by Joseph Yacino | Feb 18, 2025 | béchamel, cooking basics, cooking technique, recipe, recipes, veloute
When starting out in the professional kitchen, whether it is via a classroom or in a real live restaurant it is best to start with the basics. When starting the “sauces” portion of education you start with the basics which are usually stocks, broths etc. You...
by Joseph Yacino | Jan 31, 2025 | bacon, cabbage, cooking, dairy free, fort lauderdale personal chef, gluten free, palm beach personal chef, pheasant, recipe, recipes, roast pheasant
Roast Pheasant Most game is delicious on its own. Nothing is added by smothering or drowning it in sauces or strong flavours. Classics are classic for a reason. Bacon, juniper berries, onion, leeks, cabbage and even sauerkraut seem to work best with most...
by Joseph Yacino | Nov 18, 2024 | babci, cabbage, fort lauderdale personal chef, kielbasa, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes, stew
It was not until I was an adult that the realisation came to me that most people bought their sausage from a grocery store. All of our sausages both of the Italian andPolish varieties were made by the local butcher. Every time I have this simmering it brings me back...
by Joseph Yacino | Jul 8, 2017 | aubergine, eggplant, healthy vegetarian, imam eggplant, recipe, recipes, vegan, vegetarian
Translated literally this means the Imam (a holy man) Fainted. I guess lying on their sides the stuffed eggplants look like a passed out Imam. Many included fresh tomato and cinnamon. This one does not. It was on the Isle of Crete that I learned the Turkish...
by Joseph Yacino | Jul 5, 2017 | cocktail party, fort lauderdale personal chef, miami beach personal chef, miami personal chef, palm beach personal chef, party planning, recipe, recipes
Setting the Mood Lighting Keep the lighting low, not so low you cannot see, unless you are looking for that “nightclub” feel. Everyone wants to be able to see what they are eating and drinking. Cleaning Before and After Relax, this is a fun thing! ...
by Joseph Yacino | Jul 2, 2017 | family recipes, fort lauderdale personal chef, gluten free, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes, stuffing, thanksgiving, turkey, turkey dinner
The thought of Thanksgiving brings visions of a Norman Rockwell painting, with a table laden with all of the traditional foods. Over the past decade or so there have been those that did their best to change those traditions by not having turkey as the star. I however...
