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Clarified Butter

There are a few secrets that chefs don’t share with the general public- tools they use in commercial kitchens to make their jobs …

Tagged bacon, butter, clarified butter, clarified butter recipe, clarified butter recipes, cooking, dairy, kitchens, making clarified butter, milk, milk solids

Thanksgiving Cooking Tips

I’ve made many Thanksgiving feasts over the years. During the preparation of these meals, I’ve learned a few kitchen-tricks that can help you have a tasty, successful meal this year!

Tagged butter, chicken, chicken stock, cooking turkey, foul, gravy, holiday, holiday recipes, mashed potatoes, recipes, stuffing, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving recipes, turkey, turkey recipes, turkey stock

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.

Tagged 5 mother sauces, butter, butter sauces, emulsions, french cooking, French sauces, hollandaise, hollandaise sauce, mother sauces, sauce, sauces

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.

Tagged asparagus, bernaise sauce, butter, butter sauces, cooking salmon, crabmeat, dinner, dinner recipes, fresh salmon, hollandaise, lump crabmeat, lunch, lunch recipes, preparing butter sauces, salmon, salmon oscar style, salmon recipe, salmon recipes, seafood dishes, seafood recipes

Salmon Kebabs Recipe

Summer is right around the corner and if you’re like me, most of your cooking will be done on the grill outside. Salmon is a meaty fish that lends itself well to kebabs. Try skewering different veggies and fruit with your fish- the possibilities are endless!

Tagged basil, basil cream sauce, basil sauce, butter, citrus butter, cooking salmon, cooking with fish, cooking with panko, dinner ideas, dinner recipes, fish recipe, fish recipes, fresh seafood, panko, panko breadcrumbs, salmon, salmon kebabs, salmon varieties, seafood, seared salmon

Homemade Cornbread Recipe

There’s nothing better than moist, homemade cornbread with soft butter and honey. This is an easy recipe- the results are delicious!

Tagged baking, bread, breads, butter, buttermilk, cooking, cornbread, cornbread recipes, homemade cornbread, honey, pastry, quick breads

Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

Pumpkin Pancakes,

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Kitchen Essentials for the Holidays

Tagged assorted nuts, baking, butter, chef chuck kerber, Christams, Christmas baking, christmas recipes, Chrsitmas cooking, cooking for the holidays, dairy, herbs, holiday cooking, nuts, Pittsburgh, pittsburgh cooking, recipe, sauces, soups, spices, stocks

The Five Mother Sauces

Tagged bechamel, butter, cooking, demi glace, demi glace sauce, eggs, french cooking, hollandaise, hollandaise sauce, make sauce, making sauces, mother sauces, preparing sauces, sauce recipe, sauce recipes, sauces, the five mother sauces, the mother sauces, tomato, tomato sauce, veloute

Sarah R., Guest Blogger

I love Chef Chuck’s homemade mint chocolate chip cookies. I love these delicious, mouthwatering cookies because you can really taste the mint chocolate chips. The white chips are so good! Together those ingredients make Chef Chuck’s cookies the best!! I could live in a world of them, that’s how great, luscious, yummy, and awesome Chef Chuck’s cookies are.

Tagged baking, baking cookies, baking powder, baking soda, butter, chocolate, cookie recipes, cookies, cooking, flour, honey roasted peanuts, peanuts, recipes, salt, silpat, silpats

Chef Chuck Kerber, a graduate of The Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, has over 20 years of cooking experience at various hotels, restaurants and other private establishments. Selected as one of Pittsburgh's 50 finest in 2012

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