Are you familiar with the way your particular oven cooks? Or, do you simply use your oven for pan storage? Do you have individual measuring cups for non-liquid measurements? Or, do you simply use your Pyrex measuring glass for everything? Do you really know the difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder? When baking, should you use eggs that are room temperature only? In just four short hours, I not only got the answers to these questions but, I was instrumental in baking (from scratch) over 5 different items … [Read more...]
Honing Your Knife Skills
November 28, 2011 By 6 Comments
Have you ever fashioned a knife like scissors to saw open a UPS delivery box? I have. Are all your kitchen knives thrown in a drawer, unprotected? Mine are. Do you even know the proper way to hold a knife? When to use a certain knife? How to sharpen a knife? When I realized that I had been using a knife whose tip had been lost a couple years ago as I was hacking through duct tape on a package, I decided to take a class called “Knife Skills 1” at the Institute of Culinary Education. Up until My Judy the Foodie, my … [Read more...]
Getting Up Close and Personal with Dr. Oz
November 2, 2011 By 7 Comments
Sleep. Sex. Food. Water. Did I get your attention? Did you know your brain craves these four things (not necessarily in that order)? Yup, we talked about this topic and much more last week when I got up close and personal with the infamous (and ranked #3 most influential celeb), Dr. Mehmet Oz, at a post show round table discussion. The first part of my morning was spent sitting in the studio audience of his quite informative and entertaining talk show. In that one hour, I learned and retained more information than I ever … [Read more...]
Boo Hoo! A City Kids’ Halloween
October 31, 2011 By 5 Comments
Even though I’ve been living in Manhattan for twenty years, there are still many aspects of city living to which I haven’t grown accustom. Most importantly, Halloween, served up city style. My kids have no idea what they’re missing as they’ve only lived in our concrete jungle. So, when they pass this trick-or-treat sign up in our building foyer every year, they get so excited and revved up for the big day. I, however, look the other way and cringe. I’m the one who longs for a suburban Halloween. My kids are just fine. The … [Read more...]
