by Joseph Yacino | Jun 30, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, gravy, holiday eating, holidays, palm beach personal chef, recipe, thanksgiving, turkey gravy
A Healthier, Richer, and More Flavorful Gravy for Any RoastThis clever gravy turns the vegetables you already roast under your turkey, chicken, beef, or pork into a silky, nutrient-packed sauce. No extra fat, no flour (making it naturally gluten-free), and way more...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 30, 2017 | cook, cooking, easy recipe, eggplant, fort lauderdale personal chef, italian, italy, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes
A Lighter, Gluten-Free Twist on the Classic Italian Favorite with Gram EquivalentsEggplant Parmesan doesn’t have to be heavy or greasy. These beautiful individual stacks bake up crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and are layered with homemade marinara...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 29, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, palm beach personal chef, quinoa, recipe, recipes, salad, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian
The first time I encountered quinoa I was living with my cousin in Manhattan on the lower east side. She was not the most handy person in the kitchen. When I walked in she yelled from her bedroom that the air-popper may be broken as she tried to “pop” the little seeds...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 28, 2017 | almond cake, christmas, epiphany, fort lauderdale personal chef, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes, three kings cake
This is a traditional cake served on January 6, which is the Epiphany and also happens to be the twelfth day of Christmas. Today is the day many people celebrate . Little children put hay or fresh straw under their beds for the camels and wake up to presents under...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 26, 2017 | cooking, fort lauderdale personal chef, france, french, french cooking, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes, tarte tartin
There is some controversy as to how this divine dessert (tarte solognote) came about. Was it an accident (as so many kitchen wonders are) or was it just an improved upon recipe of the region? In any case it was made popular at by 2 sisters that ran the Hotel Tatin 100...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 25, 2017 | cava, fort lauderdale personal chef, grape, grapes, palm beach personal chef, spanish wines, vineyard, wine, wines
Many of us call any wine with bubbles champagne. Indeed ,it is just as we call cling film Saran Wrap and tissues Kleenex. In the world of wine, only wines produced in the Champagne region of France and following the rules of méthode champenoise may be called...
