Low Carb

In college I dabbled in vegetarianism. It was more of a recreational thing, but as I got more serious about becoming a professional eater, I decided to give up the non-meat eating life.  However my 1 year status as a vegetarian greatly contributed to my eating and cooking experience. At the time I was training for the San Diego Rock [...]

The temperatures have dropped dramatically in the Bay Area over the last few weeks, and by dramatic, I mean we’ve gone from the toasty 80′s of summer to the cold 60′s of autumn. Clearly, the gritty east coaster in me has long disappeared and been replaced by a soft Californian. We may get a few more uses out of the [...]

When a new client reaches out to me for in-home cooking lessons, they’re sent a survey that helps me better understand their cooking challenges. I would say 1 out of 3 responses come back with the plea, “I need more ideas on how to cook chicken!” Since chicken is the most common protein cooked in American homes, it’s no wonder [...]

When I visit the kitchens of my clients, I hear a lot of, “I’d like to be eating more greens, but I just don’t know how to make them interesting.” It’s statements like these that make me realize it’s not just children who need some coaxing when it comes to greens. Luckily, most adults already understand that greens are good [...]

This is now officially “Herb Week” on the CS blog. On Wednesday, we showed you how to best store herbs for longest shelf life, and before that we showed you how to make a quick herb sauce that can flavor-dazzle (can I trademark that phrase?) dozens and dozens of dishes. Today we’re going to show you two different ways to utilize [...]

One of the most common complaints I hear from my clients is, “I cook the same thing every week, and I’m bored!” Instead of giving them a list of 50 new ingredients they need to purchase (because then we’d be giving them a new problem – filling their  pantries with items used once and then left to collect dust), I [...]