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 Hi everybody! What a gorgeous day~ the sunshine and brightness of the new leaves and green green grass inspire me to put some creativity into my cooking. Whenever I’m talking to people about my passion for cooking and putting some fun into the kitchen, I always ask “What are you hungry for? What are you [...] Keep reading What’s Cooking in the Catalyst Cooks Kitchen- week of 5/1  Note to self: the week after Easter and Passover, you can find great deals on ham, turkey and brisket! I indulged and purchased a whole turkey at the Wedge Coop~ raised by Larry Schultz. For those of you that host Thanksgiving, you know that $1.99/lb is not the best deal for a turkey… but I’ll [...] Keep reading What’s Cooking in the Catalyst Cooks Kitchen 4/18 Hey! Day after the big website launch and I’m back to cooking. Am I the only one out there who scratches my head wondering what I should cook for dinner tonight? Sister Molly called Monday wondering if I was free to have dinner with Dad Tuesday (yesterday). I paused a moment wondering if I’d be [...] Keep reading Family Dinner Now that you are getting comfortable with your knife, let’s practice! Get your potatoes out… First- an easy multiple choice question. Is it easier to cut something laying flat on a flat surface, or something rolling around? Yes, that’s right. It’s easier to cut something with a flat surface. So if you’ve been trying [...] Keep reading Technique of the Week (be the Superhero of your Kitchen)- Knife Skills II Happy Year of the Dragon- 2012! I love to cook Chinese New Year Dinner… where an even number of courses are good luck. This past weekend, Bartender Steve and his Heidi were the lucky winners of this year’s 6 course Chinese New Year dinner. Take a look at the video to learn how to make your [...] Keep reading Cook yourself a fantastic Chinese New Year Dinner This is a new feature of the blog, “Technique of the Week”. It’s meant to be a little something that can change your life in your kitchen, big time. The not-so-secret secrets that I’ve found very, very helpful in my cooking. If you like to cook from scratch, Knife Skills and some practice have the potential to [...] Keep reading Technique of the Week (be the Superhero of your Kitchen) – Knife Skills As soon as the first snowflakes fall and the temperature begins to drop, I am in the mood for some good comfort food- and the king of them all at my house is SOUP. Here’s what you can do with all of that awesome turkey stock you have leftover from Thanksgiving (and only if it’s [...] Keep reading Achieve the Perfect Soup! Thanksgiving is here! Thanksgiving is here! It’s my 10th anniversary hosting Thanksgiving… after ten years, I’ve learned a lot about cooking and hosting. But even better, with a bit of age and more lessons under my belt, I’ve become even more thankful for the special people in my life, the fun times we’ve had, and [...] Keep reading Thanksgiving Tips and Tricks Let me introduce you to one of my many favorite kitchen appliances… my meat grinder. The backstory: I won a gift certificate for doing a good job at work in 2005, and coincidentally on the same day made Swedish Meatballs with my favorite meatball combination: half ground beef and half ground pork. Wouldn’t you know [...] Keep reading I have a Meat to Grind: Meat Grinding and Meat Grinders If you’ve experimented with the Homemade Pasta Recipe I posted yesterday, you probably want a quick sauce to go with it. I got up this morning and prepared my lunch for this afternoon: I took some bacon out of my freezer and ran it under cool water. While it quickly defrosted, I put a cooling [...] Keep reading And What to Do with that Homemade Pasta? (a Quick Recipe) |      |
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