A short time ago, we spoke candidly with a repeat Seasoned Chef student. We asked her, “What makes you want to return to The Seasoned Chef time and time again?” We loved her answer!
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Street tacos are all the rage! This one will be a favorite!
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We know... COVID scares the shiitake mushrooms out of us, too.
If you’ve been coming around The Seasoned Chef for a while, you know that we’ve always taken our health and safety precautions very seriously, but we’ve taken it to another level throughout the past year+.
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Chef Dan’s Top Healthy Living Tip
Chef Dan is widely known for his unique take on healthy cooking. Yes, he stays generally healthy by regularly training in martial arts and focusing on living a health-focused lifestyle overall, but the recipes he promotes consistently are designed to be nutritious, delicious, easy to transport or refrigerate as leftovers, and are simple for most recreational cooks to make in their home kitchen.
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Chef Dan began his culinary career working under celebrated Belgian chef Henri Bergmans. After earning his way to executive chef positions in both Southern California and Denver, he finally found his true calling in cooking instruction.
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There is no better time to celebrate our loved ones than Valentine’s Day! In fact, we think that this might be the perfect time to give a little extra love to some of our favorite people that have been through a lot in this past calendar year.
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In our humble opinion, traditional cranberry sauce is, for lack of a better term, boring. So we’ve made it delicious! In our version, the sweet cherries balance the tart cranberries, with a delicious crunch brought it by the walnuts. You won’t be able to turn this cranberry sauce down!
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Mashed potatoes are great… and that’s selling them pretty short. But add in garlic and cheese and you’ve got yourself a real winner!
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While we love a traditional Thanksgiving turkey, we’ve become big fans of spatchcocking our turkeys instead. Not only does it cook in half the time, but when you remove the backbone to be able to flatten the turkey and cook it skin side up. This allows the turkey to brown more evenly, creating one delicious, juicy turkey that will please the whole family.
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Welcome to a new series where we’ll be highlighting each of our chefs by taking them back to their early days in the kitchen! It is our hope that this series inspires you to learn, experience, and celebrate cooking along with us... and with all those you love most.
Now let’s meet Chef Aarika!
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When most of us decide to learn to cook, we typically all start by taking similar steps. We get out a cookbook that was once a family favorite, or we take a cooking class to learn some delicious new recipes that we can later re-create for family and friends.
Then we read the recipes at home and follow the steps exactly. “One teaspoon sugar,” got it covered. “Two heads of lettuce,” purchased and plated.
But sometimes our dish doesn’t turn out the way we had planned. Something just seems a bit “off.” It’s lacking a little flavor or needs a little extra crisp to fit our liking.
And with that… welcome to the world of personal measurements!
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Before we dive in, here’s a word from our favorite chef, Chef Dan: You mean you don’t know how to cook? Isn’t it about time? With the recent shutdown, it has only reinforced the need for culinary skills. Cooking has been around since humans discovered fire. It was a staple in every home until modern food service came about. Since then, we have had a sharp increase in diet-based illnesses. Take control of your life by taking control of what you eat. It is a skill every person should have.
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These corn fritters were so delicious and easy to make! They are a great appetizer and can be paired with many sauces and ingredients.
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