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Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise Sauce

If you can master a buttery hollandaise, you’re well on your way to becoming a great cook. Hollandaise sauce can be an intimidating sauce to make, but with enough practice, you too can master this velvety emulsion.

If you can master a buttery hollandaise, you’re well on your way to becoming a great cook. Hollandaise sauce can be an intimidating sauce to make, but with enough practice, you too can master this velvety emulsion.

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Salmon Oscar Style

Some of my favorite ingredients to work with are rich buttery sauces, asparagus, salmon and lump crabmeat. Put all of these components together and you have Salmon, Oscar Style. This is an extremely rich, delicious dish.

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The Five Mother Sauces

The Five Mother Sauces

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Arugula Pesto Recipe

Arugula pesto is a great summer dish. It can be served on grilled veggies, fresh fish or poultry. Its spicy characteristics make it much different from tradition basil pesto.

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How to Make Sushi Video

How to Make Sushi. Here’s a short, easy to follow instructional video on how to make sushi at home.

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How to Make an Omelette

How to make an omelet, by Chef Chuck Kerber of Pittsburgh Hot Plate

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How To Make Sushi Rice

How To make Sushi Rice, Preparing sushi at home can be fun, especially when you involve your friends and family. The most important part of sushi preparation, is making the rice. This instructional video how to make sushi rice, will walk you through the necessary steps to prepare perfect sushi rice. Click the link below, and start watching.

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The Great Egg Scare

Possible sickness from eggs can be prevented by following some simple rules.

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Sauce Questions for the Chef

Recipes and how to make hollandaise, tomato sauce, bechamel sauce veloute sauce, and demi glace sauces. I’m a graduate of The Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, and hold a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management. I’ve cooked at various hotels, restaurants, and other private establishments during my 20-plus years in the culinary arts.

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Spoon, Pittsburgh

The menu at Spoon is simple and elegant. The Chef offers a nice variety of options for almost every palate, including selections for vegetarians. We really wanted to experience food at Spoon, so we chose two appetizers, and a salad. We had to try the Chicken Wings- “braised and crispy” ($7.00) crispy boneless bites, gochujang vinagrette, sesame + garlic dressing, grilled wings, orange chili glaze,sesame + apple + cabbage slaw, the Poblano “Chili Rellenos”: ($8.00) Anson Mills creamy polenta, shrimp, pepper jack cheese, avocado, cilantro crème fraîche, charred and tomato vinaigrette, and the Classic Caesar: ($6.00) romaine hearts, shaved parmesan, garlic croutons.

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