good set will include many styles to be used […]

Gourmet cooking is often thought of as being only done by highly trained chefs in five star gourmet restaurants. Have you ever wished you could be a gourmet chef or desired to refine your cooking skills? Although these talented chefs are truly masters at what they do, it is also possible to learn the art […]

My passion of French cooking began the year I spent in France learning about this famous art. I knew French meals were delicious but also came to realize that the production of a meal was just as important as learning how to cook it. While there I threw myself into the history and […]

Chinese cooking night is a wonderful tradition that my family has created over the years and one that we have all come to love! On this special night once a month, my aunts, grandmas, parents and even my two brothers and their families clear their hectic schedules and gather around the family kitchen to […]

We spent the fourth of July in Cloudcroft, NM and enjoyed the history and comfort of The Lodge, nearly 100 years old. The resident spirit is named Rebecca, for whom the restaurant is named. The dining room is a lovely wood paneled room that reminds you of a hunting lodge. In the […]