Cooking Essentials The Profile Horseradish Horseradish is a root vegetable known for it’s stout bite. It adds wonderful depth to sauces, dressings & marinades by offering a distinctive fiery-hot presence. Needless to say, a little horseradish goes a long way. This perennial crop is a member of the Brassicaceae family falling in line with other […]
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The Basics: Top Sirloin Steak
Cooking Essentials The Profile Top Sirloin Steak Top Sirloin Steak, also known as Top Sirloin Center-Cut Steak, is a cut taken from the sirloin primal of the cow more specifically, between the loin & the round areas. This wonderfully easy beef cut is lean & extremely versatile as it may be cooked in a variety of ways such as by pan-searing, grilling […]

The Basics: Ribeye Steaks
Cooking Essentials The Profile Ribeye Steaks A Ribeye Steak also referred to as Spencer Steak or Ribeye Steak, Lip-On, Boneless is a cut taken from the rib area of the cow more specifically, between ribs six through twelve. Ribeye Steaks may be cooked in a variety of ways such as by pan-searing, grilling & broiling as these methods will have […]

The Basics: Iceberg Lettuce
Cooking Essentials The Profile Iceberg Lettuce Iceberg lettuce, also known as crisphead lettuce, is a cool weather crop grown in bulb-like spheres. It adds wonderful texture to salads & sandwiches with somewhat of a neutral taste. Iceberg lettuce can be the basic foundation for a variety of simple combinations & pairs well with creamy additions such as […]

The Basics: Blue Cheese
Cooking Essentials The Profile Blue Cheese Blue cheese may be purchased in wheels, wedges, crumbled & ready to serve. Some varieties are quite firm whilst others have a much softer texture. In general, blue cheese is made by adding a culture to pasteurized cow’s milk which transforms lactose into lactic acid thus solidifying the mixture. […]

Cooking Classics: Buttermilk-Blue Cheese Dressing
Cooking Classics The Technique Buttermilk-Blue Cheese Dressing A good blue cheese dressing is much easier to prepare from scratch than your may think. Mayonnaise, whole buttermilk, crumbled blue cheese & a bit of seasoning is all that is necessary & it’s so much better than commercial varieties. Use it for salads, hot wings & sandwiches […]

The Basics: Russet Potatoes
Cooking Essentials The Profile Russet Potatoes Russet potatoes are a versatile root vegetable ideal for a variety of recipe applications. They may be baked, boiled or fried with exceptional results. In general, potatoes should be stored in a cool, dark location. They will hold several weeks in a cool location such as a pantry keeps […]

The Basics: How To Choose A Whisk
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Profile Whisks Whisks come in all sorts of sizes & many varieties from which to choose as they are designed for very specific tasks. Ultra small classic shaped whisks are ideal for emulsifying small batch salad dressings & marinades perfect for beef cuts such as skirt steak & flank steak […]
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Cooking Classics: Lemon-Thyme Steak Salad February 27, 2021
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The Basics: Horseradish February 26, 2021
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Cooking Classics: Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing February 25, 2021
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Baking Classics: Miniature Buttermilk Hummingbird Cake March 12, 2020
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Rebecca Gordon’s Cooking Class: Lesson No. 2 Eggs March 26, 2020
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Welcome! I’ve been expecting you… February 13, 2013
- The Buttermilk Lipstick Playlist ▿
- Nina Simone – Feeling Good
- Handel’s Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
- Etta James – Sometimes I Get A Good Feeling
- Billie Holiday – All Or Nothing At All
- Ray Charles – Come Rain Or Shine
- Julie London – Warm In December
- Ella Fitzgerald – It Don’t Mean A Thing
- Etta James – A Sunday Kind Of Love
- Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
- Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
- Van Morrison – Wild Night
- Harry Connick Jr – Recipe For Love
- Wilson Pickett – Bring It On Home
- Sam Cooke – Tennessee Waltz
- Julie London – Sway
- Sarah Vaughan – Whatever Lola Wants
- Nina Simone – I Put A Spell On You
- Rosemary Clooney – Come On-A My House
- Ella Fitzgerald – How High The Moon
- Etta James – Tell Mama
- Julie Andrews – My Favorite Things
- Lynryd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
- Perez Prado – Mambo No. 5
- Ray Charles – Night Time Is The Right Time
- Van Morrison – Sweet Thing