I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Continuing with my summer dessert project, I
made Coffee Ice Cream, Chocolate Ice Cream, and an Apricot Compote (pictured
above). Coming up later are a Strawberry
Gelato and a Guinness Stout Ice Cream, and maybe going old school with a
Vanilla. For the ice cream making I am
working with Bruce Weinstein’s great book The
Ultimate Ice Cream Book, which is available on Amazon.
The Coffee Ice Cream (above) is right out of Weinstein’s book and is
very interesting. Instead of adding
brewed coffee, you heat the cream, sugar and vanilla, then add in one cup of
whole coffee beans and let cool, then refrigerate overnight. Before making the ice cream, you discard the
beans. What results is a white ice cream that looks like vanilla with a subtle
coffee taste. When you take a spoonful
at first there is no coffee taste, but then it slowly sneaks in. When people try it for the first time, they
immediately say, “I don’t taste any coffee,” and then, Surprise!
4th of
July Party Menu
We hosted the family again this year and made a variety of
dishes. To start there was a Panzanella
Salad (pictured above), followed Dijon Hamburger Sliders and cold Chicken Provençale
served in Pita Bread with Lemon Basil Aioli. As a side we served Tricolor Pasta
with Sautéed Vegetables (below).
Farmhouse Dinner in
Provence Class
This one session class meets this coming Saturday, July 9,
at 10:00 AM at the Plum Center in Springfield.
Pictured above is the dessert we will be making, Peach Clafoutis. We will also be making a White Bean Tapenade,
a Nicoise Salad, and Chicken Provençale and Vegetables with a Lemon Aioli. I will also be giving out a recipe for a “Quick
Aioli.”
Quick Weeknight
Dinners Concludes
We had the final session of this class last week. Pictured above are 2 of the student dishes,
Dijon Hamburgers with a quick Lemon Aioli and Cacio e Pepe with Roasted Lemon
Thyme Carrots. The next iteration of
this class will run on Tuesdays December 6, 13, and 20, 2016, at the Plum Center.
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culinary and otherwise.
Upcoming Classes
Here are my classes for the rest spring and the summer term. The Fall 2016 list will be out soon.
July 19, 20, 21 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Evening –
Cooking Basics for Young Adults – Plum Center – different format, 3 straight
evenings.
July 24, 31, August 7 – Sunday Afternoon – Cooking Basics
101 – Plum Center
To register for this class, or any ACE cooking classes,
please go to:
http://www.fcps.edu/is/ace/specialinterest.shtml and scroll
down to the Culinary section
While there, be sure to check out the other culinary courses
offered by ACE’s excellent chef instructors.
Till next time, keep cooking.
Contact Chef Kevin at:
KJBrady@fcps.edu
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