Made in Kitchen Blog

Stuffed heirloom cherry tomatoes are quick and easy when doing a tapas meal. This recipe includes crab and mayonnaise to make a nice creamy filling for when pop one of these little beauties in your mouth and they burst with flavor!

Does culinary slang, diner-era memorabilia, or food art catch your interest? Why not go to Johnson and Wales’ Culinary Arts Museum in Providence, Rhode Island? This museum is said to not only be interesting to those who love food but to those who also are interested in the history of mankind through food.

Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Savour are all food filled magazines that if you aren’t a food enthusiast just one look in them will at the very least get those creative kitchen juices flowing. There are plenty of other publications catering to adults who love food but now there is new food magazine to get children interested as well.

April is Earth month and April 22 is Earth day, where we all celebrate the Earth by trying to be more eco-friendly. Whole Foods will have a food film festival going on through out April in celebration of our planet.

Thanks to the Tetro7 and Made in Kitchen collaboration, tomorrow will be the next live online cooking class! This week’s class will be about oriental cuisine where Chef Richard Mora will be teaching us how to prepare Sliced Beef with Vegetables and Crispy Rice with Coconut.

Earlier this week we discussed peas and how healthy and versatile they are. Here’s a recipe for a refreshing snow pea and radish salad and a nice sweet onion and garlic balsamic vinaigrette that is a great accompaniment to any salad!

We’ve talked about the very basics in knife techniques which is how to hold a knife properly. Now lets talk about the cuts that are used in cooking. There are different types of cuts and great tips to make cutting easier or more like how the pros do it.
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How much do you love food? Enough to eat it, sure. Enough to cook it, probably. Enough to draw or paint it, perhaps. How about enough to have it permanently on you in the form of a tattoo? Food tattoos are something that used to be only for chefs and major foodies, but now it’s growing into a bigger trend with those that aren’t the completely food obsessed!

Recently there has been a law put into effect in the US that will require “all food chains and restaurants with more than 20 locations” to state their calories on their menus. The food providers will have to comply with this in 2011.

Bright green and sweet, peas are another food that is inspired by the Spring season. Technically a fruit, this lovely little seed acts like a vegetable when we choose to incorporate it into our dishes. Lets find out more about this fabulous seed!